Investigation
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International Edition | Investigation
Lawyers of Color on Working in Big Law in Belgium: 'I'm Experiencing Racism on a Day-to-Day Basis'
By Linda A. Thompson | June 26, 2023
An in-depth investigation has found Brussels ethnic minorities paint a picture of a legal industry in which they face exclusion, harassment, and other hurdles to progress in their careers.
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International Edition | Investigation
Crossing the Line? How Law Firms 'Lobby' EU Institutions in the Shadows
By Linda A. Thompson | March 6, 2023
Investigation: Law.com International spoke to a wide range of professionals to shed light on the disputed definitions of what constitutes lobbying and how many experts believe law firms are influencing things in secret.
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International Edition | Investigation
The 13 Biggest Investigations of 2021 By Law.com International
By Hannah Roberts | December 29, 2021
Internal disputes, diversity lies, harassment scandals and missed targets: these in-depth reports helped shape the industry.
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International Edition | Investigation
'They Used Me For a Pitch, Then Excluded Me': How Major Law Firms are Using Their Black Lawyers to Mislead On Diversity
By Varsha Patel | November 16, 2021
A Law.com International investigation has uncovered how tokenism is rife across the UK's legal industry with a host of Black and minority lawyers describing how their names and images were used on client pitches and promotional materials they had nothing to do with.
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International Edition | Investigation
Allens Victim Contacts Police as Leaked Internal Report Reveals Firm's Handling of Harassment Case
By Simon Lock | May 25, 2021
Fiona Thatcher has also contacted the Australian Human Rights Commission regarding the way the firm handled its investigation, which has come to light in an unredacted report.
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International Edition | Investigation|News
Leading Sidley Restructuring Partners in US and London Join Faegre Drinker
By Dan Packel | June 1, 2020
James Conlan is a former chairman and global leader of Sidley Austin's global restructuring group, while Patrick Corr led the firm's European restructuring and insolvency practice.
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International Edition | Investigation|News
Dutch Appeals Court Orders Russia to Pay $50B Award in 'Historic' Yukos Case
By Varsha Patel | February 21, 2020
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek and Shearman & Sterling represented Yukos shareholders, while Houthoff Buruma, Hanotiau & van den Berg, and White & Case acted for the Russian Federation.
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International Edition | Investigation
'A Shameful Act of Utter Madness' - How a Pioneering 'New Law' Firm Fell to Pieces
By Krishnan Nair | December 10, 2019
Through interviews and documents, Legal Week uncovers how Cubism Law—a once-bright light in the New Law movement—fell victim to exorbitant costs, deep divisions and greed.
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International Edition | Investigation
'Sexual Inappropriateness' – Jones Day's London Office Culture in the Spotlight
By Rose Walker | October 16, 2019
Legal Week spoke with 10 alumni in a six-month-long investigation into allegations of harassment at Jones Day's London office.
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International Edition | Investigation
'A Partner Tricked Me Into His Hotel Room' – The Unseen Victims of Law's #MeToo Problem
By Krishnan Nair | June 18, 2019
Legal Week spent six months speaking to women who, while conducting their roles at legal directories, experienced inappropriate behaviour at the hands of lawyers and senior clerks.
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