Butler Snow – In a recent opinion in In re: CTLI, LLC (Tactical Firearms), Judge Jeff Bohm in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas ordered a debtor to handover its Facebook and Twitter accounts to the reorganized debtor. The Court found that the Facebook and Twitter accounts were property interests […]
When an investor and entrepreneur like PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel speaks people listen and when he spoke to Oxford University recently about the “rules” for business success he spoke about a number of things that many people might find unconventional. Whether you’re a lawyer, businessman, entrepreneur or investor, the “Thiel Rules” make interesting reading because
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Kiwi lawyers seeking law jobs in London can expect some hefty salaries if they score the right job at the right firm. If we’re talking Magic Circle firms like Slaughter and May, the salary reviews have lifted the pay for newly qualified lawyers by £5000 to £70,000 for the year. The increase doubles the money paid
The title “Fight of the Century” has OJ Simpson’s lawyer Robert Shapiro in ‘PacMan’s’ corner as the celebrities come out to pay. The fight has been the most celebrated and richest in years, packing in enough money to cure several country’s economic ills. It will be the highest grossing fight ever with Pacquiao likely to
Marilyn Mosby is a tough lady. At just 35 she is the youngest chief prosecutor in any district and she has just made some tough decisions, having the city of Baltimore charge six police officers with major crimes, including second degree murder and manslaughter. It was a tough call for the young prosecutor, but necessary
Howard Ankin – In 2012, over 14.6 million plastic surgery procedures were performed in the U.S., according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Many people here in Illinois undergo these procedures to improve their appearance or restore physical function. Sadly, as surgical error lawyers in Chicago Heights can attest, cosmetic surgery doesn’t always produce
The Whitt Law Firm – This year’s H-1B filing season is over. Time to prepare for 2016! Here are the 10 steps to an H-1B visa in 2016. What are the key steps you need to do in order to qualify for a visa for the United States in 2016? There are key requirements for
LawFuel.com – Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, announced that BNP Paribas S.A. (BNPP), a global financial institution headquartered in Paris, France was sentenced today for conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)
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U.S. Also Elects to Intervene Against Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation In Claims that Novartis Gave Kickbacks to Accredo in Exchange for Increased Refills of Exjade Drug, and Understated Exjade’s Serious and Potentially Life-Threatening Side Effects to Patients Accredo Admits to Conduct Regarding Its Distribution of Exjade Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney
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Quitting a law partnership is not something that’s easily done, but when it does happen how does a well paid partner explain why he left for an in-house job? So-called “lawyer whisperer” Julie Brush was asked the question These days, the life of a law firm lawyer is no walk in the park. And it’s especially
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