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Trump Impeachment: Meet The Cannabis Law Expert Repping Lev Parnas

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The Trump impeachment trial is occupying gigabytes of media bandwidth, but one of the surprise witnesses is Russian-born Lev Parnas who was questioned on Prime Time about his allegations, the man beside him was something of a mystery. Parnas, an associate of Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani, is being advised by Joseph Bondy, whose law firm

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Golf Fees Allegedly Faked By Law Firm Partner

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AbovetheLaw report of a disciplinary complaint by the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission against former Vedder Price partner Robert Hankes who was fired with allegations of fake invoices, misued client accounts and golf fees that needed paying. According to the complaint, Hankes, a one-time member of Vedder Price’s transportation finance team, faked invoices for

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Linklaters Take a Risk Averse Approach to the Boozy Social Event To Stem #Metoo Mayhem

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Such is the state of the #Metoo movement in the legal profession that Magic Circle firm Linklaters has launched a ‘sober supervisor’ scheme to avoid bad behaviour after boozy lunches and social gatherings. The seemingly growing array of prosecutions and cases of sexual harassment and other incidents has lead to what some may see as

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Bankruptcy Law: Small Businesses in the US Can Now Go Bankrupt More Easily

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Sponsored Up to now, reorganizing under Bankruptcy Code chapter 11 was too expensive and onerous a task for most small businesses. However, thanks to the Small Business Reorganization Act which will soon be coming into effect, small business owners will have a better way to survive in the long-term. At the present time, the U.S.

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LegalTech Reversal: Atrium’s Staff Cuts Show LegalTech Startups Are Not Always a Quick Road to Riches

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LegalTech startups and the overall high tech world of legal AI developments have been experiencing increased issues as high profile Atrium announced it is laying off most of its legal staff, moving away from replacing law firms to adopting a subscription model. Atrium has raised $75.5 million from funders like Andreessen Horowitz, according to its

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The ‘Made-for-Netflix’ Great Ghosn Escape and How Latham & Watkins Are Having To Face The Music

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After former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn’s ‘great escape’ from Japan, the Big Auto Boss has blasted Big Law’s Latham & Watkins – along with the “rigged” Japanese Justice sytem, for his incarceration. In a made-for-Netflix escape, Ghosn absconded from Japan concealed in a double-base case via private jet with former special forces soldiers posing as

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Management Changes at Bryan Cave Announced

Powered by LawFuel.com – The global law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has announced management changes to its governing Board and other leadership positions, effective Jan. 1. Board Changes Russell Clifford (London), Nazir Dewji (London), Rebecca Nelson (St. Louis), Cliff Stricklin (Denver) and Patrick Watson (Atlanta) will join or have been reelected to the

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