Law firms are as susceptible to hacking and cyberespionage as any other organisation, but now large global law firms are looking to reduce hacking threats by sharing information. The firms are to follow the example set by banks and others to institute a threat-sharing forum to protect themselves from cyber attacks. The Hill reports that […]
LawFuel.com – Gregory W. Gray, Jr., Senior Managing Director of Buffalo-based venture capital firm Archipel Capital, LLC, Charged with Defrauding Investors Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Diego Rodriguez, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and
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Privacy issues and various competing legal issues fight one another with regard to the releasing of Hillary Clinton’s personal emails – and it is a fight that has a long way to run. The 55,000 pages of emails relating to the former Secretary of State and likely presidential candidate may be released, but that date
LawFuel.com – Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Leslie R. Caldwell, the Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, and Michael E. Horowitz, the Justice Department Inspector General, announced that JOHANNES THALER and RIZVE AHMED, a/k/a “Caesar,” were sentenced yesterday in White Plains federal court to
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Although lawyers work with words and can wield them to great effect, experitneced law teacher Bryan Garner writes in the ABA Journal that they can also be the most “inept wielders of words” – particularly transactional lawyers. He blames the law schools who inundate students with poorly-written and legalese-ridden opinions that he claims read like
Scheme Victimized More Than 1,000 Individuals Throughout the United States Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Acting Assistant Attorney General Benjamin C. Mizer of the Justice Department’s Civil Division, and Ronald J. Verrochio, the Inspector-in-Charge of the Miami Office of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (“USPIS”), announced today
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Nonprofit organization hosts legal professionals in a “battle of the bands” concert series to raise donations and gifts for local charities Los Angeles, March 2, 2015 – Law Rocks USA., the nonprofit organization that hosts a series of epic fundraising concerts comprised entirely of bands made up of legal professionals, will be kicking
Lock Lorde Edwards – David Anderson – On January 27, 2015, the FTC released its Staff Report on the so-called “Internet of Things” (IoT) – the ability of everyday objects (from refrigerators to wearable devices) to connect to the Internet and send and receive data. In addition to the Staff Report, the FTC released a guidance
Fake law firms are on the increase according to Bar Associations in Europe, with scammers gathering information from their “clients” and using – or misusing – the identities of real lawyers and their branding to add credibility to their ruses. The Law Society of Scotland has warned members and the public about the growing trend,
Sullivan & Cromwell represents Sanpower Group (China) in connection with its affiliate Jiangsu Hongtu High Technology Co., Ltd’s (China) sale and purchase agreement with the controlling shareholders of IDT International Limited (Hong Kong) to acquire 45% shareholding interest in IDT for approximately HK$250 million, announced February 18, 2015. The S&C team on the transaction includes:
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