Former Attorney General Eric Holder enjoyed mixed success – if ‘success’ can be used – in his role but now he’s turning from gamekeeper to poacher, some might say. Writing on The Intercept, Lee Fangs says: After failing to criminally prosecute any of the financial firms responsible for the market collapse in 2008, former Attorney […]
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It’s not every lawyer who has his own radio show, but for prominent California immigration attorney Shah Peerally he has not only had one, but it is now entering its sixth successful year on air. The Shah Peerally Law Show is celebrating its fifth year hosting a unique law show on KLOK 1170. The show has
Kevin O’Keefe wrote about restoring the allure of the law and Perry Mason’s influence upon those who sought that shining light of goodness. Can it be done easily after the rough ride of recent years? Well, of course and he reports on the dreams of Ralph Baxter, the Chair of the Thomson Reuters’ Legal Executive Institute
Lisa Sotto is the go-to lawyer on privacy issues. At least that’s what Computerworld magazine have said – and the Department of Homeland Security presumably agree too because Ms Sotto chairs their Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee. She is managing partner at Hunton & Williams’ New York office and has advised on some of
The Donald – Donald Trump the presidential candidate and owner of the Miss Universe pageant – has filed a $500 million lawsuit against Univision. The lawsuit follows what Trump claims is the media company’s reneging on an alleged “iron clad” agreement to broadcast the Miss Universe pageant and follows controversial comments made by Trump over
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Harvard professor and legal celebrity Alan Dershowitz has filed a defamation lawsuit in both the US and the UK over the ‘sex slave’ case involving Prince Andrew‘s alleged paramour, Virginia Roberts. But Professor Dershowitz, 76, who wrote “Attack is the Best Defense”, is going further. He is also seeking the disbarment of the lawyers who
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Law specialties are varied and many. Some, like sports and technology law, have moved center stage and become mainstream for both law schools and law firms alike. A newer area however is fashion law, which was started by Fordham University Law School in 2010. Now the university has followed up with another first: a degree
What can anyone wanting to negotiate effectively learn from Taylor Swift? Here is one of the world’s most popular singers, not to mention one of the most powerful people in the entertainment business, who has stared down Apple Inc and with the same massive successshe achieves with her music. The spat was over Apple’s new
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FIFA President Sepp Blatter has hired a high-powered U.S. lawyer to represent him as a corruption probe rocks soccer’s global governing body. Blatter recently retained Richard Cullen, the chairman of the law firm McGuireWoods and a former U.S. federal prosecutor, sources told Reuters. Blatter, 79, announced on June 2 that he would stand down as
Angelina Jolie’s powerful speech to leaders in June was an inspiration to women everywhere – with some messages for any woman seeking security and advancement. Given her powerful speech on June 11 to African Union Summit, she spoke a lot about the barbaric way in which women are treated internationally, but also outlined some key
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