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Attorney General Bondi Obtains Temporary Injunction Against Deceptive Debt Management and Credit Repair Companies

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Pam Bondi obtained a preliminary injunction against Financial Help Services, Inc., Nation Wide Consumer Debt Relief, Inc. and Bobby Blackmon over allegations that the defendants falsely promised to assist consumers lower their debt and improve poor credit. The complaint and temporary injunction filed by Attorney General Bondi alleges the defendants accepted payments

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Law Firm Files Securities Fraud Class Action Has Been Filed Against Edison International – EIX

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WILMINGTON, Del., Aug 06, 2015  Andrews & Springer LLC, a boutique securities class action law firm focused on representing shareholders nationwide, announced today that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, on behalf of investors of Edison International EIX, +1.24% (“Edison” or the “Company”)

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Justice Department Agrees on Sweeping Reforms for LA County Jails

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          LOS ANGELES – The Justice Department has reached a comprehensive settlement agreement with the County of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles County Sheriff to protect prisoners from serious suicide risks and excessive force in the Los Angeles County jails, United States Attorney Eileen M. Decker and Deputy Assistant Attorney General Mark J.

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Foley Expands IP Presence in Silicon Valley with Mark Danielson

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    PALO ALTO, Calif. – Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Mark Danielson has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Department as a partner in the Silicon Valley office.   Danielson is an intellectual property counselor specializing in electronics. He has extensive experience across a variety of technologies, including computer hardware and software, network

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Loyal Madoff Accomplice Lipkin Gets Six Month Jail Term

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The Madoff scandal continues to draw prison terms for Madoff Securities’ executives   Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that IRWIN LIPKIN, the former Controller at Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (“BLMIS”), was sentenced today to six months in prison for fraud and other offenses set

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Tech & Media M&A to Exceed $2.6 Trillion Through to 2020

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The technology, media and telecom (TMT) sectors will continue to see significant merger and acquisition activity over the next five years as consolidation and innovation continue to fuel deal-making. The new forecast by Baker & McKenzie, published in association with Oxford Economics, predicts more than $2.6 trillion of deals to be completed within the sector

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FTC Consumer Warning About Use of Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies Is a Warning to You Too

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Manatt – The June 22 FTC blog posting warning consumers about the use of bitcoins and other virtual currencies should be a call to action for those accepting or facilitating the acceptance of bitcoin and other virtual currencies in consumer transactions both online and through mobile apps. While the posting is directed to consumers using

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Heroin Trafficker Charged with Firearms Offenses

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Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Diego Rodriguez, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), Adrian H. Anderson, the Dutchess County Sheriff, and Ronald J. Knapp, the Chief of Police of City of Poughkeepsie Police Department, today announced the unsealing

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Why Can’t Law Firms Work Like Amazon or Facebook?

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Adam Smith Esq president of Bruce MacEwen wrote for The Lawyer about the issues facing law firms and current thinking regarding the existing, traditional law firm model.  What future does it have?  He presents some challenging thoughts regarding the law firm thinking on how firms are managed currently. My partner Janet Stanton has proposed a thought experiment:

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