Gilbert + Tobin has taken the advice of one of its lawyers to launch a new practice group aimed at servicing the growing legal demands on charities and not-for-profits.
With the complete outcome of the 2010 Federal Election still unknown, the one certainty is that lawyers turned politicians will play a significant role.
The Shadow Attorney-General George Brandis announced today (13 August) that a Coalition government would overhaul the Federal Magistrates Court.
A who's who of Australia's best legal talent was in attendance at the inaugural Lawyers Weekly Icon Awards last night.
There are nearly twice as many lawyers standing for the Labor Party compared to the Liberal Party for seats in the House of Representatives at this year's election.
The GFC may have sparked off a culture of boredom in legal departments with lawyer retention fast emerging as a major challenge for organisations.
Former Mallesons corporate partner Peter Cook has left the top-tier firm to join Gilbert + Tobin.
Baker & McKenzie has this week (1 July) announced the appointment of Gilbert + Tobin partner and chief operating officer Christopher Freeland as the firm's new national managing partner.
Law firms are poaching to increase their partner ranks just as much as they are promoting from within, according to Lawyers Weekly partnership data. Claire Chaffey reports
The alliance announced today between Gilbert + Tobin and the Perth based firm Blakiston & Crabb could develop into a merger between the two firms.
Amidst growing speculation that the recent $850 million sale of NSW Lotteries to Tatts Group was illegal, the lawyers who acted for the NSW Government on the sale are keeping quiet.
Gilbert + Tobin has announced another addition to its expanding new Melbourne office - head of Baker & McKenzie's banking and finance group, Nicholas Grambas.
Gilbert + Tobin remains coy on plans to open a Melbourne office, with the firm stating Monday that further information on its future plans could not be provided for another couple of weeks.
Gilbert + Tobin has launched an online forum pulling together commercially focused summaries of the latest legal developments.
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