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Medical Identity Theft: Understanding and Protecting Against the Risk

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Medical identity theft is at epidemic levels. In the first four months of 2015, nearly 100 million medical records were stolen by hackers—a 150% increase over the prior four years combined. During the past 12 months, half of all health care organizations in the country have been breached. Hackers are targeting personal medical information because

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Meet Bill Cosby’s Girls

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He might have been the luvable Dr Huxtable and comedian, but Bill Cosby’s recently publicized revelations regarding his admissions as to drugging women for sex have all but destroyed what remained of his reputaiton. Those with totally different memories of the man are a range of women who report having been sexually assaulted by him.

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Shah Peerally: 5 Years On Air

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It’s not every lawyer who has his own radio show, but for prominent California immigration attorney Shah Peerally he has not only had one, but it is now entering its sixth successful year on air. The Shah Peerally Law Show is celebrating its fifth year hosting a unique law show on KLOK 1170.  The show has

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Kirkland & Ellis Represents China-Focused Equity Firm on Fund Launch

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Kirkland & Ellis represented Ascendent Capital Partners, an independent China-focused private equity firm, on the first and final closing of its second private equity fund. The fund closed at its hard cap with aggregate capital commitments of US$600 million, exceeding its initial target of US$500 million. The fund will continue Ascendent’s investment strategy in large-scale

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Suing the Rogue Robot

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Can you sue a rogue robot? It’s a question troubling prosecutors in Germany after a robot in a VW plant crushed a worker. The bizarre ‘twist’ that lead to the worker’s death has also left prosecutors scratching their heads as to who and what to sue. The robot was designed to manipulate auto parts as

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ESMA Assessment of Equivalence of Israeli Laws and Regulations on Prospectuses

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Davis Polk – On June 29, 2015, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published an updated opinion on the additional information that it considers will need to be included in a “wrap” to a prospectus drawn up according to Israeli laws and regulations to make it equivalent with the requirements under the European Prospectus

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