The Ashley Madison hack has once again displayed the dangers of major hacks for both individuals and businesses alike. But for lawyers he risks can be severe too and in this guest post from Lewis Thomason, the authors look at the five ‘deadly sins’ law firms need to know about. Nearly every day we hear […]
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Reed Smith – ByLisa Baird, Colleen Davies, Andrew Stillufsen – In our modern economy, businesses regularly use all manner of third-party consultants for many different reasons, including cost, efficiency, and expertise. Less regularly, communications between businesses and consultants are the subject of discovery motion practice in litigation. Two recent decisions out of the Southern District
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The Ashley Madison hack lawsuits have begun. Two Canadian law firms say they have filed a $578 million class-action lawsuit against the media companies behind Ashley Madison, following the massive hack that has exposed almost 40 million users on the adultery website. Charney Lawyers and Sutts, Strosberg LLP said in a statement that they have filed
Conflict of interest, anyone? It’s a bugbear for lawyers constantly, but when you’re the lawyer who works for the same law firm representing Hillary Clinton in her fight over private emails and are now overseeing the way the State Department is handling the emails, a whiff of conflict arises. The Washington Exasminer reports that Catherine Duval,
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Checking on the Ashley Madison leak documents is continuing to create a firestorm of interest online. The names from major corporations and the work addresses given – fake or otherwise – from government organisations around the globe have created major issues and divorce proceedings or advice regarding them have already been sought from law
Coaching witnesses for their evidence is an area of law that has caught several lawyers out over the year. But the trial of Chicago lawyer Beau Brindley who is accused of coaching witnesses to lie in five criminal trials is one of the more significant cases of its kind. The Chicago Tribune reports that police had
LawFuel.com – Slaughter and May is advising GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) on the divestment to Novartis of its rights in ofatumumab for auto-immune indications, including multiple sclerosis, for up to US$1 billion. Novartis will pay US$300 million on closing, with further payments of up to US$734 million on the achievement of certain milestones and royalties of
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Guest Post – Although it is a fact that mishaps have become a bit too commonplace in our lives, yet that doesn’t detract you from the confusion and pain that can result due to an injury or an accident to your loved one or family member. If you make the decision of taking a step
The Ashley Madison “Cheat Sheet” is creating mayhem at dinner tables across the globe, as the hackers (‘Impact Team’) expose government officials among others. The data stolen from the infidelity site has around 10,000 email addresses belowing to US government workers who have the .gov address, as well as thousands with .co.uk, .com.au, .co.nz and
(HOUSTON, August 19, 2015) Lex Mundi’s Board of Directors voted unanimously to admit Faegre Baker Daniels LLP as the exclusive member firm for Minnesota. The firm is also the exclusive Lex Mundi member firm for Indiana. Faegre Baker Daniels LLP is a full service law firm with a strong reputation for serving the legal
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