The Comcast takeover of Time Warner Cable might have fallen over, but it has heralded a major boost for Wall Street law giant Cleary Gottlieb, who have leapt to the top of the 2014 rankings for US deals. Cleary Gottlieb have shunted Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, Time Warner lawyers for the independent directors
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It may be anathema to suggest that a law firm actually recommends a competitor for a specific job, but that is exactly what one senior General Counsel says should be occurring much more frequently. Mark Chandler is Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer at Cisco Systems and he recommends
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Relationships and dating advice systems are not only a dime a dozen, they also fill the internet with new products, new dating sites and all manner of advice, tips, books, CDs, courses and programs. And one of the newest is from dating author and entrepreneur Mirabelle Summers’ whose new offering is Wrap Him Around Your
Slaughter and May has released a briefing paper on the months ahead for Greece with details about the country since the election and the likely scenarios in the future months. The Greek Parliamentary elections of 25 January 2015 marked a watershed in Greek and, potentially, European politics with the victory of a left-wing and overtly
A global cybersecurity expert believes the Homeland Security bill pass by the House of Representatives this week will apply to law firms Bloombergs reported that Jeroen Plink, managing director of cybersecurity consulting firm Glasswall Solutions and former U.S. chief executive officer of the Practical Law Co, who said he expected law firms would be able to share
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Pam Bondi today thanked members of the Florida Legislature for voting unanimously in favor of HB 7001. The legislation will provide child victims of sexual assault another method to help capture and convict their attackers. “This legislation will allow child victims of sexual assault to gather key evidence to bring their
Legal aid cutbacks in the UK have caused major disruption to the law profession and a senior judge has criticised the lack of action from politicians, while another judge has called for a mass lawyer walkout should the Conservative Party be re-elected. The dramatic comments from judges, normally constrained in their involvement in UK’s political
LOS ANGELES – The architect of a fraudulent investment scheme pleaded guilty today to federal wire fraud and false statement charges related to a Ponzi scheme that bilked victims out of millions of dollars. Gordon Driver, 58, of Henderson, Nevada, pleaded guilty to the two felony counts before United States District Judge
A new survey on the way law firms are managed has been published, predicting dramatic shifts in the way law firms handle highly competitive markets over the next five years, as well as dealing with risk and regulation, financial pressure and changing client demands. The report from the accounting giant BDO took the views of
Press release from the US Attorney on how James Meyer, former assistant to artist Jasper Johns received an 18 month jail term. Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that JAMES MEYER, a former assistant to artist Jasper Johns, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 18
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