Sydney: Global law firm K&L Gates acted for the majority shareholders in the sale of 100% of the shares in SGA Property Consultancy Pty Limited (SGA) to KPMG. Rowan McDonald, K&L Gates lead partner on the deal, stated: “The combination of KPMG and SGA will allow our clients to fast track their domestic and global […]
NEW YORK — Dec. 4, 2014 — Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced the formation of its Restaurant Industry Group, one of the most comprehensive, multidisciplinary legal teams devoted exclusively to the restaurant industry to be established by a national law firm. The team was formed
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Freshfields – A survey of multinational companies by Freshfields shows many are complacent when many employees are willing to blow the whistle. They have a new report, details below. International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is urging multinational companies to move whistleblowing up their risk agendas as a global survey* of more than 2,500 middle
Clifford Chance – With the decision by the United States and the European Union to impose sanctions on Russia came a raft of new challenges not ordinarily contemplated even by the most seasoned sanctions experts. Commercial and financial transactions have been heavily impacted by the imposition of constraints on dealings with a major trading power
The Financial Times ranked Skadden second in the 2014 U.S./North America “Innovative Lawyers” report. We are the only firm ranked in the top two for innovation for all five years of the FT’s report. The firm had seven ranked submissions and three shortlisted for individual awards. Of particular note, we received the top score in
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Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that STEPHEN WALSH and PAUL GREENWOOD, investment managers and principals of WG Trading Company, LP, and WG Trading Investors, were sentenced in Manhattan federal court in connection with a fraudulent commodities trading and investment advisory scheme. WALSH was sentenced to 20
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December 3, 2014 – LawFuel.com – Dentons today released its second Global Social Impact Report, an annual collection of the Firm’s work in communities around the world. All of the stories featured in the report – pro bono legal service, community volunteerism, environmental sustainability – serve as outstanding examples of how a law firm can
If the aim is ‘diabetes destroyed‘, then recent reports show ‘natural’ is the way towards diabetes cure. Three recent studies have shown the benefits in terms of beating diabetes of natural, diet-based benefits that can help thin the blood and ensure oxygen is properly distributed about the body. >> Diabetes Destroyed video report – Click
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Tweet from Alanah Pearce Alanah Pearce, a 21-year-old game reviewer from Brisbane, Australia, has had more than her share of online hate, including rape threats. But, she told Alternet about her plan for dealing with her young harassers. I only realized quite recently that the majority of sexually explicit comments or messages I get
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A German member of the European parliament angling to breakup Google is a member of a law firm representing German publishing interests that have been keen to reduce Google’s influence. Potential conflicts like working at a law firm are barred by the United States Congress, though permitted in some American state legislatures. European law has
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