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Buchalter is pleased to announce that Bill Smelko has joined the firm as Partner in its San Diego office as a member of the Insolvency and Financial Law Practice Group. “San Diego continues to be an incredibly important market for Buchalter and a key part of our long-term growth strategy,” said Adam Bass, President and

A former finance manager who was involved in a large scale multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme targeting the Japanese community has been sentenced to six years and four months in prison, and ordered to pay $691,000 in reparations, after being found guilty on charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office.  A minimum period of imprisonment of 40%

(September 24, 2026) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labour law practice representing management, and its attorneys have achieved recognition by Chambers and Partners in the 2027 Chambers Canada guide. The recognition comes at a time of continued growth for Littler in Canada, underscoring the strength of the firm’s expanding labour and employment practice and its

24 September 2026 | London: Luminance, the global leader in Contract Intelligence for the enterprise, today announced that Cryptomathic, a Danish IT security company serving major financial institutions, has adopted Luminance’s Contract Intelligence Platform, turning its contract repository into a commercial resource the entire organization can use.  With a lean Legal, Risk & Compliance team

–Mayer Brown announced today that Albert “BJ” Stieglitz has joined the firm as a partner in its Global Investigations & White Collar Defense practice in Washington DC. He joins Mayer Brown from Alston & Bird. “BJ is one of the premier investigations and enforcement defense lawyers in the market, bringing an exceptional combination of senior