Matchcompany.co.nz - The NZ dating scene is much like any other modern dating environment and, as usual, there appears to be a man shortage.Matchcompany NZ owner Rosie Bowie says there is a shortage of avaible men, but the shortage is also excacerbated by men showing a … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2011
The Madoff Family Fears – Mark Madoff Feared For His Father’s Suicide, Two Years Before His Own Suicide
LawFuel.net - Bernie Madoff, the convicted Ponzi scheme fraudster,created fear among his family as well as his investors, with deceased son Mark thinking he was about to suicide when a text message was received.The soon-to-be-released book "Truth and Consequences" tells how … [Read more...]
How To Choose Your Best Program for Paralegal Certification
How to choose the best paralegal certification program is an issue that confronts most people looking for a good paralegal program or course, including those relating to paralegal bachelor degrees.There are a variety of things people should consider and these are very … [Read more...]
World Series and Game 7 – Why the Cardinals and Texas Rangers Also Owe So Much to the Law
Lawfuel.net - Combining the World Series, the Texas Rangers, Cardinals, Game 7 and everything else to do with baseball's top event with legal challenges and legal arguments may seem strange. But not to Chicago Mag writer Whet Moser, who comments about the atrocious nature of the … [Read more...]
Greenberg Traurig Represents Metropolitan Healthcare Networks, Inc. in its $403+ Million Acquisition of Continucare Corporation and the Related Acquisition Financing
Greenberg Traurig Represents Metropolitan Healthcare Networks, Inc. in its $403+ Million Acquisition of Continucare Corporation and the Related Acquisition Financing MIAMI, FL (October 28, 2011) – Greenberg Traurig, a full-service international law firm, represented … [Read more...]
Baker & McKenzie to Hold Annual Partners Meeting In Beijing; Offers Insights into China Legal Sector’s Role in Global Expansion Firm News
24 October 2011 - World’s largest law firm believed first major international law firm to hold partners meeting in China; To offer seminars on out-/in-bound transactions: compliance, regulatory and post-acquisition issues.Beijing, China, 24 October 2011 – Baker & … [Read more...]
Best Web Hosting Opportunity – Check For Service, Pricing, Reliability – Great Web Hosting Deal
HostRocket.com - Having good web hosting is a secret for many firms and to achieve great hosting at a top cost with excellent service is even better.Good Web Hosting from HostRocket is something the business relies upon in terms of its reputation and what it can deliver to … [Read more...]
Bernie Madoff To Keep $80 Million Plus Under New York Court Ruling
Lawfuel.net - Ponzi scheme operator and architect Bernie Madoff is expected to retain over $80 million in his "investor's" money under a ruling from the bankruptcy trustee for the New York Mets.Madoff's firms were bankrupted in 2008 and his family took over $140 million in … [Read more...]
LUCE FORWARD TO RECIEVE EARL B. GILLIAM AWARD FOR PROMOTING DIVERSITY IN THE LEGAL COMMUNITY
SAN DIEGO (October 27, 2011) – Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP is honored to be the recipient of the Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association Award for Corporate Diversity. The Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association’s prestigious award is granted to law firms that are leaders in their … [Read more...]
Law Firm Deals – Slaughter & May Advises Dong Energy on Shell Gas Direct Deal
October 27 2011 - Slaughter and May is advising DONG Energy on its acquisition of Shell Gas Direct. Shell Gas Direct is one of the UK’s largest gas sales and marketing companies.DONG Energy is one of the leading energy groups in Northern Europe and already has operations in … [Read more...]
Chadbourne Represented 28 International Lenders on Financial Restructuring of $400 Million Debt of Kreditprombank
Attorneys from Kyiv, Moscow and London Offices Work on Complex Debt and Equity Deal October 26, 2011Chadbourne & Parke LLP has acted for over two years on behalf of a group of 28 financial institutions from all over the world on restructuring the debt of Public Joint … [Read more...]
The existing legal licensing system doesn’t do a great job of protecting people from exploitation. Barriers to entry exist for attorneys, rather than helping reduce legal costs. The New York Times reports.
For decades the legal industry has operated as a monopoly, which has been made possible by its self-imposed rules and state licensing restrictions — namely, the requirements that lawyers must graduate from an American Bar Association-accredited law school and pass a state bar … [Read more...]
