By Shah Peerally, Immigration Attorney and Author. After living in the US for 25 years as a permanent resident citizen (having a green card), Egyptian native Tarek Hamdi, decides to apply for citizenship. However the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) postpone it due to the “Controlled Application Review and Resolution Program” CAARP[1]. […]
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It is only March, but we have already seen some truly ridiculous lawsuits this year. Here are five of the craziest cases that have popped up so far. For some reason—four of the five cases have been in California—decide for yourself what that might mean. Siri Isn’t Perfect In February a judge in Oakland, California
Changing the traditional law firm model is something that is working with great success in Australia and the United Kingdom. The United States is much slower to grapple with the issue of introducing outside investment into law firms, but new law firm models continue to arise. The story of non-lawyer investment in the United
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Pam Bondi and Florida Governor Rick Scott held the Women’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony today and announced that the following three outstanding Florida women have been inducted into the Florida Women’s Hall of Fame: Sheriff Susan Benton of Sebring, Louise Jones Gopher of Okeechobee, and the late Dottie Berger MacKinnon of
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Finding the perfect lawyer for your case can be tricky, but you’ll be handing over a lot of responsibility and a great deal of money, so picking the right attorney is important. Here are 8 pointers to help you get started. 1. Look for Referrals One good way to get started when you are looking
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that CRAIG B. HABER, a former partner of a global accounting firm, was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 54 months in prison for stealing nearly $4 million in client payments intended for the accounting firm. HABER pled guilty in
Kodak Also to Pay for Liability at Superfund Sites in New York and New Jersey Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Judith A. Enck, Regional Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, announced today that the United States has entered into settlement agreements with EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
Davis Polk advised Temasek in connection with its affiliate’s investment in Series B preferred shares of TutorGroup Holding. Affiliates of Alibaba Group, the China-based e-commerce company, and Qiming Venture Partners, a China-based venture capital fund, also participated in this round of financing. The aggregate investment size for this Series B round was close to
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LawFuel.com – Sedgwick Chudleigh’s Alex Potts and Chen Foley contributed a chapter on Bermuda Anti-Corruption Regulation law in the 2014 edition of Getting the Deal Through – Anti-Corruption Regulation 2014. The guide is a database of law and regulation in 60 practice areas and more than 150 jurisdictions containing concise explanations to the most important legal and
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The forensic scientific evidence in the Pistorious trial continues to take center stage as a police witness said Pistorius was not wearing his prosphetic legs when he knocked down the bathroom door after killing his girlfriend. The scientist, Col. J.G. Vermeulen was discussing themarkets on both a cricket bat and a bent steel plate found
