Connecting a star law firm like Boies Schiller Flexner with a high profile case such as that involving star lawyer Michael Avenatti has become something of a byword for the way in which Boies’ law firm operates. The Avenatti arrest sent an already hyper-intense media into overdrive as the former lawyer for Adult actress Stormy […]
LOS ANGELES – Two brothers who allegedly operated an unlicensed investment advisory business out of their parents’ Encino home were arrested today on federal wire fraud charges for an alleged scheme in which they used false account statements to hide multi-million dollar losses of their investors’ funds. Motty Mizrahi, 46, of Encino, and Sassi Mizrahi, 53,
WHITE PLAINS, NY (March 28, 2019) Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s preeminent workplace law firms, is pleased to announce Principals David G. Islinger, Ryan P. Lessmann and Daniel D. Schudroff have been recognized by The BTI Consulting Group as 2019 Client Service All-Stars. According to BTI, the Client Service All-Stars deliver incomparable levels of client service excellence, demonstrate an unrelenting pursuit
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Tompkins Wake chief executive Jon Calder is calling on other Waikato law firms to support the Law Society’s Gender Equality Charter. At an Institute of Directors lunch earlier this month, Calder spoke about his firm’s commitment to the Charter and the work it is doing to meet the Charter requirements – and issued a challenge.
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Once again, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation has named Skadden one of the Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality. For the 10th time in 11 years, the firm received a perfect score of 100 percent on HRC’s Corporate Equality Index. The 2019 index evaluated LGBTQ-related policies and practices, including nondiscrimination workplace protections, domestic
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Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Philip R. Bartlett, the Inspector-in-Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, announced that RICHARD DIVER was arrested on fraud charges in connection with his embezzlement from the asset management company where he worked as
LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury today returned a 19-count felony indictment charging two men with participating in a scheme where nine residential homes in San Bernardino County were purchased, mostly with money wired from China, and then the homes were converted into illegal marijuana grow houses. Lin Li, a.k.a. Aaron Li, 37, of
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Good lawyers are increasingly hard to find with demand set to grow. However, recent research uncovers that many firms may be under-utilising key tools & strategies available to attract top talent. Salaries have remained flat despite obvious, and continuing, high demand for quality personnel. These are among the top findings of the 2019 Australasian Legal Practice
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Leading international law firm Clifford Chance today announced that François Bonteil has been appointed the new Global Practice Area Leader for the firm’s well-regarded Real Estate practice, succeeding Jonathan Solomon from 1 May 2019. François, who joined Clifford Chance as a partner in the firm’s Paris office in 2004, is a long-standing and integral member
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Organisation for World Peace – Today, a group of women who claim to have been enslaved, raped, and abused by one of Australia’s most infamous terrorists are seeking a landmark legal case to be brought before a New South Wales (NSW) Civil and Administrative tribunal in order to receive compensation. These hearings begin the week
