He’s used to honors and awards, the lawyer who was described by Wall Street Journal as “the zelig of the white collar bar: He’s everywhere.” For some 30 years, Gary Naftalis has represented individuals and corporations in all phases of complex civil, criminal, and regulatory matters, including those involving allegations of insider trading, market manipulation, […]
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It’s not an easy road for a lawyer to fight for human rights issues in Britain or the US since 9/11, but Shami Chakrabati has fought against anti-terrorist measures and legislation when it has been a wholly unpopular stance. She became the Director of Liberty (The National Council for Civil Liberties) in September 2003, seeing
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When Jack McConnell was in college, he thought he would become a “Nader’s Raider.” Going into law school, he thought he might be a public defender. Whatever he did, he wanted to take on the wealthy and powerful on behalf of the underdog. Now, more than 20 years later, McConnell still loves fighting for justice
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He was supposed to arrange a plea bargain. Instead, Navy Lieutenant Commander Charles Swift ended up fighting his commander in chief at the U.S. Supreme Court. Swift, the military lawyer for Guantanamo Bay inmate Salim Ahmed Hamdan, Osama bin Laden’s former driver, is asking the high court to block President George W. Bush’s plan to
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First-rate civil rights attorney, currently lead counsel in a class action accusing Wal-Mart of gender discrimination, the largest civil rights class action in U.S. history when certified in 2004; litigating a narrower glass-ceiling gender discrimination case against Wal-Mart competitor Costco Wholesale Corp.; negotiated large settlements with companies such as State Farm and Lucky Stores. For
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Any lawyer who has been profiled under the headline ‘Is this the most influencial man in Britain?’ (‘Sunday Telegraph’, 12 March 2000) has to have at least some influence in the UK legal landscape and Michael Beloff has. As a sports, public law and commercial law advocate and lecturer, Beloff has held significant judicial, tribunal
