Richard Bistrong, Anti-Bribery Consultant & Speaker An interview on CNBC Powerlunch (April 4th, 2016) where I discuss the implications of the recent Panama Papers leaks. What does this mean for the future of tax havens? Also, will be the appetite for local enforcement in those countries where the shell companies and individuals may reside
Complaint Seeks Forfeiture of Funds in At Least 20 Accounts Worldwide Stolen from American Company Through International Business E-Mail Fraud Scheme The alleged perpetrators – through a fake email address and by impersonating a legitimate vendor – almost got away with $100 million. – US Attorney Preet Bharara Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney
The list, which details the 101 most influential in-house lawyers in Australasia, found that 44% of the best GCs are women. That alone should be extraordinary given that female lawyers occupy just over 20% of senior positions in private practice. But that’s really just the headline statistic in what’s a treasure trove of client intelligence for law
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Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Florida-Based Elm Tree Investment Advisors LLC Charged with Defrauding Investors Out of More Than $17 million Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Angel M. Melendez, the Special Agent in Charge of the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations,
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WASHINGTON – LawFuel.com – U.S. Attorneys are joining forces with local law enforcement and community leaders for a series of events around the country to address backlash against Muslim, Arab, Sikh and South Asian Americans following the tragic terrorist attacks in Brussels, Paris and San Bernardino, California. The 14 events in 11 districts will
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Simmonds Stewart is pleased to have advised New Zealand’s cloud video production company, 90 Seconds, on their $11 million series A round led by global venture capital firm, Sequoia Capital. The transaction involved 90 Seconds redomiciling its business as a Singapore company to receive the investment. Commenting on the transaction, Lee Bagshaw explains “This
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DENVER – Dr. John Alan Littleford, and three others were indicted by a federal grand jury in Denver last week on charges related to the illegal distribution of prescription medication and money laundering, U.S. Attorney John Walsh, DEA Special Agent in Charge Barbra Roach and IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Stephen Boyd announced.
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So how did Led Zeppelin get into this “Stairway to Heaven” lawsuit mess? The lawsuit, which alleges that members of the iconic band plagiarized key elements in the equally iconic song, is to move to a full jury trial. The lawsuit goes back two years when the estate of Randy Wolfe, a former guitarist with
Slater & Gordon, the first law firm in the world to be publicly floated on the stock exchange, has called in advisors as it’s financial position appears increasingly fragile. The Australian reports that the firm is in the middle of negotiations with its bankers after reporting a AUD$958 million loss for the six months to
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The Panamanian Papers scandal has rocked the political, financial and legal worlds as if the whole thing was a John Grisham legal thriller. And so who better to analyze just how the law firm that created the secretive law firm behind the global secrecy deals than the New York Times? The story of how two
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