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Defamation Law: The High Burden on Public Figures

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Kelley Drye & Warren – Andreas Becker, Lee Brenner  In Biro v. Condé Nast, et al., the Second Circuit recently determined that, in a defamation action, limited-purpose public figures must plead in a “plausible way” that the defendants acted with actual malice, citing Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8 and the Supreme Court’s decisions in Iqbal andTwombly.

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Why Lawyers Will Love the Climate Change Agreement

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The Climate Change Agreement struck in Paris this weekend has not been without law firms who have used the conference to develop their ‘climate change’ practices and lawyers will be loving the agreement. Among the firms attending have been Baker & McKenzie who have been driven to the “COP 21” conference (for ‘Conference of the Parties’

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The Disciplined 4.5 Star Lawyer’s List of 6 Major Trangressions

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Being disciplined as a lawyer does not always take a lot, but in the case of Indiana lawyer David James Steele it was almost a race to the bottom.  Take his list of offences:  Misappropriating around $150,000 of client funds Transferring client retainers to his personal account, including providing a ‘spot bonus’ to some employees

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“Phantom Bank” Operation Targets Former Bank President’s Money Laundering Scheme

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LawFuel.com –  Money Laundering Scheme Broken – 6 Named in Racketeering Indictment Alleging Money Laundering Schemes Orchestrated by Former President of Orange County Bank   LOS ANGELES – Federal authorities today arrested 11 defendants named in a sweeping racketeering indictment that alleges a series of money laundering schemes that revolved around the former head Westminster-based

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Kaufman Dolowich Adds Employment Practices Liability Partner in LA Office

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  (December 9, 2015, Los Angeles, CA) – LawFuel.com – – Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck LLP (KDV), a leading national law firm, today announced that Robert Scott Silver has joined the firm’s Employment Practices Liability practice as a partner in its Los Angeles office. Silver has more than two decades of experience in business litigation,

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6 Key Steps Law Firms Need to Take When Handling a Crisis

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As with any other organization, law firms also face disasters but the way in which they handle them requires similar skills and preparation to any other organization in crisis. A recent conference at the Legal Marketing Association had an address from Nancy G Newman, who was the national director of marketing and business development at Dreier

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The Former Financial Services Employee Who Accessed Supervisor’s Email Account Charged

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  Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Diego Rodriguez, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today the unsealing of a complaint charging KRISTOPHER ROCCHIO with computer fraud, stemming from his repeated unauthorized access of his former supervisor’s

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