January 23, 2017 – DLA Piper announced today that George Karavetsos has joined the firm’s Litigation practice as a partner in the Miami office. Karavetsos most recently served as the director of the US Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Criminal Investigations, where he helped develop FDA enforcement initiatives. He also oversaw more
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Does the inauguration day of Donald J Trump also herald moves to impeach the new President? Really? Already two civil rights groups are attempting to do so. The site www.impeachdonaldtrumpnow.org, went live on Friday when the President was sworn in. According to the Washington Post, the site is run by two groups, Free Speech for People
Lawyers using LinkedIn is one of the keys to building a successful practice and connecting with your clients, but look at how this criminal barrister is using the network. You can see what LawFuel has written about for lawyers wanting to build their networks on LinkedIn, such as here. Barrister Dominic D’Souza has over 3000
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A former Ohio divorce lawyer lawyer who attempted to hypnotize a female client for sexual pleasure has been given the State’s pleasure of 12 years’ free accommodation instead. “Let’s take a deep breath … one more time. Ok, I gotta calm down, let’s do this together,” attorney Michael Fine can be heard telling the victim
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Has the law profession morphed into an “industry” capable of producing billionaires. And – if so – are you capable of being the ‘legal Zuckerberg’? An article in AboveTheLaw from Thomson Reuters’ Joe Borstein makes the bold claim that by 2027 there will be many billionaires from the “legal industry”, but few will be
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Twitter is a great tool for lawyers to use – or presidential candidates too, naturally – but when Donald Trump’s lawyer took to his client’s favorite tool to blast the liberal media (read ‘CNN’) he received some bitter, Twitter payback. But Donald Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen received some blowback from CNN anchor Chris Cuomo over the
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Law blogging has consistently been shown to be one of the best ways for lawyers to increase their Google rankings – with the ability to increase social media engagement, part of Google’s Holy Grail of high ranking. Plus – of course – blogging also increases your authority as an authority and shows that you are
Gordan Exall is a leading Leeds and London-based barrister who took to his Twitter account with all the verve but none of the humour of Donald Trump – extolling aspiring lawyers of the merits (or lack thereof) of a life in the law. In his ‘life of the long-distance barrister’ #lawschool series of Twitter
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) has named White & Case the Number 1 firm in its 2016 Do Good, Do Well List, which showcases law firms that are successful in achieving high levels of excellence in both diversity and business. Of the 200 firms on the list—representing the 200 firms with the highest profits
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News site Slate posted a piece on Donald Trump’s law firm, Morgan Lewis with lawyer Sheri Dillon from the firm on hand with her client to discuss issues about how the President Elect will isolate himself from his firm. As Slate say: Here’s a boast on Morgan Lewis’ website that Google sleuths found almost immediately:
