Mr. Mansour to strengthen firm’s FDA regulatory capabilities and continue DC office growth Washington DC, 1 June 2015 – Mayer Brown announced today that Mark Mansour has joined the firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice as a partner in Washington DC, where he will focus on federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory matters. Previously,
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CHICAGO, IL & ATLANTA, GA —June 1, 2015— Schiff Hardin LLP today announced that Partner Eric L. Barnum will chair the firm’s Labor and Employment group. He is based in the firm’s Atlanta, GA office. Mr. Barnum focuses his practice on a variety of matters related to employment law and litigation, including wrongful discharge,
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RIVERSIDE, California – In a case stemming from what is believed to be the largest bribe ever accepted by a public official in an undercover operation, a former member of the Moreno Valley City Council was sentenced this afternoon to 60 months in federal prison for taking a $2.36 million cash bribe from
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Want to know what makes FIFA so awful? I’ll let John explain. Here’s his rant from before the World Cup in 2014 about how truly corrupt they are. Like This Post On Facebook Why is it a bad idea to let FIFA come to your country? They use slave labor, they take all the money
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The first Chinese-owned law firm is about to open in London, the FT reports. YangTze Law is wanting to help Chinese investors looking to invest in Europe and the UK and is part of a 40-strong law firm network with over 3000 lawyers in China. But the firm will now have access to UK lawyers
John Bowie, LawFuel publisher – If you’re going to stay in the City of LoveDr, then you clearly need the best place to enjoy the dreams, exacte? Paris has managed to maintain it’s allure despite the onset of everything from the GFC, the euro crisis to Charlie Hebdo. It takes more than mere fiscal or
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The diversity issue among law firms is a vexed one, but also one that has some ready and fast fixes. Take the article written by Deborah L Rhode*, Professor of Law at Ernest W McFarland and author, she postulates that women and others should not be viewed by lawyers as ‘minorities’ but rather as ‘priorities’.
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NEW YORK, May 29, 2015 LawFuel.com — Morrison & Foerster LLP has again been recognized for its leadership in the derivatives industry by being named Best Law Firm for Derivatives – US by industry publication GlobalCapital at its annual US Derivatives Awards. The firm was honored for its commitment to innovation on behalf of its
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Law Schools are facing some big problems these days and they are beginning to hunt about for ways to improve their marketability. Take New York Law School, struggling along with just over 40 percent of students being placed. What to do? Well, one thing is to bring on board a sexy celeb to spice things
LOS ANGELES – A Moorpark man who used social networking websites to trick, extort or threaten more than a dozen girls and boys into sending him naked photos and videos was sentenced today to 15 years in federal prison for producing child pornography. Jeremy Brendan Sears, 24, was sentenced this morning by United
