The rumors have swirled for days and lawyers have been leaving one of Canada’s most prestigious law firms and now the firm, Heenan Blaikie, has confirmed it is winding up its business. The firm was founded in 1973 and includes a number of prominent politicians, judges and others, including former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Prominent
He’s a high profile transactional lawyer and ultra-marathon aspirant, but Ethan Klingsberg has also become the lawyer to see for Google, acting on some major deals for the online giant. Two multi-billion dollar deals have seen Mr Klingsberg cement his role as a central figure as the company keeps its inhouse and outside lawyers busy.
Like a gathering of old friends, the multiple lawyers involved in the defense and prosecution of Jordan Belfort and Stratton Oakmont – the “Wolf of Wall Street” principal and his firm – joined a law school discussion to consider and debate the case and the sex and drugs portrayed in the movie. “The Wolf of
Paintings of Johann Conrad Seekatz that were stolen by the Nazis during World War II are to be returned to Poland, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bahara has announced. The paintings are of the Johann Conrad Seekatz painting, “St. Philip Baptizing a Servant of Queen Kandaki” (the “Seekatz Painting”),
The man who found Philip Seymour Hoffman dead is suing the National Enquirer after a claim that he was the deceased actor’s lover. David Bar Katz, a screenwriter, is suing for $50 million. He said there was no interview with the tabloid and his lawyer has said the claim is untrue and that Bar Katz
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Law firms are changing for good. This weekend in New York a new book on the so-called “NewLaw” launches to discuss how the rules for how law firms operate will change forever. How so? Australian consultant, writer, speaker and associate professor George Beaton, a partner in Beaton Capital, generated his ebook after writing a blog
Unpaid internships have been firmly in the spotlight in recent years. Images of students working for nothing on the edge of poverty have led to a number of legal cases in the US. While unpaid internships were once seen as a rite of passage, the fact students are readily suing their employers has meant companies
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Arrests of four people who may have been connected to the drugs found in actor Philip Seymour Hoffman’s apartment have been made, according to reports. A raid by police arrested the three men and one woman, with police also recovering 350 glassine-type bags that usually contain heroin, the official said. The actor’s death of an
Large law firms are taking on partners. The issue is that they come from other firms and the trend is growing rapidly, according to figures released by the American Lawyer magazine this week. Corporate lawyers represent 17 percent of all the partner moves for the 12 month period ending on September 30 2013, which is
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Fraudulent lending practices by JP Morgan, which has seen the investment bank admit to improperly approving thousands of mortgage loans for Government insurance, abusing the privilege of providing home loans to Americans, agreeing to a $614 million settlement today. In a statement issued by US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara,
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