Scottish law firm Harper MacLeod has done a deal with a private client specialist Bird Semple that will lead to considerable expansion in turnover for the law firm which will have one of the largest private client practices in Scotland. Bird Semple, which can trace its roots back to 1845 and has its main office […]
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A lawyer who was a key figure in the “kids-for-cash” scandal in Luzerne County is prepared to share a fortune estimated at $200 million in legal fees his law firm is owed for acting for clients involved in an environmental lawsuit, according to a racketeering lawsuit filed by the lawyer, Robert Powell’s former business partner.
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DLA Piper – On June 6, 2014, the fourth draft version of the new PRC Copyright Law (New Law) was published for public comment, having first been published in 2010. The period for public comment ended on July 5, 2014 meaning the implementation of the New Law is drawing ever closer. The overall aim of
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Akin Gump – On July 24, 2014, a British expat living in Cambodia was convicted of defamation in the Phnom Penh Municipal Court for statements published on his personal blog relating to the director of a private investment firm. The case has implications for anyone doing business in the region and serves as an important
The murder mystery involving the shooting death of law professor and law blogger Dan Markel continues to arouse intrigue with numerous scenarios presenting themselves. Professor Markel, a professor at Florida State University, was shot in his garage on July 18 and speculation has ranged from the professor’s writings to his representation of a rabbi. There
DLA Piper announced today that former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chief Counsel Elizabeth Ritter has joined the firm as a partner in its Corporate and Finance practice. This is the latest in a recent series of additions that have added significant breadth and depth to the practice, particularly regarding regulatory matters. Ritter joins former
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The largest ever Justice Department settlement is pending with a $16 – $17 billion settlement pending over the Bank of America’s sale of mortgage-backed securities prior to the 2008 global financial crisis. The deal is yet to be finalised but would be the biggest for the DoJ since the GFC, which lead to massive failures
We report and write a lot about law firm marketing here at LawFuel (see here, for instance) and so when Forbes magazine carried their nterview with former White House aide John Corcoran about how he grew his law firm, as well as how he developed his online business site for small businesses, we were all
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