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WASHINGTON – The Justice Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) today announced that it will offer assistance to the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) under its Critical Response program — part of the office’s Collaborative Reform Initiative. Through this assistance, the COPS Office — in conjunction with the National Policing Institute (a Critical Response […]

Kirkland & Ellis announced today that Matthew Bettinger and Seth Henslovitz have joined the Firm as partners in the Real Estate Practice Group. “Matt and Seth are talented real estate finance lawyers and rising leaders in this area,” said Jon A. Ballis, Chairman of Kirkland’s Executive Committee. “We’re thrilled to have them join the team.” Mr. Bettinger represents clients

U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada Announces Expansion of CASA Program for Federal Defendants Eligible for Rehabilitation             LOS ANGELES – United States Attorney Martin Estrada announced today the expansion of the Conviction and Sentence Alternatives (CASA) program, which is being made available to a wider group of defendants by an expansion of admission criteria to include defendants facing

Former Commerce City Manager and Former Baldwin Park City Attorney Bribery Guilty Pleas and Plea Agreements Unsealed             LOS ANGELES – Two former top city officials in Commerce and Baldwin Park have pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme involving bribes in exchange for a corrupt Baldwin Park politician’s votes and influence over his city’s cannabis permitting

11. Alysha McClintock The headline-hogging Polkinghorne case thrust Alysha McClintock further into the limelight in 2024 and lifted fellow Power List member Ron Mansfield into the List’s upper reaches following his successful defense of the 71 year old ophthalmologist. McClintock, who was appointed Auckland Crown Solicitor in 2023 following predecessor Brian Dickey, sees her lead