Los Angeles –LawFuel.com – Sidley Austin LLP announced today that Russell “Rusty” Weiss has joined the firm as a partner in Los Angeles. Mr. Weiss has built a substantial practice focused on the convergence of entertainment and technology. He is a member of the firm’s Technology & Intellectual Property (IP) Transactions practice and Media and
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Neota Logic’s Expert System Enables Akerman to Transform the Way Enterprises Manage Data Law Risks and Compliance New York, NY – November 30, 2015 – Neota Logic, provider of a leading expert system software platform for the automation of expertise and business processes, today announced they will provide the technology to power the new Akerman Data
STATEMENT OF MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY PREET BHARARA ON THE CONVICTION OF FORMER NEW YORK ASSEMBLY SPEAKER SHELDON SILVER LawFuel.com – “Today, Sheldon Silver got justice, and at long last, so did the people of New York.” 15-306 From the New York Times There was no star witness, no damning testimony, no briefcase stuffed with cash
Skadden Arps – On November 6, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) approved the MSRB’s proposed amendments to Rule G-20 on gifts, which (1) extend Rule G-20 to municipal advisors, and (2) make changes to Rule G-20 applicable to both municipal advisors and municipal securities dealers. The amendments also make conforming changes to
Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Constance Post, former Commissioner of the Mount Vernon Department of Planning and Community Development as well as Executive Director of the Mount Vernon Urban Renewal Agency (“MVURA”), and Wayne Charles were found guilty today in White Plains federal court on
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LOS ANGELES – An Orange County man who operated a Ponzi scheme that bilked victims out of more than $15 million with false promises of large returns from investments in debt obligations and distressed real estate was sentenced today to 57 months in federal prison. William Donnelly Yotty, 69, who lived in Lodi
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The oil price collapse has left energy law firm Burleson LLP, based in Houston, with the decision to shutter its entire operation. And therein lie some lessons for many law firms. The firm will close all five offices by the end of this year its managing partner, Richard Burleson said. Burleson’s was a highly successful
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Donald Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen has been compared to many people in all probability, including to Karl Rove, the George W Bush advisor and more generally as chief troubleshooter. He’s also referred to in some quarters as “Tom”, in reference to the attorney advisor in “The Godfather. And now, after mounting different attacks against Trump
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Paul Weiss law firm has a long history with the Clintons and is now facing criticism from some corners for fundraising for Hillary Clinton and following a “serious breach of security” at Guantanamo Bay prison by distributing anti-American literature to detainees. The accusations are leveled by the Washington Free Beacon where the firm’s links to
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Celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred is being consulted by various girlfriends of Charlie Sheen in what could be the precursor to lawsuits against the HIV-positive actor. Sheen’s admission about his infection has lead to wide publicity and claims of potential lawsuits. And Ms Allred might be just the woman for such claims, representing several women who
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