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Investment CEO’s Scheme to Defraud NBPA Results in Prison Sentence

Law Firms / June 10, 2014

Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that JOSEPH LOMBARDO, the founder and former chief executive officer of Prim Capital Corporation (“Prim”), was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for mail fraud and conspiracy to obstruct justice, arising from his scheme to defraud the National Basketball Players […]

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Teachers’ Union Lawsuit Victor a Lover of “The Fortune Cookie”

Featured, Law Firms, Lawyers / June 10, 2014

The lawyer for the students who won a lawsuit challenging the protection of jobs on Tuesday on the basis of unconstitutional issues, is a believer in winning and a lover of the Walter Matthau movie “The Fortune Cookie” about a crooked, ambulance-chasing lawyer. As co-chair of Gibson Dunn’s appellate and constitutional chair groups, Theodore Boutrous

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Clyde & Co Opens In Southern California

Law Firms / June 10, 2014

Clyde & Co is pleased to announce that it is opening an office in Southern California, headed by Joe Walsh, formerly a partner at Keesal, Young & Logan. Clyde & Co is pleased to announce that it is opening an office in Southern California, headed by Joe Walsh, formerly a partner at Keesal, Young &

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The Kidnapping Issue for Business

Briefing / June 9, 2014

Employers owe a duty of care to their employees, and how far this duty extends in order to ensure the safety of individuals is brought sharply into focus when employees of a business find themselves victims of a kidnap event. As the kidnap landscape continues to evolve and global businesses particularly in the mining and

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Reed Smith Adds Former Chair of Wolff Samson’s Securities Litigation Group to Firm

Lawyers, Press Releases / June 9, 2014

(June 9, 2014, New York) – Reed Smith LLP today announced the addition of William E. “Bill” Goydan as a partner in the Financial Industry Group (FIG) in New York. Goydan was formerly a member and chair of the Securities Litigation & Enforcement Group at Wolff & Samson, PC. Kiran V. Somashekara and John O.

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The Selfie and the Commercial Free Speech Game

Briefing, Featured / June 9, 2014

Loeb & Loeb – In discussing the debate surrounding Ortiz’s selfie with the President—whether it was a spontaneous snapshot or a paid marketing stunt on behalf of Samsung—this article looks at the legal issues surrounding brands’ use of celebrities and famous people such as President Obama, and the questions raised about whether such acts are

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Kim Dotcom Goes on Attack – Again

Featured / June 9, 2014

He’s the target of US extradition and the subject of lawsuits from movie producers and recording companies, now Kiwi-based Kim Dotcom has offered a $5 million bounty for anyone who can establish corruption by the US or New Zealand governments as he faces his extradition trial. Dotcom has made as big a name for himself

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Oops . . Law Jobs Dip Again

Law Job News, Law schools / June 9, 2014

US law jobs are on the decline again, dropping 700 jobs in May and following hard on the heals of a 2000 job drop in April. The figures from the Labor Department show that there are around 1.14 million legal jobs in May, which is still around 1200 more than May last year, but 40,000

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Tracy Morgan Accident Creates Civil and Criminal Law Issues

Featured / June 9, 2014

The truck accident involving comedian Tracy Morgan has seen Walmart offer to take full responsibility as the precise circumstances of the accident, which killed one man and critically injured three others, including Morgan, continue to unfold. The truck driver Kevin Roper, 35, has been charged with one count of death by auto and four counts

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Skadden’s International Arbitration and Litigation Group

Briefing / June 8, 2014

The International Litigation and Arbitration Group of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and affiliates (“Skadden”) brings a vast breadth of knowledge and experience to the resolution of international disputes, including claims of expropriation and other investor/state disputes. Our lawyers have appeared before every major international arbitral institution, including the International Centre for Settlement

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