SANTA ANA, California – The owners of a now-defunct Southern California real estate investment firm were arrested today for allegedly perpetrating a Ponzi scheme that ended with the bankruptcy of their company and caused private investors and banks collectively to lose well over $110 million when the scheme collapsed. Michael Stewart, 66, of Phoenix, […]
DLA Piper has been on an aggressive growth path for the past 15 years, achieving a top-of-the-heap ranking in both headcount and revenue terms. Now the leadership is to change with the firm announcing a new lineup to take place in 2015. It’s a move that one of the new heads, corporate partner Roger Meltzer
The sexual abuse allegations against Woody Allen have not been supported by one of the family members, with Dylan Farrow’s brother Moses accusing Mia Farrow of abuse, rather than his adopted father. Dylan Farrow penned an open letter revealing details of the sexual abuse she claims happened 20 years ago, allegedly at the hands of
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Unpaid internships have been firmly in the spotlight in recent years. Images of students working for nothing on the edge of poverty have led to a number of legal cases in the US. While unpaid internships were once seen as a rite of passage, the fact students are readily suing their employers has meant companies
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LOS ANGELES — Two Mexican nationals were found guilty today of federal charges related to the death of a Coast Guard officer who was fatally injured in late 2012 when he was thrown from a Coast Guard vessel that was rammed by a “panga” boat operated by defendants. Following a seven-day trial, a federal
Arrests of four people who may have been connected to the drugs found in actor Philip Seymour Hoffman’s apartment have been made, according to reports. A raid by police arrested the three men and one woman, with police also recovering 350 glassine-type bags that usually contain heroin, the official said. The actor’s death of an
Large law firms are taking on partners. The issue is that they come from other firms and the trend is growing rapidly, according to figures released by the American Lawyer magazine this week. Corporate lawyers represent 17 percent of all the partner moves for the 12 month period ending on September 30 2013, which is
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Marketing a law firm has traditionally relied – to a large extent anyway – upon the legal accomplishments of the law practise. But that’s not the way you need to approach the development of a good law firm marketing strategy. Micah Solomon is an author, entrepreneur and speaker who consults on customer service issues, among
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Fired Swansee manager Michael Laudrop will receive a handsome payoff after being dumped by his team, but legal issues in Holland prevented him making the journey to see the Swansea City youth team play at The Hague after a former Dutch Club advertised for his whereabouts over an allegedly unpaid tax bill. The unusual action
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2014 LawFuel.com — The Mesothelioma Compensation Center says, “The most costly mistake a diagnosed victim of mesothelioma, or their family members can make, is thinking a local personal injury law firm can do a great job on a mesothelioma compensation claim—or assuming that a mesothelioma middleman marketing law firm is really going
