LawFuel.com – The Law News Site – The national law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP announced that Randy J. Aoyama has joined the firm as partner and Bradley H. Logan has joined the firm as an associate, both resident in the Firm’s Phoenix, AZ office. Mr. Aoyama will continue to focus his practice
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New York – Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG), together with affiliates of Louis M. Bacon, the founder, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and principal investment manager of Moore Capital Management, LP, have agreed to acquire a majority interest in the Traxys Group, a physical metals and minerals commodity merchant, logistics and trading
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By Shah Peerally, Immigration Attorney and Author. After living in the US for 25 years as a permanent resident citizen (having a green card), Egyptian native Tarek Hamdi, decides to apply for citizenship. However the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) postpone it due to the “Controlled Application Review and Resolution Program” CAARP[1].
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It is only March, but we have already seen some truly ridiculous lawsuits this year. Here are five of the craziest cases that have popped up so far. For some reason—four of the five cases have been in California—decide for yourself what that might mean. Siri Isn’t Perfect In February a judge in Oakland, California
Changing the traditional law firm model is something that is working with great success in Australia and the United Kingdom. The United States is much slower to grapple with the issue of introducing outside investment into law firms, but new law firm models continue to arise. The story of non-lawyer investment in the United
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Pam Bondi and Florida Governor Rick Scott held the Women’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony today and announced that the following three outstanding Florida women have been inducted into the Florida Women’s Hall of Fame: Sheriff Susan Benton of Sebring, Louise Jones Gopher of Okeechobee, and the late Dottie Berger MacKinnon of
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Finding the perfect lawyer for your case can be tricky, but you’ll be handing over a lot of responsibility and a great deal of money, so picking the right attorney is important. Here are 8 pointers to help you get started. 1. Look for Referrals One good way to get started when you are looking
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that CRAIG B. HABER, a former partner of a global accounting firm, was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 54 months in prison for stealing nearly $4 million in client payments intended for the accounting firm. HABER pled guilty in
Kodak Also to Pay for Liability at Superfund Sites in New York and New Jersey Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Judith A. Enck, Regional Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, announced today that the United States has entered into settlement agreements with EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
Davis Polk advised Temasek in connection with its affiliate’s investment in Series B preferred shares of TutorGroup Holding. Affiliates of Alibaba Group, the China-based e-commerce company, and Qiming Venture Partners, a China-based venture capital fund, also participated in this round of financing. The aggregate investment size for this Series B round was close to
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