A media shy British Columbia lawyer has donated $30 million to help promote human rights and social justice, along with fighting corruption globally. Peter Allard is a philanthropist and businessman as well as a lawyer, who has already donated many millions to social justice causes. Peter Allard, a UBC law school grad, has donated $30-million […]
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Leading Scottish law firm, Stronachs, continues to grow in Aberdeen with the appointment of a new partner, Mark Brady. Mr Brady who joins the firm’s corporate team, specialises in banking and finance. Managing partner, David Rennie, said: “Following a strong 2014 for the firm, with a string of enviable deals completed, I am delighted that the
Agreement includes a total consideration of $280 million LawFuel.com – Herzogenaurach, Germany / Canton, Massachusetts, United States – The adidas Group announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Rockport business to a new entity formed by Berkshire Partners and New Balance for a total consideration of $280 million, most
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The world’s largest law firm by lawyer-count is on its way – resulting from the merger between UK-based Dentons and Chinese firm Dacheng who have agreed to form a firm comprising over 6600 lawyers. The merger arises from attempts by the firms to have a legal monolith that provides legal services for Chinese companies seeking
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So we’ve all waited – breathless after the breath-taking “Breaking Bad” – to see the prequel to the hit series featuring shameless attorney with the bad shirts and ties, Saul Goodman. So how was it? Let’s check what the media say: First, Mashable, who explain that the series immediately flashes back to 2002, six years
Allegedly Used Official Position to Obtain $4 Million in Bribes and Kickbacks Concealed as Income From Outside Law Practice Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Richard Frankel, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Criminal Division of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”),
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LOS ANGELES – A Georgia man who fraudulently booked airline reservations by pretending to be a flight crew member pleaded guilty today to a federal wire fraud offense. Gilbert Myers Jr., 38, of Atlanta, pleaded guilty this afternoon to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, a charge that carries a statutory maximum penalty
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No-one are more concerned about public profile than major law firms, who can invest millions in their image and publicity material. So when a trainee lawyer at a major outfit like Clifford Chance goes viral with a video that blames the Paris terror attacks on non-Muslims, among other matters, the firm is not impressed. Aysh
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Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that MICHAEL A. LUCARELLI, the former Director of Market Intelligence at Lippert/Heilshorn& Associates, Inc. (“LHA”), an investor relations firm, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 30 months in prison for insider trading. LUCARELLI repeatedly used material nonpublic information
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Does the new “WISE Generator” Work? The pitch for the WISE Generator is extravagant, you may think. They make various claims – In the past two decades alone blackouts have increased a whopping 124%. Can this be true or is it playing to the fears of consumers about constantly rising power prices? The
