The Asian Lawyer, an American Lawyer sibling publication, has named Latham & Watkins Singapore Office Managing Partner Stephen McWilliams an “All-Star” honoree in the Energy sector. The award recognizes McWilliams as a go-to lawyer in the energy industry, with a notably successful track record advising on “highly complex matters in which there is no easy
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A Manhattan federal judge has ruled that the case agaisnst an adviser to Osama bin Laden is more than sufficient to permit the case to go before a jury, after lawyers for the defendant, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, argued the burden of proof had not been met. Abu Ghaith, 48, is a Kuwaiti cleric who married
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No matter how hard you try to steer clear of troubles and mishaps in life, at times you may find them unavoidable. Despite your best desire to avoid personal or professional troubles, sometimes you may find yourself mired in unexpected mayhems. It can be a workplace related accident or a weekend trip gone sour
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Rulefinder Marketing Restrictions (RMR) is a sophisticated service which provides detailed information on the restrictions applicable where an offshore financial institution (OFI) markets or sells a wide range of financial products and services on a cross-border basis. It also covers the provision of advice, research and pre-M&A advice cross-border on such financial products and services.
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Justin Bieber’s celebrity lawyer has spoken out about celebrity culture. Justin Bieber’s “scary good” lawyer Roy Black, a many who has appeared in perhaps as many television shows as courtrooms, has hit out at the celebrity culture for criticism of his client Justin Bieber. The lawyer, who has represented dozens of celebrities and is a
We’ve all heard the one about the lady that sued McDonald’s after spilling hot coffee all over herself back in 1992. But hers is far from the most ridiculous case brought to court over the past few decades. Stella Liebeck’s coffee case was, in fact, much more serious than the public gave her credit for.
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LawFuel.com – Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that SONG LUO, ZEYUAN WANG, and YONG ZHANG were sentenced in Manhattan federal court in connection with their roles in a scheme to commit immigration fraud by creating and submitting applications for political asylum on behalf of
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“Star Trek” star Chris Pine has received a DUI conviction in New Zealand for driving with excessive blood alcohol. The actor, who has been in New Zealand filming a movie and was picked up by local police after attending a film “wrap party”. In New Zealand any driver of 20 years or older cannot drive
The Oscar Pistorius trial in South Africa has taken on an increasingly CSI flavor with the forensic evidence now being displayed in the case that has transfixed much of the ‘trial watching’ world. In its second week, the trial of the paraolympian for the alleged murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp has involved all manner of
Lawfuel.com – March 14, 2014 | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Thomas J. Allingham II, Christopher M. Foulds, Jessica Raatz Kunz, Joseph O. Larkin In a landmark decision issued this morning, the Delaware Supreme Court held for the first time in Kahn v. M&F Worldwide Corp. that the deferential business judgment
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