@lloydtpearson

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Manchester's economy is growing twice as fast as the rest of the country — here's how Andy Burnham's city managed it bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Manchester Shows What UK Economic Revival Can Look Like

“They just thought it was a bunch of cocky Mancunians talking bullshit,” says Jim O’Neill, the former Treasury minister and Goldman Sachs chief economist. “But the more time goes on and the more the...

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Case closed (but watch for remand!) reuters.com/legal/litigation… @AlisonFrankel @ReutersLegal

COMMENTARY: Case closed (but watch for remand!)

Today’s column marks my last words as a legal journalist.

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Marriage markets in everything (tax arbitrage!) - marginalrevolution.com/margi…

Marriage markets in everything (tax arbitrage!) - Marginal REVOLUTION

Looking to marry someone with $1m+ of short-term capital gains (LA California) for tax savings (I have $1m+ in losses) and split the savings I (unfortunately) lost a bunch of money this year with...

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In Memoriam: Theodore ‘Ted’ Olson (1940-2024), by @DavidLat open.substack.com/pub/davidl…
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India and the US - marginalrevolution.com/margi… @MargRev

India and the US - Marginal REVOLUTION

Good op-ed from Arthur Herman and Aparna Pande: [H]ow America approaches its relations with India — the world’s largest democracy, its most populous nation and very soon its third-largest economy —...

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The 2025 Lawdragon 100 Leading Cayman Lawyers lawdragon.com/guides/2024-09… @lawdragon_news #lawdragon #caymanislands #legaldirectories
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The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America lawdragon.com/guides/2024-09… @lawdragon_news #lawdragon #lawdragon500 #legaldirectories

The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | Lawdragon

We’re honored to introduce the best litigators the U.S. has to offer.

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David Davis vows to scrap US-UK extradition treaty in memory of Mike Lynch

Tory MP says process is a ‘terrible thing to put a British citizen through’ and it ‘doesn’t amount to justice at all’

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Manchester’s skyscraper debates hark back to its golden age ft.com/content/50164298-666b… via @ft

Manchester’s skyscraper debates hark back to its golden age

Once seen as a template for the world’s industrial future, the city’s building boom now makes it a test for urban living

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Kirkland, Freshfields score leading roles on £5.4bn Hargreaves Lansdown sale globallegalpost.com/news/kir…

Kirkland, Freshfields score leading roles on £5.4bn Hargreaves Lansdown sale

Linklaters and Freshfields also among raft of firms called in investment platform's takeover by private equity consortium

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Lawdragon inaugural list of 500 Leading Global Real Estate Lawyers lawdragon.com/guides/2024-08… @lawdragon_news #legaldirectories #lawdragon

The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Real Estate Lawyers | Lawdragon

Our inaugural guide features lawyers practicing in leasing, land use, REITs, private equity, financing, restructuring and construction.

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The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights lawdragon.com/guides/2024-07… @lawdragon_news #lawdragon

The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers | Lawdragon

So many rights we now take for granted came about because of a plaintiff lawyer who decided to stand up.

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Big Law Confronts Tail Risk Threat to Private Equity Bankruptcy news.bloomberglaw.com/busine… @RoyWStrom @BLaw

Big Law Confronts Tail Risk Threat to Private Equity Bankruptcy

Big Law partners are looking at a ruling that sent shock waves through the bankruptcy world as a lesson rather than a serious threat to their model of representing both private equity sponsors and...

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Private equity lawyers wince after bankruptcy court ruling ft.com/content/1054c79c-e7fd… via @ft

Private equity lawyers wince after bankruptcy court ruling

Federal judge points to conflict in relationships with financial sponsor and debtor in Chapter 11 case

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We are delighted to announce the 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators. This guide celebrates the cutting-edge #litigators resolving the world's most challenging disputes, each of whom have vision and drive that transcends borders. lawdragon.com/guides/2024-07…

The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators | Lawdragon

From Dubai to Dallas and London to Los Angeles, these lawyers are at the forefront resolving global disputes.

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London’s Freshfields breaks into New York’s legal elite ft.com/content/078858b9-faf7… via @ft

London’s Freshfields breaks into New York’s legal elite

Law firm’s hiring spree helps it pull away from ‘magic circle’ rivals in world’s biggest legal market

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Latham, S&C among raft of firms guiding Paramount’s $28bn Skydance merger globallegalpost.com/news/lat…

Latham, S&C among raft of firms guiding Paramount’s $28bn Skydance merger

Ropes, Cravath and Simpson Thacher also acting in deal to intended to turn Hollywood icon into a tech-media hybrid

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The 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation lawdragon.com/guides/2024-06… >> @lawdragon_news #lawdragon #legaldirectories

The 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | Lawdragon

These lawyers have eyes turned toward the future and an undiminished belief in the opportunity to make an impact.

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The Lawyer Awards 2024: Winners revealed thelawyer.com/the-lawyer-awa… @TheLawyermag

The Lawyer Awards 2024: Winners revealed

Firms including Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison and Addleshaw Goddard triumphed at last night’s The Lawyer Awards, while Monckton Chambers and Jason Beer KC also took home trophies.

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Muller on Capitalism - marginalrevolution.com/margi…

Muller on Capitalism - Marginal REVOLUTION

Jerry Z. Muller, author of the classic The Mind and the Market: Capitalism in Western Thought, is my favorite intellectual historian. Evidently I am not alone as the Journal of Applied Corporate...

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