The Privacy Commissioner has chopped the invoice of an unnamed law firm from over $19,000, essentially for copying files, to the price of a USB stick from the Warehouse. The case note from the Commissioner's Office is below: A man made a request to a law firm for access to his information. The law firm demanded the long-time client pay $19,000 to be sent his information. … [Read more...]
Acts of Domestic Terrorism See Cesar Sayoc Plead Guilty To Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Sayoc Pled Guilty to 65 Felonies, Including Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Interstate Mailing of Explosives Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John C. Demers, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of … [Read more...]
Accountant’s Ponzi Scheme Cheated Investors Out of Over $27 Million
LOS ANGELES – A certified public accountant pleaded guilty today to a federal wire fraud charge for running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded her victims, many of whom were clients of her accounting firm, out of tens of millions of dollars over a span of two … [Read more...]
Canterbury Lawyers Lead Pro Bono Services to Families Affected by Christchurch Terror Attacks
Canterbury lawyers leading nationwide drive to offer pro bono services to families affected by terrorist attack Canterbury lawyers have responded to the horrific terrorist attacks on the Christchurch Muslim community by calling for lawyers to offer pro bono services to families affected. The Canterbury Westland Branch of the New Zealand Law Society says a list of firms … [Read more...]
Hogan Lovells Successfull Defends Growth Equity Fund Client in Insider Trading Case
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a victory that Dennis Tracey, Robin Muir, and Peter Romeo secured for Technology Crossover Ventures, which provides capital to growth-stage private and public technology companies. In the now-dismissed action, the plaintiff incorrectly claimed that TCV had realized profits on lawful purchases and sales that are recoverable under … [Read more...]