DENVER – This morning nearly 200 agents and officers arrested 23 individuals based on four federal grand jury indictments, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the FBI, and the Metro Gang Task Force (MGTF) announced. The arrests began early this morning and took place without incident. There are 9 individuals who have not yet been arrested, and
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He may say he’s sorry, but Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been formally sentenced to death. The apology and his request for forgiveness came when Tsarnaev, 21, appeared for sentencing after he was found guilty of killing three people and injuring 264 during the bombing at the Boston Marathon in 2013. He was found
Divorce can be a nasty business, we get that. But when it gets to lawyers explaining just how nasty it gets, then it becomes really ISIS-nasty – beyond belief in its insanity and brutality. And so when Reddit requested lawyers to tell their war stories, they got ’em. In spades. And we’ve recounted – courtesy
Britain’s newly installed Justice Secretary has hit the ground running. Michael Gove has started a row with some of the most powerful lawyers in Britain after requesting that they “contribute much more” to make sure justice was freely available. Britain’s legal aid cutbacks have seen lawyers incensed and claims that justice is being denied to
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Clifford Chance – Prosecutions for bribery and corruption continue to attract media headlines around the world and, in response, international companies continue to review what they have to do to address the risks to their business, and to their reputation. Fundamental to this is staying on top of relevant legislative developments and enforcement trends in
Skadden – This article appeared in the 2015 edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Alternative Investment Funds; published by Global Legal Group Ltd, London. Regulatory Framework In the United States, Alternative Investment Funds and their advisers are subject to the laws of the federal government and of the individual state or jurisdiction in
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Foley + Lardner – Cybersecurity is an issue that should be top-of-mind for all companies. But there are three misconceptions about cybersecurity that can put companies at significant risk. In this video, Foley Partner Michael Overly discusses these misconceptions and how companies should change their views of and approaches to cybersecurity. For more information see
Wilkie Farr & Gallagher – Willkie advises Hudson’s Bay Company on the definitive agreement to purchase Galeria Kaufhof, Galeria Inno (Belgium subsidiary) and Sportarena. On June 15, Willkie client Hudson’s Bay Company [TSX: HBC] announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Galeria Kaufhof, Galeria Inno (Belgian subsidiary) and Sportarena from METRO AG
What can anyone wanting to negotiate effectively learn from Taylor Swift? Here is one of the world’s most popular singers, not to mention one of the most powerful people in the entertainment business, who has stared down Apple Inc and with the same massive successshe achieves with her music. The spat was over Apple’s new
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International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has announced that Edward Braham has been elected as its new senior partner. International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has announced that Edward Braham has been elected as its new senior partner. He will be part of a new global leadership team that will include Chris Pugh, Stephan Eilers
