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Michael Schmidtberger Elected Chair of Sidley’s Executive Committee

New York – Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that Michael J. Schmidtberger has been elected Chair of its Executive Committee, the governing body responsible for exercising general authority over the firm’s policies and affairs, effective January 1, 2018. Mr. Schmidtberger will succeed Carter Phillips in this role. Mr. Phillips will remain a partner […]

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The Superstar Lawyer Who Faces Major Reputation Damage Over the Weinstein Affairs

David Boies & Harvey Weinstein

Reputation for lawyers is everything – so what happens when a superstar lawyer like David Boies becomes entangled in a mess like Harvey Weinstein? Can he disentangle? Does it even hurt? According to an article in Bloomberg.com, David Boies is unfazed by the attention being focused on himself as a sometime lawyer for the besieged

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Real Estate Developer In Court For Conspiracy to Corrupt Electoral Process

Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, today announced that SHALOM LAMM and KENNETH NAKDIMEN were sentenced for conspiracy to corrupt the electoral process, in connection with an election in Bloomingburg, New York. LAMM was sentenced today to 10 months in prison. NAKDIMEN was previously sentenced on

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City law firm acting for Cryptocurrency Innovator Byzen Digital as it Ramps Up in Advance of Initial Coin Offering

UK commercial law firm, Al Bawardi Critchlow, today announced that its founder and senior partner, Dr Julian Critchlow, has been appointed as a non-executive director by blockchain and cryptocurrency technology company, Byzen Digital Inc. Dr Critchlow joins the Byzen Digital board in preparation for the firm’s initial coin offering, scheduled for 2018. Al Bawardi Critchlow

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Slaughter and May is advising Legal & General on the sale of its Mature Savings business to Swiss Re for £650 million

Slaughter and May is advising Legal & General on the sale of its Mature Savings business to the ReAssure division of Swiss Re for £650 million. The Mature Savings business, which is largely closed to new business, has around 1 million customers who hold traditional insurance based pensions, savings and investment products. The business includes

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Drug-Trafficking Doctor Guilty of Prescribing Highly Addictive Opioids

LOS ANGELES – A doctor who operated a medical clinic in Lynwood has been found guilty of drug-trafficking charges after a federal jury found that he issued prescriptions for powerful narcotics and sedatives without a medical purpose for mostly young “patients” who sometimes traveled more than 100 miles to get prescriptions. Dr. Edward Ridgill, 65,

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Davis Polk Advises Aetna on Its Acquisition by CVS Health

Davis Polk is advising Aetna on its approximately $77 billion acquisition by CVS Health. The transaction, which is expected to close in the second half of 2018, is subject to approval by Aetna and CVS Health shareholders, regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. Aetna is one of the nation’s leading diversified health care benefits

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Dykema’s Chicago Office Adds Tax Attorney Richard L. Lieberman

Chicago – December 4, 2017 —Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Richard L. Lieberman to its Taxation Practice Group as senior counsel in the firm’s Chicago office. Lieberman joins Dykema after spending more than eight years as a partner with Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C., where he served as

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Phony Fuel Cell Tech Investment Scam Leads to Guilty Plea for Promoters

Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that GEORGE DOUMANIS and EMANUEL PANTELAKIS, a/k/a “Manny,” each pled guilty today to defrauding investors in Terminus Energy, Inc., a publicly traded penny stock. DOUMANIS and PANTELAKIS each pled guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud before U.S. Magistrate

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Cindy Lewin, Former General Counsel for AARP, Joins Venable’s Nonprofit Organizations Practice

Washington, DC (November 29, 2017) – Venable LLP is pleased to announce that Cynthia (Cindy) M. Lewin has joined the firm’s growing Nonprofit Organizations Practice as a partner in the Washington, DC office. Ms. Lewin, who formerly served as AARP’s executive vice president and general counsel, will draw on her 20 years of experience handling

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