Detroit’s bankruptcy has lead to a number of interesting and challenging issues, but the public apology from law firm Kirkland & Ellis and its client, a bond insurer, has been somewhat extraordinary. The apology was for “any unfounded aspersions” that were cast on the mediators acting on the city’s bankruptcy and were made by the […]
The so-called “puppy mills” that allegedly permit large dog breeders who provide poor living conditions for dogs, has seen a federal judge in Cook County delay the new law targeting them. –> How to Potty Train a Cairn Terrier Pup: The law was originally due to take effect on October 1 and the case is
George Leef is director of research for the John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy and wrote this piece for Forbes. He holds a bachelor of arts degree from Carroll College (Waukesha, WI) and a juris doctor from Duke University School of Law. One of the Bard’s often-quoted lines is Dick the Butcher’s admonition
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Blakes is pleased to announce that our Tax group has been awarded the 2014 “Canada Tax Firm of the Year” for the sixth time in the last seven years. Blakes also received 2014 “Tax Court of Canada Firm of the Year” and an additional award for a private equity transaction. The awards were presented at
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Another Top Five contender in the law firm stakes is set to arrive with the impending merger between Bingham McCutchen and Morgan Lewis & Bockhius. It’s reported that the two firms are set to merge and would create a 2000 lawyer firm with revenues of $2 billion according to Reuters. Bingham McCutchen is Boston-based while
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Al Mirsal – Global cyber-attack threats stand at the highest ever recorded level, jumping 14 percent from 2012 to 2013 (Cisco 2014 Annual Security Report). Furthermore, a recent Microsoft Security Intelligence Report found that operating system infection rates in the GCC countries were almost twice the worldwide average, with up to 13 computers out of
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Brain injury law is a highly specialized area of law, for good reason. A couple who have developed one of America’s leading brain injury law practices, Michael Kaplen and Shana De Caro developed their area of specialty when they found few lawyers who had the necessary expertise. De Caro, of the firm De Caro and
Hobnobbing and associating with A-Listers is always good for the ego, but it can also be good for business. Problem for lawyer Svitlana Sangary, an LA Attorney, is she photoshopped herself into parties that she never attended, rubbing shoulders with George Cooney, Donald Trump and others. Result: A six month suspension form the State Bar
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NEW YORK — Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP (“SRZ”) is pleased to announce that Seetha Ramachandran will join the firm on October 6, as special counsel in the Litigation Group. Resident in the firm’s New York office, Ms. Ramachandran will focus her practice on white-collar criminal defense and investigations, banking and securities enforcement as well
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Who said personal injury law couldn’t bring a personal fortune? No-one, right? Well for Thomas R Kline, the Philadelphia trial lawyer who has represented injury lawsuit clients over many years, he has not only made a fortune but now he has also donated a chunk of it – $50 million to be exact. Mr Kline
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