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Sullivan & Cromwell Represent Priceline in $250 Million Deal

Press Releases / May 26, 2015

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP represents The Priceline Group Inc. (U.S.) in its additional $250 million investment in Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (China), announced May 26, 2015. The S&C team on the transaction includes: Corporate: Brian E. Hamilton (Partner, New York) SHANGHAI, May 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (NASDAQ: CTRP) (“Ctrip”) today announced that

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The Dewey Trial: Did They Cook the Books?

Lawyers / May 26, 2015

Nearly three years after the demise of law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf L.L.P., three of its former top executives will go on trial on charges they cooked the books in an attempt to stave off the largest law firm collapse in U.S. history. Opening statements are expected to begin on Tuesday in Manhattan state court

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Another Victory for the H4 Visa Holders

Briefings / May 26, 2015

By Shah Peerally, Esq is principal in Shah Peerally Law Group, a pre-eminent immigration law firm with offices in Newark and San Francisco. The H4 work permit authorization was one of the most daunting fight of my life and the lives of thousands of H4 visa holders. For years, people on H4 visa

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After 30 Years on Death Row, The Innocent Prisoner Has a Visit From His Prosecutor

Law Firms / May 24, 2015

Glenn Ford spent 30 years on death row for a crime he didn’t commit, but he is now dying. And the prosecutor who put him in jail and to apologize for how the case was handled has visited the man convicted by an all-white jury. There are disturbing issues, like the fact that the murder

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Law Firms / May 24, 2015

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The “Ruthless” Prosecution of Michael Brelo

Lawyers / May 24, 2015

The attorney for the acquitted Cleveland police officer, Pat D’Angelo, says that the decision was absolutely correct. Mr D’Angelo angrily denounced “so called civil rights lawyers” who had never brought a case to a verdict, saying the case had seen top level lawyering in the face of “ruthless prosecution”. In a statement, D’Angelo said “the

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BB King’s Lessons For Young Lawyers

Featured / May 24, 2015

By Renwei Chung* – B.B. King passed away at eighty-nine years young. Even though he is gone, his legendary single-note runs will echo for generations. Although he became music royalty, he remained true to his roots. Every year, King returned to Indianola, Mississippi to perform the blues for his hometown. Even though he was an

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Reed Smith expands in Germany with new office in Frankfurt

Law Firm Management, Press Releases / May 23, 2015

Seven partners establish finance, corporate, regulatory, private equity and real estate practices Global law firm Reed Smith has today announced a significant investment in its European platform with the opening of an office in Frankfurt. The opening is in response to growing client demand in the German market and builds on the success of

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Sidley Austin LLP Expands in Singapore with the Addition of M&A and Private Equity Partner

Law Firms / May 23, 2015

Singapore — Sidley Austin LLP has announced that Charlie Wilson will be joining the firm in Singapore as a partner in the M&A and Private Equity practices. Mr. Wilson has practiced law in Asia for 17 years and regularly advises clients on transactions throughout Southeast Asia. For example, Mr. Wilson has acted as international

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OC Men Arrested for Conspiring to Help ISIL

Press Releases / May 23, 2015

SANTA ANA, California – Two Orange County men, one of whom attempted to travel to the Middle East to allegedly join ISIL, have been arrested on federal charges of conspiring to provide material support to the designated foreign terrorist group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Muhanad Badawi, 24, and

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