Shakeup and mergers in the Australian legal market have been a consistent pattern in recent years. Now UK-based Hogan Lovells is to set up in Australia, taking two Allens partners to commence Aussie operations in July. The two former Allens parters are Nicky Lester and Tim Lester. The firm says that rather than trying to
Senator Robert Menendez has been indicted on public corruption charges. The Democrat senator is charged with allegedly accepting bribes from a Florida ophthalmologist in exchange for using his position to push the doctor’s interests, according to a Justice Department official and reported by HuffingtonPost. Menendez was indicted on a total of 14 charges: one count of
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First there was the highly publicised murder of Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman who died after his accusations against Argentine president Christina Fernandez of her plotting to cover up the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center that killed 85 people. Conspiracies surrounded the death of Nisman with a private team of investigators analysing autopsy
Reed Smith – According to our global survey of business leaders, conducted by The Economist Intelligence Unit, companies are making conservative judgements when considering expansion to new territories, weighing up issues such as regulatory and risk exposure, duration in the market and knowledge of how business is conducted. Cross border business has been taking a
Why are there so few black lawyers in the big law firms? A recent survey says there are only three percent of lawyers in BigLaw who are African American and their numbers are actually declining with fewer than two percent being partners. The numbers have declined since the economic downturn according to American Lawyer’s Diversity
Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is under investigation for allegedly groping a model and a complaint against the high profile Weinstein has been filed, according to reports. Allegations first emerged in the New York Daily News, which identified the model as a 22 year old Italian who alleged she had been groped last Friday in New York. The woman
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ZoneLaw – NZ IP Law – The diminishing ability of traditional legal channels to protect businesses from brand jacking and dilution of trade marks online in New Zealand, means business leaders might need to start relying less on the law and more on smarter commercial decisions to protect their brand investments. Intellectual property expert and
The man who attempted to set up a terrorist training camp in the United States, Haroon Aswat, has pleaded guilty in the Manhattan federal court. US Attorney Preet Bahara’s release below: Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin announced that
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against L.A. Star Seafood Company Inc. of Los Angeles and its corporate officers Sima Goldring and Sam Goldring to prevent the distribution of adulterated seafood products, the Department of Justice announced today. The department filed a
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