Tom Burnett, contributor – As if the #Metoo sex abuse issue is not enough, now leading law firm Russell McVeagh must concern itself with whether clients will head for the exit in the wake of the sexual assault claims in recent days. The most recent harassment claim against the firm related to “consensual sexual” encounters […]
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Over the past 20 years there have been a limited number of allegations of poor behaviour involving consensual sexual events including on our premises. A social media post has referred to one of these, which occurred more than 10 years ago. Due to the consensual nature of the event, a formal complaint was never made.
LawVision Group – On a recent business trip to Latin America I witnessed an interesting everyday event that directly speaks to the value of leadership when dealing with a group of strong personalities. As I was walking along a park I saw a professional dog walker lead two packs of dogs into a clearing. Each
Fox Rothschild – The cost of cybercrime continues to rise, driven by increasingly sophisticated cybercriminals and a growing pool of new and often unsophisticated internet users, according to a new report from internet security firm McAfee and the Center for Strategic and International Studies. “Cybercrime is relentless, undiminished, and unlikely to stop. It is just
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LOS ANGELES – Two men have been arrested on charges of scheming to avoid the payment of federal excise taxes on duty-free cigarettes that should have been sent abroad, but instead were diverted to local retail outlets. Yong “David” Lu, 54, of Arcadia, and Wenzhu Guo, also 54, of Monterey Park, were arrested Thursday morning
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Russell McVeagh’s Board and Partners have reflected on the events of two years ago and the recent media coverage relating to those events. What happened in the summer of 2015/16 was completely unacceptable. The brave actions of the young women who spoke out, resulted in the Board and managing partners taking significant action to improve
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Lawrence H. Wolf, a/k/a “Larry,” Allegedly Obtained and Spent More Than $12 Million in Victim Funds by Falsely Claiming Ownership Over Valuable Oil and Gas Assets Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the
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A verbal stoush between Duncan Cotterill and Russell McVeagh over disclosure of a sexual harassment issue with a lawyer hired by the former from the latter firm has developed into one of the nasty side effects of the recent sexual harassment issue hitting Russell McVeagh. The sexual harassment and assault issue has created a mounting
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The New Zealand Law Society says some changes are needed to the Brokering (Weapons and Related Items) Controls Bill to improve the regulation of weapons brokering, consistent with New Zealand’s international treaty obligations. The Bill will introduce more comprehensive controls on weapons brokering between foreign countries and will prevent New Zealanders and New Zealand-based entities
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The New Zealand Law Society has a robust process for investigating and resolving complaints about the conduct of lawyers, Law Society Acting Executive Director Mary Ollivier says. “The allegations relating to sexual harassment and the wider discussion about workplace environment in the legal profession have resulted in a number of inquiries about the processes and
