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Neal Katyal: The Star Litigator Who Moves Mountains (and Firms)

Featured, LawStars, US Law / February 13, 2025

Neal Katyal’s office is likely the only place where a Sikh bracelet, a pair of well-worn socks, and a Supreme Court robe share shelf space. The 54-year-old lawyer, who recently stunned the legal world by jumping from Hogan Lovells to Milbank to lead its appellate practice, has built a career on defying expectations—one landmark case at a time.
Born in Chicago to Indian immigrant parents—a pediatrician mother and engineer father—Katyal initially seemed destined for medicine.

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The Chilling Impact of SLAPP on Press Freedom

Featured, UK Law / February 13, 2025

UK Decision on SLAPP Lawsuits Ignites Debate and Concern Tom Borman The recent decision by the UK Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in the UK over Oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin’s lawsuit has set off a fierce debate within legal and media circles about the efficacy of current measures to combat Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs). This

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All Rise: ‘Lincoln Lawyer’ Season 4 Gets the Green Light for 2025

Featured, Lawyers, Press Releases / February 8, 2025

Mickey Haller Returns with Star-Studded Season 4 Sonia Hickey Good news for fans of Mickey Haller’s backseat jurisprudence: Netflix has greenlit Season 4 of The Lincoln Lawyer. The cameras start rolling this month, with the show tackling Michael Connelly’s “The Law of Innocence.” (No word yet on whether Mickey will upgrade to an EV Lincoln,

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Auckland Law School Shake-Up Sees Critics Cry Foul Over ‘Stacked’ Committee

Featured, New Zealand, NZ Featured Posts / February 6, 2025

Auckland Law School’s ‘Stacked Deck’ Committee The University of Auckland’s decision to exclude practising lawyers and barristers from the committee reviewing its proposed law and business school merger has raised eyebrows and concerns within the law profession, with critics questioning the committee’s ability to adequately assess the potential impact on the legal profession and the

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The New Zealand Lawyer’s Rag-to-Riches Legal App

Featured, Law Firm Technology, Law Technology / February 6, 2025

Ivo: AI-Powered Contract Review Revolutionizing Legal Work Ivo, a legaltech startup founded by a New Zealand lawyer and engineer, recently secured $16 million in Series A funding, signaling the investor confidence in its potential to transform legal work. Ivo’s AI technology tackles one of the most time-consuming tasks for in-house legal teams: contract review and

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Rosenblatt Law Firm’s Parent Faces Administration as Last-Ditch Rescue Efforts Fail

Featured, Law Firms, UK Law / February 4, 2025

RBG Holdings – the listed owner of law firm Rosenblatt – appears headed for administration following the collapse of crucial rescue negotiations marking a potentially final chapter in what has become one of the legal industry’s most compelling corporate sagas. The company disclosed to the London Stock Exchange last week that while discussions continue with

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High Court Slams Brakes on Prince Harry’s Multi-Million Legal Spending Spree

Featured, UK Law / January 29, 2025

Lawyers’ hourly rates of £740 ‘well outside’ guidelines’ The UK High Court has significantly reduced the costs associated with the high-profile case brought by Prince Harry and other prominent figures against Associated Newspapers, including solicitors’ hourly rates of £740 were well outside of guidelines. The court’s decision, delivered by Senior Master Cook and supported by

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Mickey’s Money Man And The Jaw-Dropping Paycheck of Disney’s Legal Chief

Featured, LawStars, Lawyers / January 27, 2025

Disney Law’s Pay Packet Disney’s Chief Legal Office is on no Mickey Mouse pay deal, taking home almost $16 million in 2024, making him one of the entertainment and media world’s best-paid lawyers. The pay rise was 36 percent above his previous earnings. Horacio Gutierrez’s compensation package included nearly $10 million in stock and option

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Expert Appalled By Sentencing of Navalny Lawyers

Featured, Press Releases / January 22, 2025

Special Rapporteur Appalled By Prison Sentences To Punish Navalny Lawyers Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 10:25 amPress Release: UN Special Procedures – Human Rights Geneva, 21 January 2025 The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation, Mariana Katzarova, today urged authorities to end the severe crackdown on the legal profession in

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AI Revolution in Law Sees 12 Hours a Week Saved by 2029

Featured, Law Firm Technology / January 21, 2025

Key Findings on Law Firm Prospects and Outlook for 2025 The Thomson Reuters Future of Professionals Report 2024 provides valuable insights into how artificial intelligence (AI) and other trends are shaping the legal industry’s future. Here are the key takeaways regarding law firm prospects and outlook for 2025: AI as a Transformative Force Adoption and

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