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Artificial Intelligence and The Future For Legal Services

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Clifford Chance – Artificial intelligence (AI) is growing at a phenomenal speed (think, for example, of driverless cars, or, simply, interaction with the personal assistant on your smartphone) and is now set to transform the legal industry by mining documents, reviewing and creating contracts, raising red flags and performing due diligence. We are enthusiastic early […]

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Phony Fuel Cell Tech Investment Scam Leads to Guilty Plea for Promoters

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Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that GEORGE DOUMANIS and EMANUEL PANTELAKIS, a/k/a “Manny,” each pled guilty today to defrauding investors in Terminus Energy, Inc., a publicly traded penny stock. DOUMANIS and PANTELAKIS each pled guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud before U.S. Magistrate

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Russell McVeagh Welcomes Three New Partners Including Former NZTA Lawyer and Rugby World Cup Lawyer

New Zealand Law News /

The leading law firm is pleased to welcome to the Russell McVeagh partnership Cameron Law, who joins the firm from the transport sector, together with homegrown talents Ben Paterson and Joe Edwards. Russell McVeagh Board Chair, David Hoare says, “The firm is proud to welcome Cameron to the firm’s Environment, Planning and Natural Resources team,

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3 New Partners at Chapman Tripp – NZ Law News

New Zealand Law News /

Chapman Tripp is pleased to announce the appointment of three new partners, effective 1 December 2017. In the Auckland office, Hamish Bolland becomes a property partner. In our Wellington office, Lucy Cooper becomes a competition and regulatory partner, and Tim Sherman a commercial and technology, media and communications partner. Auckland Hamish Bolland, Construction and Major

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Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: 5 Rules For Breaking Up a Law Firm Partnership & The Partner Who Wants to ‘Burn the Firm to the Ground’

Headlining, Law Firm Management /

Breakups are hard to do, whether romantic or ‘legal’ in the sense of law firm partnerships.  But the bitter breakup of a US personal injury firm is demonstrating the need to prepare for the worst. There are some things you can do to avoid the sort of acrimony and scorched earth acrimony that is being

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Cindy Lewin, Former General Counsel for AARP, Joins Venable’s Nonprofit Organizations Practice

Law Firms /

Washington, DC (November 29, 2017) – Venable LLP is pleased to announce that Cynthia (Cindy) M. Lewin has joined the firm’s growing Nonprofit Organizations Practice as a partner in the Washington, DC office. Ms. Lewin, who formerly served as AARP’s executive vice president and general counsel, will draw on her 20 years of experience handling

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The Greens MP, The War Criminal and The Whole Truth

New Zealand Law News /

  Green MP and lawyer Golriz Ghahraman entered the age-old area of being criticised for representing “guilty” parties with criticism leveled at her by former Labour Party staffer Phil Quinn who criticised the new MP over the ‘moral and conscious’ choice’ in who she defended. The MP rejected accusations she is a “genocide denier” after

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Legal Dictation Advances – LawFuel Interviews Nuance Dragon Legal Chief

New Zealand Law News /

Voice recognition technology has come a long way in recent years.  Nuance Dragon Legal is the market leader and LawFuel took the opportunity to interview Asia Pacific Business manager for the company to find out exactly how the latest version is changing the way lawyers work – and what’s in store. Q & A for

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Attorney Pleads Guilty to Green Card Scheme That Collected More Than $50 Million From Investors

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SANTA ANA, California – An attorney who lives in El Monte pleaded guilty today to federal fraud and money laundering charges for participating in a multi-faceted scheme that collected more than $50 million from foreign investors seeking “Green Cards” through the EB-5 visa program. Victoria Chan [陳莹莹], who along with her father operated a San

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