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Slaughter and May expands scope of its technology entrepreneurs programme

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Leading law firm Slaughter and May has today opened its technology entrepreneurs programme, Fast Forward, for a third round of applications and announced that the scheme has this time been expanded to include a broader range of emerging technology businesses. Fast Forward is the firm’s legal incubation programme, supporting the work of early and growth-phase technology

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Akin Gump Adds Four-Partner Restructuring and Global Debt Finance Group

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(Hartford, CT and London, UK) – Akin Gump is pleased to announce the addition of a four-partner financial restructuring and global debt finance team. Thomas F. O’Connor, Renée M. Dailey, Christopher E. Lawrence and Chester L. (“Chip”) Fisher all joined Akin Gump from Morgan Lewis. Mr. O’Connor will reside in Akin Gump’s London office, while

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The Missing Contender For The Chief Justice’s Chair

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Will Robertson*  LawFuel recently provided a list of names as a likely short list of candidates for the Chief Justice’s position.  Dame Sian Elias is due to retire in March. David Goddard QC, last year’s LawFuel lawyer of the year and one of pre-eminent barristers in the country may well be just the man to fit the

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Seasoned commercial litigation trial lawyer Megan Webster joins Mayer Brown in Chicago and New York

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Chicago, 22 October 2018– Mayer Brown announced today that Megan S. Webster has joined the firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice as a partner. Ms. Webster will be based in the firm’s Chicago office and spend substantial time in the New York office. She joins from BMO Financial Group, where she served as the associate general

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Jackson Lewis Named Employment Litigation Powerhouse in BTI Litigation Outlook 2019

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 Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s preeminent workplace law firms, is pleased to announce the firm has again been identified as an Employment Litigation “Powerhouse” in the BTI Litigation Outlook 2019: Changes, Trends and Opportunities for Law Firms report.  “We are honored to again be recognized by BTI for the eighth consecutive year,” said Firm Chairman Vincent A.

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US Attorney Settles Fraudulent Billing Claims Against Vascular Access Centers

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Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Scott Lampert, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General’s (“HHS-OIG”) New York Region, announced today that the United States has settled civil healthcare fraud claims against VASCULAR ACCESS CENTERS, L.P.,

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The Anti-Money Laundering Tool That Permits ID Verification in Seconds

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Vincent McCartney* Phase 2 of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act (AML/CFT Act) is now live for accountants in practice and lawyers. These professionals are now required to perform ‘customer due diligence’ on their clients to verify their identity and ‘know your customer’ (KYC). The traditional method of identifying a client is

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The Russell McVeagh Departed: Who Are They & Where Did They Go?

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Michael Stephens* The firm’s pre-eminent position as one of the country’s leading firms has continued, albeit tarnished badly by recent events involving sexual harassment and bullying issues, leading to Dame Margaret Bazley’s report in July, the recommendations of which have all been accepted by the firm. >> See LawFuel’s Jobs Site For In-House, Litigation and

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