2014

Two Men Convicted of Federal Charges in Killing of Coast Guard Officer during Operation Targeting Drug Smuggling Boat

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  LOS ANGELES — Two Mexican nationals were found guilty today of federal charges related to the death of a Coast Guard officer who was fatally injured in late 2012 when he was thrown from a Coast Guard vessel that was rammed by a “panga” boat operated by defendants. Following a seven-day trial, a federal […]

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Poaching Partners – The Growing Trend to Take Other Law Firm Partner

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Large law firms are taking on partners.  The issue is that they come from other firms and the trend is growing rapidly, according to figures released by the American Lawyer magazine this week. Corporate lawyers represent 17 percent of all the partner moves for the 12 month period ending on September 30 2013, which is

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Lawyers Relying on Results Need a Reality Check on Client Service

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Marketing a law firm has traditionally relied – to a large extent anyway – upon the legal accomplishments of the law practise.  But that’s not the way you need to approach the development of a good law firm marketing strategy. Micah Solomon is an author, entrepreneur and speaker who consults on customer service issues, among

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J P Morgan Settle Fraudulent Mortgage Lending Practices for $614 Million

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Fraudulent lending practices by JP Morgan, which has seen the investment bank admit to improperly approving thousands of mortgage loans for Government insurance, abusing the privilege of providing home loans to Americans, agreeing to a $614 million settlement today. In a statement issued by US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara,

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The Personal Injury Attorney’s Viral Super Bowl Ad

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Everyone advertising anywhere wants nothing more than a viral advertisement – or a Super Bowl viral advertisement.  But how does a lawyer do it?  A short video from personal injury attorney Jamie Casino has done so, with heavymetal music and words from the Old Testament. Casino calls his video “the most metal personal injury commercial

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Freshfields Advises on Global Offering & Listing of HK Electric Investments

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LawFuel.com – International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised the underwriters on the global offering and listing of HK Electric Investments on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, which commenced trading today. The firm also advised lenders on the provision of two syndicated loans (worth a cumulative total of approximately US$4.8bn) in connection with the

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