Dentons firm in Kenya, Hamilton Harrison & Mathews has announced the election of Sigee Koech as the new managing partner, effective from July 15. Koech, a banking and finance partner, takes over from Adil Khawaja, who has occupied the office since 2013 and will continue to contribute his expertise to…

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..

A new report has found corporate exposure to securities fraud litigation has risen over 14% from the second half of 2023 to the first half of 2024, with investor plaintiffs claiming nearly $285 million in market capitalization losses so far this year. The report from securities litigation data analytics company…

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Attorneys with Foley Hoag have filed a lawsuit in Massachusetts state court on behalf of the home goods retailer Wayfair after a construction management company allegedly failed to pay subcontractors to complete the work, leading Wayfair to dish out “double payments” of $2.1 million to finish its first retail store in time.…

‘The Finest Trial Lawyer I Have Ever Known’: Noted Miami Attorney Has Died | Daily Business Review Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/dailybusinessreview/2024/07/15/the-finest-trial-lawyer-i-have-ever-known-noted-miami-attorney-has-died/ Neal R. Sonnett. Credit: Jenny Abreu for the University of Miami PROFILE “It’s a profound loss of someone who really made a difference,” said Carolyn B. Lamm, a past…