The Madoff scandal continues to draw prison terms for Madoff Securities’ executives Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that IRWIN LIPKIN, the former Controller at Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (“BLMIS”), was sentenced today to six months in prison for fraud and other offenses set
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The technology, media and telecom (TMT) sectors will continue to see significant merger and acquisition activity over the next five years as consolidation and innovation continue to fuel deal-making. The new forecast by Baker & McKenzie, published in association with Oxford Economics, predicts more than $2.6 trillion of deals to be completed within the sector
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Manatt – The June 22 FTC blog posting warning consumers about the use of bitcoins and other virtual currencies should be a call to action for those accepting or facilitating the acceptance of bitcoin and other virtual currencies in consumer transactions both online and through mobile apps. While the posting is directed to consumers using
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Diego Rodriguez, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), Adrian H. Anderson, the Dutchess County Sheriff, and Ronald J. Knapp, the Chief of Police of City of Poughkeepsie Police Department, today announced the unsealing
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Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that HENRY JAMES was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 205 months in prison for leading a robbery crew that committed over two dozen armed robberies in the Bronx and Brooklyn in 2013. Since September 2013, JAMES and ten other
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Adam Smith Esq president of Bruce MacEwen wrote for The Lawyer about the issues facing law firms and current thinking regarding the existing, traditional law firm model. What future does it have? He presents some challenging thoughts regarding the law firm thinking on how firms are managed currently. My partner Janet Stanton has proposed a thought experiment:
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What sort of personal injury attorney’s TV commercial would appeal to – say – a kid. Like a kid of two? Two-year-olds are not exactly the target audience even for most personal injury lawyers, notwithstanding the vast array of human activity that group cover. But for Louisiana personal injury attorney Morris Bart, it is his
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Donald Trump’s lawyer – well, one of them anyway – is in the line of fire for a comment he made about the legality of marital rape, as well as comments relating to destroying a beauty queen. Not a great look for the Trump Camp, but for Michael Cohen, who was interviewed by the Daily
Cooley – ByMatthew Brown, Scott Dailard, Randy Sabett – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has brought over 50 cases against companies that put consumer data at unreasonable risk. On June 30, 2015, the FTC released a guide titled Start with Security that summarizes 10 lessons the FTC has culled over the course of these cases.
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Wyoming attorney Gerry Spence is one of the most celebrated lawyers in America. In fact one of the most celebrated lawyers anywhere for his prowess in Court. The latest debate over police shootings in the US have seen comments from all quarters and now the NYPost Page Six columnist Cindy Adams has written about Mr
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