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Money Laundering & Drug Crackdown Focuses on LA Fashion District

  WASHINGTON, D.C. –The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced today the issuance of a Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) that imposes additional reporting and recordkeeping obligations on certain trades and businesses located within the Los Angeles Fashion District.  The GTO will enhance law enforcement’s ongoing efforts to identify and pursue cases against persons and businesses […]

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Florida Buildings Illuminated Purple to Recognize Domestic Violence Awareness

h TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—In recognition of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Attorney General Pam Bondi will have the Old Historic Capitol in Tallahassee illuminated in purple on the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 1, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The Freedom Tower at Miami Dade College in Miami and the SunTrust Financial Centre in Tampa are also

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Is The Law Firm Merger Mania Good, Bad or Just Plain Ugly?

Quick question:  Does the merger mania afflicting the legal market auger well or not for the law business?  Is it panic, in other words, at pressured fees and increased competition, or is it the result of carefully thought through business development and marketing? Well, according to research recently undertaken, the mergers have not only created

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Blake Cassels Gordon Partner Jillian Swartz to Speak on Anti-Spam Law and Business

The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Jillian M. Swartz, Partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes) will speak at the Knowledge Group’s webcast entitled: “Connecting with Canada: How Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation Affects Your Business.” This event is scheduled for September 22, 2014

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The Mississippi DUI Law That May Circumvent State Law

Is State Law in Mississippi being circumvented by a new DUI law whereby Highway Patrol officers who conduct “No Refusal Weekend” and take blood tests actually be quite simply illegal. Earlier this month, the state highway patrol and local law enforcement officers conducted a “No Refusal Weekend,” in which motorists who were suspected of driving

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