LawFuel.com – County Admits Misconduct; Will Spend Approximately $10 Million on Capital Improvements to Come Into Compliance with the Law County Will Pay More Than $1.1 Million Civil Penalty – the Largest Civil Penalty Ever Imposed Under the Safe Drinking Water Act on an Operator of a Public Water System – and Spend Nearly $700,000 […]
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A legal malpractice case being closely watched by corporate lawyers has involved a further development with the an issues that is dividing corporate counsel from Big Law attorneys. A group of 74 law firms argued that a firm’s internal communications about responsibilities and duties to clients are actually privileged from those clients. The Association of
Does making partner make you happy? According to new research the answer appears to be “No”, and it’s a somewhat resounding answer, too. While the rewards of partnership in a major law firm are well known – the money, power, status and so forth – the actual correlation between them and happiness are totally misaligned,
LawFuel.com – Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that LENA LASHER, a licensed pharmacist, was found guilty in federal court of misbranding and fraud offenses arising from an Internet pharmacy scheme. LASHER was convicted on Friday, May 15, in Manhattan federal court after a two-week trial before
LOS ANGELES – A Georgia man who fraudulently booked airline reservations by pretending to be a flight crew member was sentenced today to six months in federal prison, as well as six months of home detention. Gilbert Myers Jr., 38, of Atlanta, was sentenced this afternoon in Los Angeles by United States District Judge Dean
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It’s unusual for a law firm to make a high-growth startup list, but Cardiff-based firm Greenaway Scott has done it. Making the influencing British Startups 100 2015, the recently launched firm is focused on growth, foucsing on life science and technology companies. With just over two years of solid trading and year on year growth,
Law firm specialisation is the key to success for many lawyers, but having a men-only divorce firm reflects the strong feelings of anti-male discrimination many men feel over divorces. The trend towards men-only divorce originated in America, but now Britain and other jurisdictions are embracing the move, particularly since the 1990s when men have felt
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and John P. Carlin, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, announced today that KHALID AL FAWWAZ was sentenced to life in prison for multiple terrorism offenses relating to his participation in al Qaeda’s conspiracy to kill Americans. U.S. District Judge Lewis A.
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NEW YORK, 15 May 2015 – Hogan Lovells hosted its second annual Global Energy Summit: Global Energy Interdependence and Choice: Risks, Rewards, and Realities on Monday May 11 and Tuesday May 12 at the St. Regis Hotel in New York. The exclusive event brought together more than 130 experts on global energy developments including executives
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LawFuel.com – The Manhattan US Attorney office issued a press release relating to insider trading charges against a father and son. 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 Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today the
