Mayer Brown announced today that its Consumer Financial Services group, a vital component of the firm’s global Financial Services Regulatory & Enforcement practice, has launched a blog, “Consumer Financial Services Review.” The blog is designed to serve as a resource for the consumer financial services industry and provide timely updates on important news and developments
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We are pleased to announce that the following attorneys have become partners of the firm: Richard Bernardo Mass Torts, Insurance and Consumer Lit. New York Sandro de Bernardini Mergers and Acquisitions London June Dipchand Mergers and Acquisitions New York Shana Elberg Corporate Restructuring New York Kevin Hardy Investment Management Chicago Alex Jupp Tax London Gregory
DENVER – Jason Timothy Throne, age 55, formerly of Colorado, pled guilty yesterday before U.S. District Court Judge Christine M. Arguello to mail fraud and filing a false income tax return, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, IRS Criminal Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced. Judge Arguello is scheduled to sentence Throne on July 13,
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LOS ANGELES – A street gang member has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison after being found guilty of two narcotics trafficking charges in relation to the sale of about two ounces of methamphetamine during an undercover investigation. Aaron “Droopy” Ramos, 31, a resident of the Florence-Graham district of Los Angeles,
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Ever wondered about legal fee disparity – where one firm charges vastly more (or less) than another for precisely the same job. The Guardian reports this week about precisely that, showing massive disparity among UK law firms for work that is precisely the same in a survey conducted by a the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and
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We love stories about job interviews, because after all it’s central to so much about the life of the young lawyer. So when we read in Forbes about what kills a job interview, from contributor Liz Ryan, the CEO and founder of Human Workplace. We knew there was going to be blood. Somewhere. And she spills the beans,
TOKYO – Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Philippe Riesen has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Department and Chemical, Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Practice as a partner in the Tokyo office. Riesen has been assisting Japanese companies with U.S. patent litigation and counseling for more than 25 years. He is experienced in a wide
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New York, 4 April 2016 – Mayer Brown announced today that Douglas Donahue has joined the firm’s global Banking & Finance practice and Derivatives & Structured Products group as a partner in New York. Previously, he was a lawyer with Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP in New York. “Doug is well-known in the industry
Los Angeles – March 31, 2016 — Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Janis Hui Ozaki as senior counsel in the firm’s Los Angeles office. She joins Dykema’s Litigation Department. Ozaki has extensive experience handling business and real estate disputes, including those relating to leasing, purchase and sale agreements,
Jhon Jairo Cruz Trejos, a/k/a “Mellizo,” Attempted to Broker Cocaine-Financed Weapons Deals Involving Highly Enriched Uranium, Missiles, and Machine Guns Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JHON JAIRO CRUZ TREJOS, a/k/a “Mellizo,” a citizen of Colombia, was sentenced today to 13 years in prison
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