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Banking on Change: How Rescheduling Cannabis Could Impact the Financial Sector

Despite remaining federally prohibited, almost half of the American population reside in a state where, for those over age 21, marijuana is legal for both medical and recreational use. The consistent wave of states legalizing the substance has garnered much attention, and so has the Department of Justice’s recent proposal…

Pa. Fed Judge: Stop and Think About That Sealing Request Before You File It

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‘Deeply Reactive’: Are Law Firms Becoming Increasingly Hostile to Leavers?

As London’s legal sector continues to face rising pressure from talent wars, law firms are employing different tactics to retain and attract lawyers. This can include changing pay structures to reward top performers, enhancing bonus systems, offering loyalty payments, or ‘golden handcuffs’ as some call it. But another tactic which…

KPMG Shutters Australian Legal Practice, Seeks Law Firm Alliances

KPMG is shutting down its standalone legal practice in Australia and will seek to form alliances with law firms instead. The firm will retain its legal practices in 80 jurisdictions where it operates and these will be unaffected by the Australian decision..