Manhattan lawyer Ronny Buni attempted to collect fees from his client, but received a major reversal of fortunes when the fees, described as “frivolous”, were not only overlooked by the Court but Buni was ordered to pay his clients $21,000. Buni’s fees for “legal research” amounted more to Law 101 said Manhattan civil court judge
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Most people still picture an authoritative individual pointing directly at the camera when they think of legal marketing, but the truth is that the internet and social media have upended the traditional client path. With this in mind, Legal Marketing Advantage has put together six marketing mistakes that all law firms should strive to
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International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed Arun Balasubramanian to become co-head of the firm’s India group, working alongside Pratap Amin, Chairman of Freshfields’ India group. Most recently a partner at Linklaters in Singapore with active involvement in the India capital markets practice and its US law practice in Southeast Asia, Arun is a
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LawFuel.com – Law Firm News – Skadden secured the dismissal of remanded shareholder derivative claims brought against UBS Financial Services Incorporated of Puerto Rico, UBS Trust Company of Puerto Rico and directors of UBS-managed mutual funds alleging violations of federal securities and Puerto Rico laws. On July 9, Judge Aida M. Delgado-Colon of the U.S.
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For a disgraced former New York governor and US attorney, Eliot Spitzer’s not doing so badly. The high profile lawyer reached an equally high profile demise in 2008 after his patronizing of a high priced prostitution ring, the Emperors Club when he reportedly paid up to $80,000 for prostitutes over several years and hwile serving
Hector Sharp is a New Zealand student who plans to study law, but has been writing on Mid-East and African affairs during his travels. He graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2012 with a degree in Political Science. Spent time working at the Harry S. Truman Peace Institute in Jerusalem, specializing in conflict resolution
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1 UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE Southern District of New York U.S. ATTORNEY PREET BHARARA LawFuel.com – US Law News – Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that JASON KONIOR, the founder and manager of a number of related business entities in New York City, collectively referred
LawFuel.com – Law Firm News Cahill represented Deutsche Bank as administrative agent and Deutsche Bank, Barclays Bank, and UBS Securities as lead arrangers in connection with the $375,000,000 credit facility comprised of a $300,000,000 Term B loan and a $75,000,000 revolver for Oceania Cruises, Inc., a provider of destination cruising services to ports in Europe,
He became known as “Fabulous Fab” because of an email he sent to his girlfriend. But now, former Goldman Sachs vice president Fabrice Tourre’s lawyer is arguing that the email was personal and irrelevant to the case brought against him by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. What, exactly, did the email say? “Only potential
Sparke Helmore is delighted to welcome Roger Sands, who has joined the Insurance Group this week as a partner in the Perth office. “Roger is a very senior and highly respected insurance practitioner in the Western Australian market and we are thrilled that he has now decided to join Sparke Helmore. We have a vision
