Wake Up Call: Suicide ‘Rocks’ Baker McKenzie’s Sydney Office

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• Australian police made a “routine” check of Baker McKenzie’s Sydney office after an associate committed suicide off of firm premises. The death of the associate, who hasn’t been publicly named but was identified as male in one news account, left colleagues “devastated” and the firm offering additional human resources assistance. (Australian Financial Review)
• Miami City Attorney Victoria Méndez was ousted from her post after a 4-1 City Commission vote spurred by “controversy and criticism” of her performance, ...