(May 30, 2013, New York) – Reed Smith LLP, a leading international law firm, today announced the addition of James A. Mercadante as a partner in its firmwide Corporate & Securities Group in the firm’s New York office. Mr. Mercadante’s practice focuses on capital … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2013
AmLaw 200 Sees Law Firms Gambling on Growth
The AmLaw 100 has always been a focus of high interest in the law profession, but it is the second 100 that is causing some high interest right now - because it appears they are hiring like fury and AmLaw raise the question: Will it pay off? The law site has said that … [Read more...]
Former KPMG Partner Scott London To Be Arraigned On June 17
Scott London, the former KPMG partner who has agreed to plead guilty to insider trading charges, is now scheduled to be arraigned in United States District Court on Monday, June 17 at 1:00 p.m. See yesterday’s press release announcing the filing of a plea agreement at: … [Read more...]
Google Faces European Regulation Scrutiny
The mood in European regulators has changed against Google, with the EU Competition Commission Joaquin Almunia saying that it was almost certain that Google would need to revise its proposals so far as anti-trust issues were concerned. The Global Legal Post … [Read more...]
Employment Law Specialist Sets Up Business in Clerkenwell
Simeon Spencer, founding partner of Spencer Lufia LLP joins forces with Helen Wyatt, former Employment Partner at Goodman Derrick to form Spencer Wyatt LLP http://www.spencer-wyatt.com, a boutique international employment firm providing specialist legal services to technology, … [Read more...]
US Attorney Alleges $6 Billion Money Laundering Scheme Run By Major Digital Currency Company Liberty Reserve
Liberty Reserve Allegedly Processed at Least 55 Million Illegal Transactions for at Least One Million Users Worldwide Facilitating Global Criminal Conduct Investigation and Takedown Believed to Be the Largest International Money Laundering Prosecution in History, Involving … [Read more...]
President Obama’s Message From Oklahoma
Good morning --On Sunday, I was in Moore, Oklahoma. Today, I'm headed to the Jersey Shore. Those two communities are separated by half a continent but united by a common sense of purpose. Like Joplin, Tuscaloosa, and New Orleans, they are home to people who've seen … [Read more...]
Retired Army Colonel Who Ran Investment Fraud Scheme Costing Victims $3 Million Gets 8 Years in Federal Prison
SANTA ANA, California – A retired colonel in the California Army National Guard who admitted running an investment scheme that caused two dozen victims to suffer a losses of nearly $3 million was sentenced today to 97 months in federal prison.Timothy Melvin Murphy, 70, … [Read more...]
Wal-Mart To Pay $81 Million in Nationwide Settlement Over Federal Environmental Crimes
Wal-Mart Admits Violating Criminal and Civil Laws Designed to Protect Water Quality and to Ensure Proper Handling of Hazardous Wastes and Pesticides LOS ANGELES – LawFuel.com - As part of a $110 million case against the world’s largest retailer, … [Read more...]
Former Senior KPMG Partner Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading
Former Chief of KPMG’s Audit Practice in Southwest Admits He Passed Confidential Information in Exchange for Cash Bribes LOS ANGELES– A former senior partner at the accounting firm KPMG LLP has agreed to plead guilty to securities fraud … [Read more...]
Clifford Chance advises Carrefour in the reorganization of partnership with Majid Al Futtaim Holding
The Carrefour Group recently announced the sale of its 25% stake in Majid Al Futtaim Hypermarkets for €530 million to its regional partner, Majid Al Futtaim Holding. Partners since 1995, Carrefour and Majid Al Futtaim operate 50 hypermarkets and 44 … [Read more...]
Christopher Brown Joins Blakes Pensions, Benefits & Executive Compensation Group
CALGARY (MAY 27, 2013) – Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes), one of Canada’s leading business law firms, today announced that Christopher Brown has joined the Firm’s Calgary office. “Our Firm’s pension lawyers are renowned domestically and internationally as … [Read more...]
