Canadian litigation lawyer Rob Sutherland was having a perfectly satisfactory morning discussing a case with the Crown attorney when his morning turned into a fireball when his parked car exploded.It’s the stuff of movies – a ‘take down’ of a rebel lawyer, perhaps – but for the Nova Scotia lawyer it was something less dramatic
May 7 – Sexual Harassment Prevention Training – Hartford, CT May 7, 2015 7:45 AM – 10:00 AMSpeakers: Daniel A. SchwartzWHEN: May 7, 2015 7:45 AM – 10:00 AM WHERE: Shipman & Goodwin Hartford Office Courtroom – 20th Floor One Constitution Plaza Hartford, CTDownload: Printable PDF ADA Accessible Download: Rich Text File Don’t wait until
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Sutherland Asbill & Brennan – The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued proposed regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regarding employer-provided wellness programs that were published in the Federal Register on April 20, 2015. The proposed regulations are intended to reconcile rules under the ADA with rules the tri-agency task force1 previously
White & Case – ECtHR rules that French dawn raids in Vinci/GTM case breached fundamental rightsJacquelyn F. MacLennan, Mark D. Powell, Jean-Paul Tran Thiet, Genevra ForwoodThe European Court of Human Rights (the “ECtHR”) has ruled in the Vinci case that the circumstances surrounding the electronic removal of documents and computer files during a dawn raid
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The Comcast takeover of Time Warner Cable might have fallen over, but it has heralded a major boost for Wall Street law giant Cleary Gottlieb, who have leapt to the top of the 2014 rankings for US deals.Cleary Gottlieb have shunted Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, Time Warner lawyers for the independent directors and
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It may be anathema to suggest that a law firm actually recommends a competitor for a specific job, but that is exactly what one senior General Counsel says should be occurring much more frequently. Mark Chandler is Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer at Cisco Systems and he recommends more firms
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Relationships and dating advice systems are not only a dime a dozen, they also fill the internet with new products, new dating sites and all manner of advice, tips, books, CDs, courses and programs.And one of the newest is from dating author and entrepreneur Mirabelle Summers’ whose new offering is Wrap Him Around Your Finger,
Slaughter and May has released a briefing paper on the months ahead for Greece with details about the country since the election and the likely scenarios in the future months.The Greek Parliamentary elections of 25 January 2015 marked a watershed in Greek and, potentially, European politics with the victory of a left-wing and overtly anti-“bail-out”
A global cybersecurity expert believes the Homeland Security bill pass by the House of Representatives this week will apply to law firmsBloombergs reported that Jeroen Plink, managing director of cybersecurity consulting firm Glasswall Solutions and former U.S. chief executive officer of the Practical Law Co, who said he expected law firms would be able to share information
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Pam Bondi today thanked members of the Florida Legislature for voting unanimously in favor of HB 7001. The legislation will provide child victims of sexual assault another method to help capture and convict their attackers.“This legislation will allow child victims of sexual assault to gather key evidence to bring their attackers to
