Good morning everyone. Here’s a look back at yesterday’s news… Nine IP lawyers from Fish & Richardson head for Bracewell & Giuliani… Bloomberg is set to unveil its new legal search engine… A new law makes it easier for foreign firms to open in South Korea… and Kenneth Glazer has joined K&L Gates…
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Under new laws, South Korea will permit foreign law firms to open offices. In order to qualify, the law firm must be from a country that has a free trade agreement with South Korea. Foreign lawyers may act as legal consultants only and may not appear in court. Additionally, foreign consultants must [...]
Continue reading...Friday, September 4, 2009
Good morning and TGIF! Here’s a quick review of yesterday’s news… A Federal Court in New York rejected Standard and Poor’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought against them in a sub-prime mortgage case… Bryan Cave is paying new associates to look elsewhere for employment… Lawyers in South Korea are struggling with the new economy… Pepper Hamilton makes [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 3, 2009
American lawyers aren’t the only ones struggling with jobs in this economy. Today we get news from South Korea, where the unemployment rate for lawyers is typically close to zero. Last year, only three of the lawyers that passed the bar exam in South Korea went jobless. This year that number jumped [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 19, 2009
He goes by the username “Minerva,” after the Greek goddess of wisdom. He rose from anonymity in South Korea, for accurately predicting the current economic crisis. He even predicted the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Now, the 31 year old Park Dae-Sung, is charged with going too far in an online discussion. He stated that the government [...]
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