The rumors have swirled for days and lawyers have been leaving one of Canada’s most prestigious law firms and now the firm, Heenan Blaikie, has confirmed it is winding up its business. The firm was founded in 1973 and includes a number of prominent politicians, judges and others, including former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Prominent […]
On January 28, 2014, Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. and Texas Industries, Inc. announced that the Boards of Directors of both companies have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement under which Martin Marietta will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Texas Industries common stock in a tax‑free, stock‑for‑stock transaction valued at US$2.7 billion. Cravath represented Martin Marietta
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He’s a high profile transactional lawyer and ultra-marathon aspirant, but Ethan Klingsberg has also become the lawyer to see for Google, acting on some major deals for the online giant. Two multi-billion dollar deals have seen Mr Klingsberg cement his role as a central figure as the company keeps its inhouse and outside lawyers busy.
We’ve had the same sex marriage debate, by and large, the gay rights and not mentioning racial issues. But the transgender debate appears to be the next to be debated over the legal and other rights of transgender citizens. Piers Morgan’s interview with trans gender rights proponent Janet Mock has received widespread comment and lead
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LawFuel.com – Gold & Witham is a full-service DUI and criminal defense firm that represents clients throughout Los Angeles, Orange County, and the surrounding communities of Southern California. By dedicating their practice exclusively to DUI and criminal defense, the firm’s legal team has been able to provide focused, effective representation in a variety of cases,
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Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Toni Weirauch, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI”), announced the indictment today of PETER AMREIN, an asset manager at a Swiss asset management firm who assisted U.S. taxpayer- clients and
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Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that IGOR BELYANSKY and DAVID BINMAN were sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 20 and nine months in prison, respectively, for conspiring to pay approximately $20,000 in bribes to former New York State Assemblyman Eric Stevenson in exchange for Stevenson’s
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Like a gathering of old friends, the multiple lawyers involved in the defense and prosecution of Jordan Belfort and Stratton Oakmont – the “Wolf of Wall Street” principal and his firm – joined a law school discussion to consider and debate the case and the sex and drugs portrayed in the movie. “The Wolf of
It’s the “Affluenza” case that has victims and many others appalled. Should Ethan Couch, a 17 year old who grew up with a sense of entitlement and poor judgment who became involved in drunk driving fatality, be simply placed on probation instead of drawing a jail term? Couch was sentenced by a Texas judge, Jean
“As the jury unanimously found, Mathew Martoma cultivated and purchased the confidence of doctors with secret knowledge of an experimental Alzheimer’s drug, and used it to engage in illegal insider trading. Martoma bought the answer sheet before the exam – more than once – netting a quarter billion dollars in profits and losses avoided for
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