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Historic Lawsuit Against Facebook Sees Algorithm Cancelled

Facebook Groups Benefits

An historic lawsuit against Meta Platforms, (formerly Facebook) has seen the US Attorney secure an algorithmic alteration based on discriminatory advertising that violated the US Fair Housing Act, as a result of discrimination based on users based on their race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, and national origin. The US Attorney press release is

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Davis Polk wins four awards at Euromoney’s 2022 Women in Business Law Americas Awards

Davis Polk and the firm’s partners received four awards at the 2022 Euromoney Women in Business Law Americas Awards, which honor the achievements and contributions of leading women lawyers and the diversity and inclusion initiatives of law firms across the Americas. Davis Polk was named “Career Development International Firm” in recognition of the firm’s wide array of

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Clifford Chance opens applications for its £50,000 Sustainable Development Goals Award

Leading international law firm Clifford Chance today opens applications for its annual, global United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) Award, with the objective of supporting educational focused non-profit organisations. The award is aligned with the United Nations’ SDGs, which are also the key focus of Clifford Chance’s wider pro bono and community outreach efforts and

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2022 Power List – Comments

Let us have your views on movements in the 2022 Power List and suggestions for additions and removals for the new list. The list is compiled from views expressed by lawyers, including inhouse counsel, barristers and others. The criteria is for those lawyers who exert a significant influence over or within the legal profession, whether

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Michael Avenatti Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud and Tax Charges

Avenatti indictments

SANTA ANA, California – Michael Avenatti pleaded guilty today to five felony offenses and admitted that he engaged in a scheme to defraud four of his legal clients.             Avenatti, who has been suspended by the State Bar of California, specifically pleaded guilty to four counts of wire fraud – each related to one of four

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