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 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 &
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
(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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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
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
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
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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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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It’s as if the obsession with 79 year old Charles Manson can never die. The latest has been the viral news of his parole, coming from a satirical “news site”, Empire News. But it does nevertheless display a degree of interest in the notorious killer that America won’t let go of. The suggestion that Manson
