International law firms Latham & Watkins and Norton Rose Fulbright have seen growth in their Asian presence. As the latest development in the evolving global legal landscape, these firms have added new partners in Tokyo and Singapore, according to reporting from Law.com. The Tokyo office of Latham & Watkins has welcomed a new partner, Yohei…
In an unprecedented move, Husch Blackwell is encouraging its associates to consider stepping into in-house roles with clients rather than following a traditional and often uncertain path to partnership within the law firm. This reconceptualization of legal career personnel has intrigued industry professionals, offering a distinct perspective on lawyer-client relationships. Husch Blackwell’s initiative stems from…
Well-known social media app, TikTok, appears to be preparing for a significant legal standoff due to impending legislation in the United States. ByteDance Ltd., parent company of the widely used social media platform, has been making efforts to assure the U.S. government of TikTok’s innocuousness concerning national security for several years now. Nonetheless, their battle…
Law firm expansion is often viewed as an intricate balance between art and science. A firm’s triumph is largely dependent on the caliber of personnel it employs. However, securing such talent is both costly and complex. This growth can be achieved either organically or via lateral recruitment. Organic growth of a law firm frequently stems…
Three police officers have been charged in California with involuntary manslaughter for the in-custody death of detainee Mario Gonzalez. The charges were announced on Thursday by the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office. Gonzalez’s situation started unfolding when the officers responded to a call of a man behaving weirdly in a public park. A body-cam footage,…
A Yale University economist, Fiona Scott Morton, who previously withdrew her nomination to become the EU’s chief competition economist, has expressed severe criticism of Apple’s compliance with the new EU antitrust rules, and the European Commission’s enforcement of them. The new set of rules, known as the Digital Markets Act (DMA), has, according to Morton,…
The United Nations’ Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Cyprus spokesperson, Emilia Strovolidou, has called for Cyprus to cease forcibly rebuffing Syrian refugee boats coming from Lebanon, in violation of international human rights law and non-refoulment principle stipulated by the 1951 Refugee Convention. The Associated Press and European human rights group EuroMed Rights have both reported on this…
In the face of rising hyperinflation and a depreciating local currency, HSBC has made the strategic decision to exit the Argentina market. With Linklaters providing counsel from their London base, HSBC finalized the decision to sell off its Argentina business. The buyer, Argentina’s financial group Galicia, was backed by the advisory services of Latham &…
Polish authorities arrested three individuals on Friday, including two Polish citizens and a Belarusian national, in relation to a violent attack on Leonid Volkov, an ally of the late Russian dissident, Alexei Navalny. Volkov was seriously assaulted outside his Lithuanian home in mid-March where he resides in exile. The arrests were announced by Polish Prime…
Armenia has agreed to return four villages to Azerbaijan, as announced in a recent press conference. This decision emerged from the 8th meeting of the State Commission on the Delimitation of the State Border between these two countries. Representatives from Azerbaijan have characterised this event as being of significant import. On the eve of this…
The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, is expected to announce sanctions against the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) battalion “Netzah Yehuda,” for human rights violations in the West Bank, according to a report by Axios. The Axios report outlines the sanctions’ provisions to ban Netzah Yehuda military unit and its members from receiving US military…
In response to incidents of violence during the Lok Sabha elections in Manipur, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered repolling at 11 polling stations within the Inner Manipur parliamentary constituency. This decision follows disruptions that marred the initial voting process that took place last Friday. The 11 affected polling stations that are located…
Russian media outlet Fontanka.ru recently reported that their journalist, Ksenia Klochkova, had her home searched on April 19 by police authorities in relation to a criminal investigation targeting exiled journalist Andrei Zakharov. Zakharov, who fled Russia in December 2021, has faced intensive surveillance following his classification as a “foreign agent”. The search of Klochkova’s residence…
An Italian court on Friday dismissed a protracted case against the rescue ship crews of three humanitarian organizations. They had been accused of aiding and abetting migrant smugglers while they were helping to rescue thousands of migrants off the coast of Libya and in the Mediterranean Sea. The court in Trapani, Sicily, threw out the…
The Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland (PPS) recently announced on Twitter its decision against prosecuting 15 British soldiers on charges of perjury, in relation to the Bloody Sunday Inquiry. The PPS received an investigation file from the Police Service of Northern Ireland, including allegations of murder and attempted murder during the infamous Bloody Sunday…
The UK Metropolitan Police issued an apology last Friday, following comments made by one officer who referred to Gideon Falter, the Chief Executive of the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA), as ‘openly Jewish’ at a pro-Palestinian protest. The officer described Falter’s presence as provocative; a characterization that has since sparked significant backlash. A video released by…
United States Congress members called on President Joe Biden on Friday to sanction Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its leader, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (commonly known as Hemedti), for gross violations of human rights. Senators Benjamin Cardin and James Risch of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Representatives Michael McCaul and Gregory Meeks…