LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury indictment filed late Wednesday charges high-profile attorney Michael Avenatti with a host of fraud and tax offenses that allege, among other things, that he stole millions of dollars from clients and millions of dollars of employment taxes that his coffee company … [Read more...]
Jones Day honors Yvonne Braithwaite Burke, our first African-American woman partner
As we celebrate Black History Month, Jones Day recognizes and honors the important presence and contributions of the Firm's African-American lawyers making a difference in the workplace and community. Yvonne Burke was Jones Day's first African-American woman partner. She joined the Corporate Group-Public Finance practice in Jones Day's Los Angeles Office in 1987. Ms. Burke … [Read more...]
Mayer Brown Nabs DLA Piper Transactions Partner
Northern California, 4 March 2019 – Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that Paul P. Chen has joined the firm in Northern California as a partner in the Corporate & Securities practice. Mr. Chen was most recently at DLA Piper in San Francisco and Silicon Valley, where he was the head of US transactions for the insurance sector in addition to serving … [Read more...]
4 Healthcare Lawsuits in 2018 That Show We’re Waking up to the Opioid Crisis
The opioid crisis has destroyed careers, families and the lives of countless Americans. Last year alone, more than 72,000 people perished from drug overdoses, a large percentage of which overdosed on legally prescribed medications. While no legal measures can entirely obliterate the risk of people abusing drugs, those who create and distribute dangerous substances share … [Read more...]
Romance Scams of Elderly Net Another Fraudster In Multimillion Dollar Scam
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and Jonathan D. Larsen, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of … [Read more...]