The DLA Piper partner who accused colleague and DLA Piper partner Louis Lehot of sexually assaulting her has been placed on leave herself. The firm said that it was placing Vanina Guerrero on paid leave while it investigates “serious issues” with her conduct that it called unrelated to her accusations against Lehot. Guerrero had earlier said that partner Lehot … [Read more...]
Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck Expands, Opening Orlando Office and Adding Litigation Partner and Two Associates
(October 17, 2019, Ft. Lauderdale, FL) -- Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck LLP (KDV), a leading national law firm, today announced that it is expanding in Florida with the opening of an Orlando office and adding litigation Partner Abbye E. Alexander and Associates Andrew L. Burnstine and Christopher J. Perini. The firm opened its first Florida office in 2011 in Boca … [Read more...]
Attorney Pedro Romano Fragoso Pires Joins Foley & Lardner’s Miami Office
Esteemed Foreign Legal Consultant Bolsters Firm’s International Capabilities MIAMI (Oct. 17, 2019) – Foley & Lardner LLP is pleased to announce that attorney Pedro Romano Fragoso Pires, a veteran foreign legal consultant, has joined the firm as a member of its Business Law Department. With more than 25 years of legal experience, Fragoso Pires advises … [Read more...]
Billion Dollar Ponzi Scheme Leads to 25 Year Jail Term
Today, a Sherman Oaks, California native, Robert Shapiro, 61, was sentenced to a total of a total of twenty-five years in in prison by U.S. District Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga in Miami, Florida after previously pleading guilty to orchestrating and leading a massive investment fraud scheme, in which more than 7,000 victims suffered financial losses, as well as tax … [Read more...]
Glaister Ennor Join Class Action Biz with CBL Action
Glaister Ennor have joined the class action arena, joining with Australian-based litigation funder IMF Bentham to launch an action on behalf of CBL Corp shareholders on the basis of alleged failure to observe disclosure rules from the time of the initial public offering in September 2015. CBL's shares were suspended from trading on both the NZX and ASX in February last … [Read more...]