Littler – Next week, Americans will head to the polls to elect their 45th President. Across the nation, voters will also fill 469 congressional seats, including 435 in the House and 34 in the Senate. While these federal races tend to occupy much of the coverage and discussion as November 8 approaches, issues closer to home […]
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LOS ANGELES – Two Los Angeles-area men have been arrested on federal charges for their alleged role in a scheme to smuggle military aircraft parts and other potential defense items to Iran in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (ITSR). Zavik Zargarian, 52, of
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LOS ANGELES – The United States Attorney’s Office is hosting a Cyber Security Summit at the USC Radisson Hotel today in Los Angeles. The event, which is part of Cyber Security Awareness Month, is being held in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the University of Southern California, the Lares Institute, and
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Skadden Arps – On September 20, 2016, Skadden presented a seminar titled “Government Enforcement Investigations – Trends and Perspectives from the UK, US and China” in London. The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight Mark Steward gave introductory remarks. A panel discussion followed, moderated by Keith Krakaur, who heads Skadden’s
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Payment of interns working at law firms has stirred up plenty of controversy in recent times and a LinkedIn article from writer and author Justin Bariso has pointed out some “wage slavery” that may be going on with New York law firms encouraged not to pay interns, but to collect the fees they generate. There
In an audacious move, Wellington employment lawyer Susan Hornsby-Geluk left a high profile partnership with high profile lawyer Mai Chen in 2013 to start her own practice. Now, this young up-and-comer has gone on to become one of most high profile women in New Zealand law. LawFuel contributor Rosel Labone talks with Dundas Street Legal employment lawyer and
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LOS ANGELES – A Lancaster man was sentenced yesterday in federal court for criminal copyright infringement for illegally posting screener versions of two movies – “The Revenant” and “The Peanuts Movie” – to a publicly accessible website. As a result of the illegal upload, “The Revenant” was available for download six days before its
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Buchalter Nemer* – From May 30 to June 3, 2016, I represented the Pacific Council as an official observer at pre-trial hearings for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM) and four other alleged masterminds of the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks of September 11, 2001. They are charged with war crimes under the Military Commissions Act
Richard A. Bowman who died this week was the “father figure” of automotive transport litigation, building the largest automotive product defect defense practice in the US. He is also credited with shaping the product liability landscape for the automotive industry, his firm (Bowman and Brooke) said. The Minnesota Lawyer noted that Bowman, who retired in
DENVER – Christopher George White, age 37, of McCormick, South Carolina, pled guilty yesterday before U.S. District Court Judge R. Brooke Jackson to six counts of coercion and enticement of a minor, Acting U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge David Thompson
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