Indictments represent the most significant investigation to date in the United States regarding synthetic cannabinoid trafficking which resulted in more than 220 Spice-related emergency room visits and at least one death in Colorado last year. DENVER – Following an eight month investigation by federal, state and local law enforcement, a federal grand jury in […]
May 7, 2014, St. Louis, Missouri, USA … John S. Meyer, Jr., chair of the Business & Real Estate practice group at law firm Capes, Sokol, Goodman & Sarachan, P.C.,honored visionary developer Joe Edwards and lauded publication of Edwards’ new book “St. Louis Walk of Fame: 140 Great St. Louisans” in ceremonies at St. Louis County Library headquarters for the St. Louis County
You know all the cringe-making (and some totally amazing) television advertisements for lawyers – the “Better Call Saul”-style screaming ad. Well YouTube has given them a further life and has focused the attention of many lawyers upon the value of this dynamic and powerful marketing tool. Social media and lawyers are a combo made in
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At a time when law firms are becoming “virtual” and outsourcing is all the rage, an historic law firm with roots going back 231 years is something not just charming, but also historic. The oldest law firm in the United States is evidently Rawle & Henderson, who have been plying their legal trade in Philadelphia
The Oldest Law Firm in the US Sees a History Touching Whiskey, Slavery and More Read More »
Since the financial and sovereign debt crisis that began in 2007 and started to abate only in 2013, the United Kingdom’s position in the European Union has gone to the top of the political agenda. The UK now faces the possibility of a referendum on membership of the EU. The result of such a vote
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May 5, 2014 On May 2, 2014, the Delaware Court of Chancery denied a preliminary injunction motion by activist stockholder Third Point LLC to enjoin Sotheby’s annual meeting based on claims that the board breached its fiduciary duties by adopting a stockholder rights plan that has a 20% trigger for passive investors who file on
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Slaughter and May, Hong Kong, advised the agent, Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited, on behalf of the lenders and facility arrangers, in relation to a HK$8.8 billion syndicated loan facility for CITIC Pacific Limited entered into on 4 April 2014.
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John Bowie A story in the New York Times earlier this year created high interest everywhere, not the least among the former crisply-suited legal colleagues of the distinguished-looking, down-on-his-luck lawyer Gregory Owens. The problem faced by Mr Owens is that one of his law firms went belly up and he had entered the world of
In a series of three opinions issued on April 24, 2014, the Federal Circuit has decided that decisions by the Director of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office to institute — or not to institute — an inter partes review (“IPR”) under 35 U.S.C. § 314 are not immediately reviewable by the Federal Circuit, either through an
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International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges is advising FTSE 250 company RPC Group Plc, one of the world’s leading suppliers of rigid plastic packaging, in its planned acquisition of Hong Kong headquartered ACE Corporation Holdings Limited, for an initial consideration of US$301 million (£178 million) and a total consideration of up to US$430 million
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