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Preet Bharara Returns to Court

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] US Attorney Preet Bharara has returned to Court for the first time in eight years, making a court appearance sitting right up front where any other prosecutor – not just the US Attorney running the most powerful office outside of Washington – to help from court, not just the lectern. We’re used to handling

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Barnes & Thornburg Adds Corporate and Commercial Litigator in Wilmington

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]   WILMINGTON, Del. (February 13, 2017) – Barnes & Thornburg LLP has added Thomas E. Hanson, Jr. to its Wilmington, Delaware, office as a partner in the Litigation Department. Hanson joins from Morris James LLP. Hanson focuses on corporate and complex commercial litigation involving mid- to large-sized companies. He frequently litigates in the Delaware

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MailOnline Castigates UK Lawyers Over Conflict, Ethics & Money

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Britain’s Mail Online took a solid shot at the UK law profession following the striking off of so-called ambulance chasing lawyer Phil Shiner. Shiner is a former Public Interest Lawyers solicitor who was found guilty on five counts by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal who ordered him to pay interim costs of £250,000. But Mail Online columnist

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Hogan Lovells Bolsters Corporate Practice in Houston with Addition of Gregory Hill

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Violent Mafia Continues, Says US Attorney

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and James P. O’Neill, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), announced today the filing of an Indictment charging CHRISTOPHER LONDONIO

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LawFuel “Power List” Shows Women Moving Up In Changing Legal Landscape

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] LawFuel New Zealand – LawFuel’s “Power List” of the most powerful lawyers in New Zealand shows an increasing number of women are occupying power positions in the administration of law in New Zealand. Top in the list this year is recently appointed Governor General Dame Patsy Reddy (pictured) who already made the previous list as

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Legal Giant Accused of ‘Systematic & Gross’ Overcharging

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Law firm Dechert have had massive, multi-million pound legal bills put into question and now face litigation over their fees to a large mining client. The £16m bill was charged to mining company ENRC, but a reversal in the UK High Court poses major problems for the legal giant. The Lawyer reports that the High Court

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Airport Lawyers Site Set Up Fast To Help Trump-Ban Travellers

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Volunteer lawyers have moved into one of the hottest new areas of law practice – assisting travelers affected by the Trump travel ban.  A new website set up by lawyers and software developers has been attracting business from those affected by the so-called ‘Muslim ban’. Airport Lawyer lets users to check out information about people targeted

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