LOS ANGELES – A former finance manager of a television production studio was sentenced this morning to two years in federal prison for embezzling approximately $2.5 million from the Culver City company. Nolan Mitchell Ransdell, 41, of Canyon Country, was sentenced by United States District Judge George Wu. In addition to the prison term, Judge […]
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Philadelphia – November 5, 2014 – Joan C. Arnold, a partner with Pepper Hamilton LLP and chair of the firm’s Tax Practice Group, has been elected a Vice-Chair (CLE) of the Section of Taxation of the American Bar Association. Ms. Arnold was elected for a one-year term at the ABA Annual Meeting held in Boston
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By Reginald J. Brown, Zachary I. Schram Reuters recently reported that the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) “plans to intensify its scrutiny of cybersecurity practices at brokerage firms in 2015 and is hiring technology savvy examiners to help boost its efforts.” FINRA’s addition of examiners focused on cybersecurity is one of the most recent in a series of steps
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Taking a look into the way in which legal services are delivered is something that has occupied legal academics, lawyers and media for a long time – and with increasing urgency as technology, slipping fees, increasing competition and other pressures make an increasingly emphatic mark upon the legal profession. Dr Paul Paton, the Dean of
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LawFuel.com – Law News Daily – Sidley also named “Law Firm of the Year” in International Trade and Finance Law and Litigation – Securities New York and Chicago —Sidley Austin LLP announced today that it has, for the fifth year in a row and each year since the survey’s inception, received the most
Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout is back in the news again, claiming he has new evidence that should provide him a new trial and he’s using a high profile US lawyer to do the legals for him. Bout has hired former US attorney general John Ashcroft to help with his case, the Guardian reports Bout, 47,
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Tom Scott, Executive Director of California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse wries about “Voting No on 45 and 46” Election Day is quickly approaching and the end is near, both for the election cycle and for those annoying campaign ads that have been everywhere in the last few days. This Election Day, you have an opportunity
WASHINGTON November 3, 2014 — U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, for the fifth consecutive year, announce the 2015 “Best Law Firms” rankings. Firms included in the 2015 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination
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Breaking into the Indian legal market is notoriously difficult, but UK-based Osborne Clarke have signed a deal that meets the tough Indian regulatory rules permitting the “fly in and fly out” provisions. The Lawyer reports that James Mullock, who heads up Osborne Clarke’s 10-year old India group, emphasises that the two firms’ relationship is non-exclusive.
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Law firm Littler Mendelson received a judicial slapping when it applied to have legal fees and sanctions imposed upon a plaintiff who lost a bias lawsuit, with the federal judge saying the Littler motions were intended to harass the plaintiff. U.S. District Judge Stewart Dalzell of Philadelphia said Littler Mendelson had to pay the plaintiff’s
