Foley Hoag – While EPA continues to go backwards on climate, evidence continues to mount that investors are only going to get more aggressive. There were two developments worth noting this month. First, Bloomberg Markets reported that BlackRock, which seems increasingly willing to put its mouth where its money is, has sent letters to 120
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By Jacco Zwetsloot A full-service law firm in Korea like HMP Law potentially handles any kind of legal matter that can arise: from criminal defense, through inheritances, to obtaining government licensing to build and operate a nuclear power plant. As well as lawyers (our firm has around 80), there are tax specialists, notary publics, advisers,
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Chapman Tripp acted on the most M&A deals out of all New Zealand law firms in 2017, according to latest league tables. The firm was ranked 11th in Australasia by both Bloomberg and Mergermarket for overall M&A deal count, with 28 deals recognised by both publishers. “2017 was a softer year for M&A, but Chapman
ON24 – Webinars are great ways to maintain connections and educate both clients and prospects on business and legal issues of interest and concern to them. They also happen to be one of the best ways for business development managers and partners within your firm to identify and develop qualified leads. Think of it this way. Marketing
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Donald Trump’s reference to immigrants from ‘shithole countries’ – notably Haiti, Central American and African countries – has hit more than a nerve with any number of countries, diplomats, leaders and others. So we thought we would look at a quick sampling of top US lawyers who come from such ‘shithole countries’, ranging from Somalia
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Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Angel M. Melendez, Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”), Michael C. Mikulka, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Regional Office of the United States Department of Labor, Office
Wilmer Hale – False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries topped $3.7 billion in fiscal year 2017, marking the eighth straight year of annual recoveries in excess of $3 billion. Healthcare cases, including ones involving drug and device companies, accounted for most of the total, at roughly $2.47 billion. Recoveries in Defense Department cases increased to approximately
LOS ANGELES – A former contract officer with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs was charged today with filing a false federal tax return and lying to VA investigators when he denied taking bribes from the operator of parking lots at the VA’s Los Angeles medical campuses. Ralph Tillman, 58, of Whittier, who was
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that FRASER THOMPSON was sentenced today to five years in prison for his participation in a fraudulent scheme to charge mobile phone customers millions of dollars in monthly fees for unsolicited, recurring text messages without the customers’ knowledge or consent
Sponsored – As in many situations in life, people tend to get motivated to do certain things on their own with the aim of cutting overall costs. Well, in some cases, it makes sense. When you are involved in any kind of accident, and one party is at fault, you need to claim compensation. If
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