(Hackensack, NJ – April 27, 2018) – Hackensack-based law firm Pashman Stein Walder Hayden (PSWH) is pleased to announce that its Appellate Litigation Practice Group has been named The New Jersey’s Law Journal’s 2017 Appellate Litigation Department of the Year for the firm’s impressive record of appellate successes this past year. The Law Journal, the […]
Washington, D.C. – Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that Nathan Clukey has joined the firm in Washington, D.C. as a partner in its Tax Controversy practice. He was formerly a partner with King & Spalding LLP. Mr. Clukey focuses on complex domestic and international tax controversy issues, including transfer pricing tax litigation. He
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The Commerce Commission has laid nine charges against retailer Noel Leeming Group Limited (Noel Leeming), for alleged misrepresentations about consumers’ rights under the Consumer Guarantees Act (CGA). The charges are under the Fair Trading Act, as it is a breach of that Act to mislead consumers about their rights under the CGA. The charges follow
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Sponsored – Tom Caine – Productivity is important in any organization, even in a law firm. From the senior partners to the assistants, everyone should be productive to deliver the best outcomes for all the things that they do. How is this possible? The rest of this post has some of the productivity lessons that
Criminal defense work is wearying work and Bill Cosby’s defense lawyer Tom Mesereau has been charged with drifting off to snooze during part of his client’s trial – albeit only when testimony was being read by the Judge to the Jury after lengthy deliberations and questioning. According to media reports Tom Mesereau drifted off while Judge
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Cyber attack is a major risk for today’s law firms as cybercriminals target law firms in a multi-billion dollar industry that has lead to a fast-growing cyber industry, which remains a sensitive area to talk about for lawyers and businesses alike. But as the cyber crime business grows, the urgent need for law firms to
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Freshfields – Society’s relationship with business has shifted over recent years, bringing corporate conduct firmly into the spotlight. Often in response to calls for greater corporate accountability, governments and enforcement agencies have increasingly been turning to the criminal law to hold companies liable for misconduct occurring within their organisations or for their benefit. Across various
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (‘Freshfields’) has advised Cedar Holdings Group Ltd (‘Cedar Holdings’) on its proposed acquisition of Integra Holdings Group’s petrochemicals trading business. Binding sale documentation, which paves the way for the acquisition of 51 per cent of the shares in the target holding entity of the business, Granite Capital S.A., was executed on 17
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised the Wu family, founders of Nature’s Care, on one of the largest private equity investments so far in 2018 to a Chinese consortium. The consortium, made up of China Jianyin Investment Ltd. (JIC) and Tamar Alliance Partners Fund I, L.P. (Tamar), has entered into a binding agreement
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Kelley Drye & Warren – Morality clauses, or morals clauses, are making a comeback in the age of the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements. A sample morality clause in an actor talent agreement may read as follows: Artist shall act at all times with due regard to public morals, conventions and Studio policies. If Artist
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