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LA CLothing Outlets Owners Jailed For Failing to Report Almost $4 Million Income to IRS

Press Releases / December 5, 2018

LOS ANGELES – A Downey man who operates second-hand clothing stores in Los Angeles County has been sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison for not reporting nearly $4 million in corporate income to the Internal Revenue Service. Jose Martin Andrade Flores, 53, the owner and operator of American Superior Used Clothing, […]

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“Lawyers are not above the law” Says US Attorney On Law Firm Civil Fraud Settlement

Law Firms, Press Releases / December 4, 2018

Defendants Admit and Accept Responsibility for Their Conduct and Will Pay More Than $6 Million in Total to Resolve Claims Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Laura Wertheimer, Inspector General for the Federal Housing Finance Agency Office of Inspector General (“FHFA-OIG”), and Michael J. Missal, Inspector General for the

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Law Firm Tie-Up Will Double DC Presence for Both

Law Firms, Press Releases, US Law / December 4, 2018

Dykema and Loss, Judge & Ward Announce Combination Detroit/Washington, D.C. – December 4, 2018 — Dykema, a leading national law firm, and Loss, Judge & Ward, LLP, a Chambers-ranked Washington, D.C., firm, today announced their strategic combination. The combination takes effect on January 1, 2019, and will double each firm’s Washington, D.C., presence. The depth and experience of Loss, Judge

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Is Your Role as GC Being Redefined?

Briefing / December 3, 2018

The GC {RE}DEFINED Morrison & Foerster – The one constant in business today is change. Nonstop developments in technology, politics, regulation, culture, legislation, and financial markets now require all organizations to respond at unprecedented speed. To thrive in this environment, organizations need business leaders who are change agents; those who can inspire their own teams

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Are In-House Lawyers Helping to Kill The Law Firm Model?

Headlining, Law Firms / December 3, 2018

One of the biggest threats facing law firms is from other lawyers – specifically those working for in-house legal teams. The development has been one that has been occurring with relentlessness for many years, with Law.com reporting last year that 75 per cent of work for legal departments is handled in-house, with more being retained

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New Skadden Fellows – The List

Law Firms, Press Releases / December 2, 2018

The firm has announced its 2019 class of Skadden Fellows, a group of 28 graduating law students and judicial clerks who are devoting the next two years of their professional careers to public interest work. Since the program’s inception in 1988, Skadden has funded 849 Fellows Christina Avalos University of California, Los Angeles School of

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3 Women Partners Join Russell McVeagh . . The Women Are Rising

Law Firms, New Zealand Law News, NZ Press Releases, Press Releases / November 30, 2018

After one of their most difficult year’s in the firm’s history following the sexual harassment issues, Russell McVeagh has announced the appointment of four new partners, three of whom are women. The firm has striven to restore its reputation following the issues over sexual harassment, implementing all the recommendations made in the independent report from

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NZ Bar President To Banish Macho Behaviour From Lawyers

New Zealand Law News, NZ Press Releases / November 30, 2018

The new president of the country’s professional body for barristers, the New Zealand Bar Association, says macho behaviour by both men and women in the legal profession has had its day. Kate Davenport QC has recently taken on the role of president and is just the second woman to lead the Bar Association. “Recently the

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Four New Partners & Two Special Counsel for Chapman Tripp

Press Releases / November 30, 2018

30 November 2018 Chapman Tripp is delighted to announce the appointment of four new partners and two special counsels, effective 1 December, says chief executive partner Nick Wells. “I am proud to welcome our four new partners and two special counsels. Their appointments strengthen our depth and insight into different industries, and will enable

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Brexit: The UK and the EU – Clifford Chance

Briefing, Briefings, Press Releases, UK Law / November 30, 2018

With the UK and the wider EU facing the consequences of the Brexit vote, businesses globally need to manage the challenges and pursue the opportunities. Visit our dedicated Brexit hub for the latest news and developments. At Clifford Chance, we have been working for several years to understand what form a potential Brexit could take and the

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