Before Vacation Takeoff, Buckle Up for Delays! U.S. Embassies worldwide currently are experiencing serious technological problems with their passport and visa systems. As a result, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) has warned travelers to brace for delays in the issuance of U.S. passports and U.S. visas. The global issue is impacting all overseas embassies
14 Partners Recognized, Zachary Fasman Inducted Into Hall of Fame (New York) – Fourteen partners from Proskauer’s Labor & Employment Department were named to Human Resource Executive and Lawdragon’s 2015 list of the Nation’s Most Powerful Employment Attorneys. This is the sixth consecutive year that the list recognized more lawyers from Proskauer than from any
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom – On May 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a rare unanimous decision in a False Claims Act (FCA) case that cuts both ways for the health care industry. In an opinion authored by Justice Samuel Alito, the Court held in Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v.
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Skadden recently advised on two landmark corporate finance transactions: the first IPO in Brazil since October 2014 and the first international bond issuance by a Brazilian company since November 2014. In the first IPO by a Brazilian company this year, we represented insurance broker Par Corretora in its initial public offering and listing on
Clifford Chance – Our response to the The European Commission’s plan to boost funding and growth across Europe through the creation of a Capital Markets Union – a single market for capital across the 28 EU member states. Earlier this year the Commission issued its Green Paper on Building a Capital Markets Union to stimulate
Despite fears that technological advancements will lead to widespread unemployment, that has not been the case historically. In 1900, for example, 40% of US workers were farmers and the national unemployment rate was 5%. By 1999, only 2% of US workers were farmers and the unemployment rate was 4.2%. But it’s unclear whether this pattern
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has hired a high-powered U.S. lawyer to represent him as a corruption probe rocks soccer’s global governing body. Blatter recently retained Richard Cullen, the chairman of the law firm McGuireWoods and a former U.S. federal prosecutor, sources told Reuters. Blatter, 79, announced on June 2 that he would stand down as
Frankfurt, 18 June 2015 –Mayer Brown announced today that Klaus W. Riehmer will join the firm as partner and leader of the Corporate & Securities practice in the firm’s Frankfurt and Düsseldorf offices. Mr. Riehmer will be based in Frankfurt and join in the course of the summer. Mr. Riehmer comes from Cleary
(June 18, 2015, Woodbury, NY) — Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck LLP (KDV), a leading national law firm, today announced that Erik Ortmann has joined the firm’s Construction Law practice as a partner in its Woodbury, NY headquarters. Ortmann has nearly two decades of experience in construction law and commercial litigation. Ortmann’s practice focuses
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CHICAGO, June 16, 2015 – Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP announced today a significant change in firm leadership. Litigation partner Scott J. Fisher will assume the role of managing partner from long-term leader Jerry H. Biederman. The leadership shift is a significant step in investing in the firm’s future and will be effective
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