2014

DOJ Says Title VII’s Sex Discrimination Prohibition Includes Gender Identity

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Ford Harrison Executive Summary: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) now takes the position that Title VII’s prohibition against sex discrimination includes discrimination based on gender identity, including transgender status. In a press release issued December 18, 2014, the Attorney General stated that he has informed all DOJ […]

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7 Anti-Aging Foods for You

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Madelyn Fernstrom health and nutrition editorTODAY What we eat can cut the risk of developing chronic diseases that make us old before our time: high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity. Abundant scientific research has shown how important food is to healthy aging. What is meant by “anti-aging”? It’s not a vague beauty term, its markers

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Getting Away from the $1000-an-Hour Lawyer Syndrome

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Alternative fee arrangements are increasingly capturing the attention of innovative law firms, as well as fee-sensitive clients. So when  a lawyer like Omaha labor lawyer Ross Gardner went to Orlando to speak at the human resources conference held by one of his firm’s biggest clients, it was a trip the Jackson Lewis lawyer may not

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Former Bitcoin Exchange CEO Sentenced for Selling Bitcoins for Silk Road Drug Purchase

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  Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that CHARLIE SHREM, the former Chief Executive Officer and Compliance Officer of BitInstant, a Bitcoin exchange company, and the former Vice Chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation, was sentenced today to two years in prison for his role in knowingly

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Former NYS Democratic Senate Campaign Committee Consultant Jailed for Tax & Fraud Convictions

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  Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MELVIN LOWE, a former consultant to the New York State Democratic Senate Campaign Committee (“DSCC”), was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for conspiring with New York State Senator John Sampson to defraud the DSCC of $100,000, and

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Sullivan & Cromwell Represent China Investment Corp in Alibaba Share Sale Deal

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Sullivan & Cromwell represented China Investment Corporation (CIC) (China), CITIC Capital (Hong Kong) and Boyu Capital (China) in connection with their sale of secondary shares in Alibaba Group Holding Limited (China) resulting in approximately $1.4 billion in aggregate proceeds, completed September 18, 2014. The S&C team on the transaction included:   Corporate: Alexandra D. Korry (Partner, New

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