Alfred Olufemi

1 week ago | law.com | Alfred Olufemi

Who Got The Work J. Brugh Lower of Gibbons has entered an appearance for industrial equipment supplier Devco Corporation in a pending trademark infringement lawsuit. The suit, accusing the defendant of selling knock-off Graco products, was filed Dec. 18 in New Jersey District Court by Rivkin Radler on behalf of Graco Inc. and Graco Minnesota. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi, is 3:24-cv-11294, Graco Inc. et al v. Devco Corporation.

1 week ago | law.com | Alfred Olufemi

The South African legal market is in flux as top firms ramp up their partner hiring after the fallout from last year’s exit of A&O Shearman and Hogan Lovells in Johannesburg. Much of the talent has been snapped up by Bowmans, which is aggressively hiring in South Africa, adding more than 30 lawyers this year alone, after hiring the bulk of A&O Shearman's operation.

2 weeks ago | law.com | Alfred Olufemi

Who Got The Work J. Brugh Lower of Gibbons has entered an appearance for industrial equipment supplier Devco Corporation in a pending trademark infringement lawsuit. The suit, accusing the defendant of selling knock-off Graco products, was filed Dec. 18 in New Jersey District Court by Rivkin Radler on behalf of Graco Inc. and Graco Minnesota. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi, is 3:24-cv-11294, Graco Inc. et al v. Devco Corporation.

2 weeks ago | law.com | Alfred Olufemi

Lagos-based Olaniwun Ajayi has announced a financial breakthrough in London, achieving success where many other African firms have struggled. The 160-lawyer Nigerian firm said that its five-lawyer London office turned a profit last year, just three years after its launch, although managing partner Tominiyi Owolabi did not disclose financial figures.

3 weeks ago | law.com | Alfred Olufemi

Norton Rose Fulbright has extended the tenure of its current global chair, Walied Soliman, by one year despite a prior arrangement to handover to a South African partner in 2025, sources close to the matter said. The South Africa chairperson was informed last year they were stepping into the role in January, 2025, as per a rotational arrangement that began in 2011, a partner privy to the management discussions told Law.com.