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Statement of Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara on Rikers Island Corrections Conviction

Press Releases /

  “Our efforts to reform Rikers Island continue.  Following last week’s conviction of correction officer Austin Romain for taking bribes and smuggling drugs into Rikers Island, today a jury convicted former Rikers Island captain Terrence Pendergrass of a federal civil rights crime.  The jury unanimously found that Pendergrass violated Jason Echevarria’s constitutional rights by deliberately […]

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FINRA Proposes Changes to the Equity Research Analyst and Equity Research Report Rule

Briefings /

Morrison Foerster – On November 18, 2014, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) filed a proposed rule change with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to adopt NASD Rule 2711 as new FINRA Rule 2241 with significant modifications.1 The proposed changes reflect a more flexible principles-based approach and incorporate many of the FINRA

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Former University Professor Gets Five Years for Sex with Minor

Law Firms /

  WASHINGTON – A former university professor was sentenced today to five years in prison for traveling in foreign commerce to engage in sexual conduct with a minor, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.   Walter Lee Williams, 66, of Palm Springs, California, was charged with engaging in

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Bonnie Mayfield Appointed Chair of the Legislative Committee of the National Association of Women Lawyers

Law Firms /

    Detroit – December 15, 2014 – Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that Bonnie Mayfield, Bloomfield Hills-based member of Dykema’s Litigation and Labor & Employment practices, has been appointed to be Chair of the Legislative Committee of the National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL).   The NAWL is a leading national

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Ropes & Gray Leads in £414 Million Acquisition by Bain Capital

UK Law /

  LONDON, 15 December 2014—LawFuel.com – Ropes & Gray is advising Bain Capital Europe, LLP on the acquisition of CRH plc’s clay and concrete businesses in the UK and United States in a transaction valuing the businesses at £414 million. CRH, a FTSE 100 building products company, is selling clay companies lbstock and Glen Gery

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The 3 “Holy Grail” Points to Succeed in Law Firm Marketing

Law Marketing /

Stephen Fairley at the Rainmaker Institute is highly experienced when it comes to law firm marketing issues, specializing in lead conversion for law firms. He recently published an article on the “3 c0mmon denominators” for lawyers who succeed in building their law firms, published in the National Law Review. As he points out after working

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