Allen & Overy is expanding its regulatory consulting business, A&O Consulting, to Australia with the appointment of a new Partner to head the practice. Lee Alam will join A&O Consulting from Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), where he was the General Manager of Global Regulatory Affairs. In this role he was responsible for managing CBA’s
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sWithersworldwide – The announcement in today’s Times that David Gauke intends to introduce legislation to remove blame from the divorce process is a welcome development which has the overwhelming support of family lawyers as evidenced by Resolution’s effective campaign for reform alongside those run by The Times and the Marriage Foundation. Searching for fault is
The New Zealand Law Society’s webinar on Unconscious Bias has evidently been a major hit, with the Law Society reporting over 2300 views of the webinar, which can be seen here. The move reflects the Law Society’s increasing focus upon addressing serious issues of sexual harassment and bias in the workplace and is seeking to
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The opioid crisis has destroyed careers, families and the lives of countless Americans. Last year alone, more than 72,000 people perished from drug overdoses, a large percentage of which overdosed on legally prescribed medications. While no legal measures can entirely obliterate the risk of people abusing drugs, those who create and distribute dangerous substances share
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A California lawyer and former Rialto police officer was indicted today by a federal grand jury after he was found with a fake FBI credential, a hand grenade, silencers and several illegal firearms, including a loaded AR-type semiautomatic rifle.Sergio Lopez de Tirado, 43, of Corona, was named today in a five-count indictment that charges him
SANTA ANA, California – A former employee of Fannie Mae in Irvine has been found guilty of federal fraud charges related to bribes and kickbacks she took from brokers in exchange for Fannie Mae real estate listings and her approval of discounted sales of Fannie Mae-owned properties. Shirene Hernandez, 46, of Corona, was found guilty
Robinson + Cole – The 2019 calendar year had a rough beginning with several massive data breaches. Now, just this week, over 600 million account details were stolen from 16 different websites: Dubsmash MyFitnessPal MyHeritage ShareThis HauteLook Animoto EyeEm 8fit Whitepages Fotolog 500px Armor Games BookMate CoffeeMeetsBagel Artsy DataCamp The account details being sold on
Skadden received Law360’s Practice Group of the Year awards in five categories: Benefits, Energy, M&A, Tax and White Collar. The awards “honor the law firms behind the litigation wins and major deals that resonated throughout the legal industry in the past year.”
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Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that Manhattan art gallery owner MARY BOONE was sentenced to 30 months in prison for filing false tax returns as part of a multi-year tax fraud scheme that cost the U.S. Treasury over $3 million. BOONE previously pled guilty
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LawFuel – Law Marketing & Management News – QBE North America, an integrated specialist insurer, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with LawyerGuard to deliver professional liability coverage to lawyers and address the unique legal malpractice exposures faced by law firms. This program focuses on law firms with 1-100 attorneys, targets a multitude of
