Skadden Arps – As the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2014-15 term draws to a conclusion, the Court has resolved — or will resolve in a matter of days — several cases with potentially wide-reaching implications for a range of important policy and business issues. On June 25, 2015, the Court handed the Obama administration a major […]
DENVER – This morning nearly 200 agents and officers arrested 23 individuals based on four federal grand jury indictments, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the FBI, and the Metro Gang Task Force (MGTF) announced. The arrests began early this morning and took place without incident. There are 9 individuals who have not yet been arrested, and
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Foley + Lardner – Cybersecurity is an issue that should be top-of-mind for all companies. But there are three misconceptions about cybersecurity that can put companies at significant risk. In this video, Foley Partner Michael Overly discusses these misconceptions and how companies should change their views of and approaches to cybersecurity. For more information see
Global, 19 June 2015 – Global law firm Baker & McKenzie has become a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the world’s largest corporate responsibility initiative. Signatories pledge to support and promote 10 universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labor, the environment and anti-corruption. Eduardo Leite, chairman of Baker &
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Despite fears that technological advancements will lead to widespread unemployment, that has not been the case historically. In 1900, for example, 40% of US workers were farmers and the national unemployment rate was 5%. By 1999, only 2% of US workers were farmers and the unemployment rate was 4.2%. But it’s unclear whether this pattern
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has hired a high-powered U.S. lawyer to represent him as a corruption probe rocks soccer’s global governing body. Blatter recently retained Richard Cullen, the chairman of the law firm McGuireWoods and a former U.S. federal prosecutor, sources told Reuters. Blatter, 79, announced on June 2 that he would stand down as
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi today joined federal authorities including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Office of Personnel Management and the Food and Drug Administration to announce the charges of 73 South Florida residents for their alleged participation in various schemes to defraud Medicare and Medicaid
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CLAIMS AGAINST INSPIRE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. FOR ITS MISLEADING MARKETING DESIGNED TO CAUSE PRESCRIPTIONS OF AZASITE FOR NON-FDA APPROVED USES Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Pays Federal and State Governments $5.9 Million and Makes Admissions as to Its Conduct Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Scott J. Lampert, Special Agent
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Freshfields – Japan has seen landmark reforms in corporate governance during 2014 and 2015. In February 2014, Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) released the final version of the Stewardship Code, the first of its kind for Japan. In March 2015, the FSA released the final version of the Corporate Governance Code, based on the OECD
Like to get away from the law? Then why not try a little hunk of hip shakin’ love like Brazilian lawyer Diogo Leichweiss, who has just won the right to represent Elvis at the annual contest at his birthplace. The contest at Graceland will see “Di Light” Leichtweis, of Porto Alegre, Brazil perform, after winning
