McKool Smith was awarded United States “IP Firm of the Year” at the 2015 Benchmark US awards. Fellow nominees included Fish & Richardson; Quinn Emanuel; Morrison Foerster; Sidley Austin; WilmerHale; Keker & Van Nest; and Winston & Strawn. The awards ceremony was held at the Essex House New York hotel in New York City on […]
The ABA Journal report on the arrest of a public defender in a San Francisco courthouse where she was attempting to represent her client. The long-time public defender, Jami Tillotson, stood with her client explaining to plain clothed police what she was doing when she was warned and then arrested, as a YouTube video (below)
British Queen Counsel Ben Emmerson this week created a storm of interest, if not controversy with his claims that Russian president Vladimir Putin ran a “mafia state” and was behind the murder of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko. Litvinenko was killed through poisoning with polonium, which the QC described was an “act of nuclear terrorism
Davis Polk – LawFuel Business Briefs – Developments in International and Cross-Border Insolvency We invite you to review our firm newsletter focused on current topics, critical cases and significant developments in international and cross-border insolvency. Global Distress Signal takes an in-depth look at: Recent developments in U.S. cross-border insolvency cases, including important court decisions that could
January 30, 2015 – LawFuel.com Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised the arrangers Natixis and HSBC France on the financing of the acquisition of Safic-Alcan from the investment firm Parquest Capital. The takeover of France-based Safic-Alcan is being led by its management, with support from investment funds Sagard and Euromezzanine. Safic-Alcan is
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Law firms get founded for all sorts of reasons and to deal with any number of niche areas, ranging from cruise liner accidents to dog bites. But revenge porn issues is a new one on us, however a new law firm project has been set up precisely to deal with this emerging and nasty form
Mrs George Clooney took a high profile personality to a high profile case this week when she and Geoffrey Robertson QC of Doughty Street Chambers took to the European Court of Human Rights to argue the case against a Turkish politician who denied Armenian genoicide deaths in 1915. The case attracted wide interest not just
Every other law firm with eyes on expansion wants to be in China. But China is a highly competitive market and potentially a grave yard for failed firms. As the WSJ reported, this past week has demonstrated that graphically being both the best and the worst of times for law firms in the country. How
Tokyo, Japan – Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP has advised US-based Johnson Controls, Inc. in connection with its entering into a definitive agreement with Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi Appliances, Inc., to form a global HVAC (heating, ventilating, and air conditioning) joint venture Through the agreement, Johnson Controls will obtain a 60 percent ownership
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Oklahoma has been ordered to postpone its use of controversial lethal injections using the sedative midazolam which has caused problems with executions in Arizona, Ohio and Oklahoma. The court’s order Wednesday came as little surprise after both the state and the lawyers for three inmates who faced execution between now and March requested the temporary
