April 23, 2021 – NATIONAL – Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm, is pleased to announce the expansion of its national Real Estate Practice Group with the addition of Bruce Wiener and Bedford Wilder in Tallahassee. The new partners join Akerman from Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, where Wiener served as Tallahassee Managing Partner. Together they bring […]
Image Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/DZpc4UY8ZtY Robert Holms* The legal environment has indeed adapted to the new normalcy of the pandemic and its stay-at-home policies. These measures may be a silver lining for the typically traditional legal world, which is now embracing the benefits of a more modern approach to law. Everything has changed not just for these
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Singaporean National Kwek Kee Seng Charged with Federal Crimes Related to Alleged Leadership Role in Scheme to use the M/T Courageous to Violate Sanctions Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John C. Demers, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the
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Law Society Tribunal suspends lawyer for misconduct over abusive emails sent to litigant From the NZ Law Society – John Paul Schlooz has accepted two charges of misconduct in relation to abusive emails he had sent to a litigant in person over an extended period. The complainant was the estranged wife of Mr Schlooz’ close
The case management software business continues its global expansion Online legal services provider Rocket Lawyer has received a £161m funding injection to meet growing demand for its services and to develop its its cloud-based case management system.. Legal Futures reports that Rocket Lawyer, which started in the US in 2008 and launched in the UK in
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Two-day virtual EVOLVE Summit from Crisp Video to feature robust lineup of disruptive leaders including Seth Godin, Michael Lemonis, Judy Smith and many others ATLANTA, April 22, 2021 Powered by LawFuel — Crisp Video, the country’s top law firm growth company, is hosting its first annual EVOLVE Summit June 24-25 with programming to deliver law firm owners and their teams
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Former children’s commissioner for England launches case against video-sharing app Video-sharing app TikTok is being sued in an action commenced by a former children’s commissioner for England who has launched a claim that could cost TikTok billions of dollars if successful. Lawyers acting on the lawsuit claim that TikTok takes children’s personal information, including phone
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“Ullah’s motive was clear and unambiguous: a deeply held ideological hatred for America.” Audrey Strauss, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John C. Demers, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and Dermot Shea,
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The bounce-back and resilience of the listed law firms continues in the UK The UK listed law firms’ action continues as UK legal services company RBG Holdings has acquired the specialist international 29 partner law firm Memery Crystal LLP in a £30m deal. The Memery Crystal partner receive cash and shares in RBG as settlement
Seventy-two year old Sydney criminal barrister Chris Murphy was described in a Daily Telegraph article as being ‘over the hill’ and ‘too old and deaf’ to properly represent his clients in court. But the words from the newspaper and their journalist Annette Sharp have resulted in a $110,000 damages award from the newspaper to the
