LOS ANGELES – An Orange County man who operated a Ponzi scheme that bilked victims out of more than $15 million with false promises of large returns from investments in debt obligations and distressed real estate was sentenced today to 57 months in federal prison. William Donnelly Yotty, 69, who lived in Lodi
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The oil price collapse has left energy law firm Burleson LLP, based in Houston, with the decision to shutter its entire operation. And therein lie some lessons for many law firms. The firm will close all five offices by the end of this year its managing partner, Richard Burleson said. Burleson’s was a highly successful
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Donald Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen has been compared to many people in all probability, including to Karl Rove, the George W Bush advisor and more generally as chief troubleshooter. He’s also referred to in some quarters as “Tom”, in reference to the attorney advisor in “The Godfather. And now, after mounting different attacks against Trump
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Paul Weiss law firm has a long history with the Clintons and is now facing criticism from some corners for fundraising for Hillary Clinton and following a “serious breach of security” at Guantanamo Bay prison by distributing anti-American literature to detainees. The accusations are leveled by the Washington Free Beacon where the firm’s links to
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Celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred is being consulted by various girlfriends of Charlie Sheen in what could be the precursor to lawsuits against the HIV-positive actor. Sheen’s admission about his infection has lead to wide publicity and claims of potential lawsuits. And Ms Allred might be just the woman for such claims, representing several women who
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20 November 2015 – LawFuel.com – Law Firm News Service – Mayer Brown announced today the promotion of 27 of its lawyers worldwide to partner. The appointments take effect January 1, 2016. “We are delighted to welcome these outstanding lawyers to the Mayer Brown partnership,” said Chairman Paul Theiss. “They have achieved this significant milestone
A Utah lawyer has developed a significant practice assisting Mormons leave their church, a practice based on his own painful departure from the church. In recent weeks the client list has grown massively. Based on what he describes as the “painful process” his family endured when attempting to leave the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm, is once again stepping outside of the traditional law firm box to develop new offerings that help clients solve their intractable problems. The firm today announced the advent of the Akerman Data Law Center, a dynamic, technology-driven, data privacy and security law product. It is the most
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He was once the brilliant lawyer who handled the “Spycatcher” case where MI5 sued over the famous book written by one of it former spies and the brash young lawyer ran rings around the Thatcher government’s attempts to stop its publicationi. But now Malcolm Turnbull is Australia’s new Prime Minister and has been huddling with
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