LOS ANGELES – A Thousand Oaks man was sentenced today to 41 months in federal prison for his participation in an investment scheme that collected, in total, over $14 million from dozens of investors around the country and caused over $10 million in losses for those investors. Nicholaus Skultety, 30, who was the […]
INDIANAPOLIS — A professor who teaches in the schools of law and medicine at Case Western Reserve University is the recipient of this year’s McDonald-Merrill-Ketcham Award. The award and its concurrent lectureship honor individuals who have demonstrated excellence in fields of common interest to the legal and medical professions. It is sponsored by the William
A change of mayor in New York has started a rush for law firms to secure the legal talent that went with Michael Bloomberg’s NYC administration. And one lawyer who secured a top spot on Wall Street was David Karnovsky, general counsel of New York City’s Department of City Planning for the past 15 years
So how come a legal chief sent his indians to the beach with a $2000 payment to spend it anywhere in the world? The surprise happened at the end of last month when Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan chief John Quinn sent an email (see below) and told them that February and March were miserable
LawFuel.com – Hong Kong-based dispute resolution and litigation specialist law firm Gall is pleased to announce the appointment of partner Jennifer Van Dale as head of its employment practice following her recent hire from Baker & McKenzie, where she headed the firm’s Hong Kong employment practice. Jennifer is widely regarded as one of Hong Kong
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LOS ANGELES – Two Los Angeles Sheriff’s deputies who were assigned to the Men’s Central Jail have been indicted on federal civil rights charges that accuse them of illegally using force against an inmate, and then attempting to cover up the incident with false reports that formed the basis of a false prosecution
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Legalizing marijuana is not a high priority for the Obama administration, presidential hopeful Joe Biden has said. Talking to Time Magazine, the Vice President may have been countering the comments made by the president when he told the New Yorker that marijuana was no more dangerous than cannabis. Biden said the Administration supports smarter enforcement,
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Retaining women lawyers in the profession has been a major problem for law firms in many – if not most- jurisdictions. The attrition rate remains high, the career goals remain unaccomplished and the ladies continue to leave the law, whether they wanted to or not. Various efforts have been made at different times to address
The rumors have swirled for days and lawyers have been leaving one of Canada’s most prestigious law firms and now the firm, Heenan Blaikie, has confirmed it is winding up its business. The firm was founded in 1973 and includes a number of prominent politicians, judges and others, including former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Prominent
