CHICAGO, Illinois – February 17, 2014 – The law firm of Arnstein & Lehr LLP is proud to announce that Susan Thompson has joined the firm as director of human resources. Susan has extensive experience in the law firm sector with various firms for more than 20 years. She is recognized […]
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Health and safety at work should always be a primary consideration and the construction industry is particularly vulnerable to potential problems and issues due to the sometimes hazardous and dangerous conditions that people are required to work in. The vast majority of construction companies do of course take their responsibilities and the safety of
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The NSA spied on an American law firm working on a trade dispute issue with the US, according to a report that emerged from the New York Times. A top-secret document obtained by the former NSA contractor Edward Snowden showed the law firm was monitored “while representing a foreign government in trade disputes with the
Clifford Chance has advised Pfizer on the sale of its plant in Illertissen (Germany) to the Russian based R-Pharm Group. Pfizer and R-Pharm have also entered into a long-term contract regarding the continued manufacture of a number of Pfizer products by R-Pharm at the production site. Pfizer employs in Illertissen about 400 employees, which is
The rise of the Alternative Business Structures (ABS) in the UK has lead to a commodisation of legal services, but the issue for many judges and lawyers now is to ensure lawyers adhere to their professional obligations rather than pursuing penal orders for pure financial reward. David Corker, a London white collar criminal defence lawyer
Troubled law firms can seek pro bono help via a confidential helpline under a new service provided by UK legal consultants. The service, provided by 360 Legal Group has set up following increased concerns expressed by many law firms facing trouble – a number that is reportedly over 3500 firms in the country. Following the
A Missouri lawyer who is accused of starting a law firm with his father using his former law firm’s credit card has been ordered to serve a period of community service and was placed on four years’ probation. James A. Clampitt, a disbarred lawyer, was put on probation last Thursday, Missouri Lawyers Weekly (sub. req.)
Valentines Day may offer the hope of love and romance for some . . but it also conceals dark secrets and torment that can lead to legal trouble and ferment like you may not believe. How so? Well, for one it is a legal headache in the workplace. Lawyers will tell you that employers should
A 21 year old woman who killed six people this weekend while speeding along an LA freeway had a lengthy list of DUI and traffic violations. Olivia Carolee Culbreath was driving her Chevrolet Camaro at over 100 miles per hour when she crashed into a Ford Explorer killing the four occupants and two in her
If you are working in the industrial sector, most probably your frequent companions will be machines. And people too. Sometimes, due to the negligence of one of your colleague or due to one of the machines malfunctioning, there can be accidents. Now, some of them do damage to the machine, or at the most to
