The Sony email hacks, which have been released in a WikiLeaks database, shows a variety of interesting reads between Sony’s inhouse counsel and outside attorneys, as well as issues ranging from legal fees to conflict waivers. Hacker-in-Chief Julian Assange pronounced “This archive shows the inner workings of an influential multinational corporation,” said a statement by […]
New York/Tokyo – Orrick announced Friday 17th April that Hiroshi Sarumida has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in its M&A and Private Equity Group and the U.S. Chair of its Japan Transactional Practice. Mr. Sarumida joins the firm from Skadden Arps, where he served as a leader of its U.S.-based
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Jodi Arias may have received a life sentence without parole, but she remains “chatty and smiley” according to her lawyer. Jennifer Willmott is one of two lawyers who has worked for Arias during the trial of her boyfriend Travis Alexander Wilmott said that in spite of her plea to the court on Monday, where Arias
Aaron Hernandez may have copped a life sentence for first degree murder, but there are complexities around the remaining cases against him, according to a top criminal lawyer. Top Boston defense lawyer Jeffrey Denner was reported by the Boston Globe talking about the Hernandez cases, noting that the former New England Patriots star’s conviction “may
LawFuel.com – Skadden is advising 58.com Inc., China’s leading online marketplace serving local merchants and consumers, on its acquisition of a stake in Falcon View Technology Limited, the holding company of the PRC entities operating Ganji.com, a major online local services marketplace platform in China, announced April 17. [table id=10 /]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.— LawFuel.com – More than a million dollars worth of methamphetamine is off the streets and 22 people are behind bars after a joint investigation by Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Office of Statewide Prosecution, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the Florida Highway
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Trial attorney David Boeis’ law firm may be the first tenant to sign at the new 51-story building at Hudson Yards on Manhattan’s West Side in a deal that would see the legal legend’s firm downsize from its current 150,000 square foot space in Lexington Avenue. The Hudson Yards deal would see Boies firm shed
Michael Oppenheim Allegedly Made False and Misleading Representations To His Clients and Converted To His Own Use $20 Million Of His Clients’ Funds Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Diego Rodriguez, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of
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Ken Grady is the Lean Law Evangelist for Seyfarth Shaw LLP, and formerly was Chief Executive Officer of SeyfarthLean® Consulting, LLC, a Seyfarth Shaw subsidiary and an industry leader in legal industry issues and trends. Last week I published a post titled “Thinking Long Term in the Legal Industry.” In it, I took the position
April 15, 2015 – DLA Piper announced today that Eric Goldberg has joined the firm’s Restructuring practice as a partner in the Los Angeles office. Goldberg represents debtors both in and out of court, as well as creditors and other stakeholders, including lenders and funds, in a variety of transactions. His practice involves complex
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