The firm's incoming country managing partner Shane Bilardi discusses its interest in ASIC's scrutiny of private capital, how to keep young lawyers in Australia and why he isn't worried about a new merger law regime.
Legal affairs
Having stepped back from the fundraising process, knowing mixed-gender teams face less investor success, Tsalanidis is resolved to be front and centre next time.
Leading a rapidly expanding law firm, Steyn focuses on strategic planning to maintain culture and drive growth in a competitive industry.
The Albanese government's world-first plan to ban kids from social media is a risky political move that could also become a litigious nightmare.
New laws on the right to disconnect have come into effect at a time when workplace culture and junior employees' expectations at law firms are evolving.
With the influence of US firms in Australia on the rise, White & Case partners Brendan Quinn and Tim Sackar discuss US capital’s impact and their Asia-Pacific focused strategy.
The growing use of AI and other technology could disrupt some of the Australian legal industry's longest-held traditions.
WiseTech Global is back in the news after shareholders launched a class action against the logistics software company.
A year after unfair contract terms were made illegal, large law firms say they're still frustrated by a lack of clarity over how the rules should be applied.
The information watchdog is investigating claims Defence falsely stated that internal correspondence related to a war crimes allegation did not exist.
Jacob Varghese, who runs the nation's largest consumer-facing law firm, says litigation funding is just another asset class and a necessary mechanism to help ordinary Australians obtain legal support.
A recent spate of suppression orders pursued in high-profile cases has reignited debate over the tensions they create in the court system.
Both WiseTech Global and Mineral Resources plunged on the ASX on Monday as their respective CEOs face scandals relating to their personal lives.
At a recent Ashurst event, Microsoft’s ANZ legal head Clayton Noble urged in-house lawyers to follow EU AI guidelines as the Albanese government finalises its own framework.
The global firm’s managing partner, Shane Barber, reflects on a decade in Australia, where it has built niches in intellectual property, communications and defence.
Gramercy-backed Pogust Goodhead is aiming to file its first three Australian class actions by Christmas, with a new case against BHP among them.
With a lack of legal clarity and caselaw on copyright and AI, law firms are trying to push to the front of the advisory pack.
LegalVision's chief executive officer co-founded a law firm built on a subscription model rather than billable hours, attracting lawyers who "want to do things differently".
