Kansas City, Mo. (August 12, 2015) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, announced today the opening of its new Global Services Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The 53,000-square-foot, two-story space is located at 2301 McGee Center at Crown Center. The office, built with a “future-proof” design
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It’s an odd claim, to be sure, but then “Game of Thrones” is the sort of cult TV that prompts even lawyers to do some odd things. In this case it is a New York lawyer, who is demanding that a trial by combat resulting in nothing less than death. Luthmann is involved in a
Sullivan & Cromwell represents Suning Commerce Group Limited (China) in connection with Alibaba Group Holding Limited’s (China) investment of approximately RMB28.3 billion (US$4.63 billion) for a 19.99% stake in Suning. Concurrent with Alibaba’s investment in Suning, Suning will invest up to RMB14 billion (US$2.28 billion) to subscribe for up to 27.8 million newly issued ordinary
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Thomas Ehrlich and Ernestine Fu* From Forbes When should lawyers be required to reveal information that will hurt their clients’ chances in court? The following story is a variation on a tale told by a good friend when she was head of the Public Defender’s office in a major U.S. city. We challenge you to
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP – By James F Brelsford & William J Casey – Standard essential patent (SEP) owners have long licensed their patent portfolios, including both SEPs and non-SEPs, on a global basis. But recent divergence, including in China and other jurisdictions, regarding what royalty base is appropriate to use when licensing
Davis Polk represents various subsidiaries of Comcast Corp. in four patent infringement lawsuits against Sprint Communications Co. LP pending in federal courts across the country. On August 10, 2015, Judge Andrews of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware denied Sprint’s motions for judgment as a matter of law and a new trial
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On behalf of Estee Lauder, Skadden obtained a ruling in federal court in Brooklyn on August 7, dismissing a breach of contract claim in a putative class action case challenging advertising for Estee Lauder’s Advanced Night Repair line of cosmetics.
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Could Amal Alamuddin, Mrs George Clooney, be the one to replace Donald Trump on “The Apprentice?” Newspaper reports indicate that NBC has Mrs Clooney in their sights as Trump’s replacement, given ‘The Donald’s’ new role as GOP contender for the US president. One presumes that even someone of Donald Trump’s endless self-belief could not contemplate
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WASHINGTON – Two tax return preparers with offices located in California, Maryland and New York were sentenced today in Los Angeles for facilitating an offshore tax fraud scheme, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division. David Kalai was sentenced to serve 36 months in prison
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Michelman & Robinson, LLP – Overall, Big Data is slowly transforming the way insurance companies do business. Insurers use Big Data through analytic technologies and predictive modeling to improve overall performance, obtain more accurate pricing, deepen customer relationships, and improve loss prevention mechanisms. Big Data is information mined from structured and unstructured sources, including customer onboarding documents,
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