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Litigation partners Albert Hogan, Marcie Lape (Raia) and Manuel Cachán were recognized by The American Lawyer as Litigators of the Week for their leadership — along with team co-lead Amanda Brown — in securing a major trial win on behalf of CME Group, Inc. and the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) in a class action seeking over $2 billion in damages related to CME’s

From Justice Steven Moore, President of the Australian Judicial Officers Association – The Australian Judicial Officers Association (AJOA) calls on the Attorney General of the Northern Territory to defend the Northern Territory Coroner against personal attack. This follows an extraordinary attack on the Coroner in the Northern Territory Parliament by the Minister for Prevention of

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has hired financial services regulatory specialist Joanne Owens into its Regulation, Insurance & Funds team in London. Joanne has over 20 years’ experience advising the retail financial services sector across a range of consumer finance and mortgage regulation requirements including loans, credit cards, overdrafts and motor finance. Joanne joins the

Franchise Association fuelling franchising forward National franchise conference returns featuring an inaugural franchise legal symposium, expert panels, compliance, and system growth.  In an economy recently described by an economist as the toughest in three decades, the Franchise Association of New Zealand (FANZ) says there’s a clear silver lining for many in the franchise sector. Not

        LOS ANGELES – Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas and five other defendants – including a suspected high-level member of an Israeli transnational organized crime group – were arrested today on a federal indictment alleging they operated an illegal gambling business in which high-stakes poker games were played at an Encino mansion Arenas owned.          Arenas, 43, a.k.a.

Leading New Zealand law firm, MinterEllisonRuddWatts, has announced promotions at the Partner and Senior Associate levels as part of the firm’s mid-year senior appointments.  The mid-year promotions include one new Partner in the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice, as well as four senior associates in Construction and Infrastructure, Environment and Litigation and Dispute Resolution