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Skadden London Partners Named to Chambers 100 in UK’s Top Lawyers

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London partners Michael Hatchard, Karyl Nairn QC (pictured)and Scott Simpson have been included in the inaugural “Chambers 100,” the U.K.’s top 100 lawyers. Skadden is one of only two U.S. firms with as many as three partners ranked. Additionally, Mr. Simpson is the only U.S.-qualified transactional lawyer on the list, which is based on the attorneys’ […]

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Deputy Public Defender Taken into Custody Over Defrauding Social Security Administration

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RIVERSIDE, California – An Upland attorney surrendered this morning after being charged with stealing approximately $129,795 in social security benefits. Audrey Owens, 60, a deputy public defender for Riverside County, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in federal court on June 10 with theft of government property in a scheme that spanned 12 years.

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Lawyer’s “Ridiculous” Billing Practises Result in Reversal of Fortune

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Manhattan lawyer Ronny Buni attempted to collect fees from his client, but received a major reversal of fortunes when the fees, described as “frivolous”, were not only overlooked by the Court but Buni was ordered to pay his clients $21,000. Buni’s fees for “legal research” amounted more to Law 101 said Manhattan civil court judge

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New PartnerProvides Contentious Trust Experience to London Private Client Group

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LONDON (July 8, 2013) Lawfuel.com – UK Law News Daily — International law firm McDermott Will & Emery today announced that Ziva Robertson has joined as a partner in its International Private Client Practice Group, based in the Firm’s London office.  Ziva specialises in complex cross-jurisdictional trust issues advising trustees, beneficiaries, settlors and protectors on

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Akerman Senterfitt’s Samantha Feuer Receives Florida Association of Women Lawyers’ Justice Barbara Pariente Award

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LawFuel.com – Women in Law – Akerman Senterfitt today announced that Samantha Feuer, a lawyer with the firm’s Labor and Employment and Litigation Practice Groups in West Palm Beach has been honored with the Florida Association of Women Lawyers (FAWL) 2013 Annual Justice Barbara Pariente Award for her support in advancing women in the legal

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The Clifford Chance Millionaire Partners Still Envious

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Clifford Chance may have suffered from a fall in partnership profits, but it hasn’t prevented the partners taking home £1 million each. Their profits are not quite what some of the Magic Circle firm’s rivals are making, with Linklaters partners taking more than £1.3 million in the financial year, and Freshfields partners taking home an

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Raj Shah named to The National Law Journal’s 2013 “Chicago’s 40 Under 40” list

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Raj Shah, a partner in DLA Piper’s Litigation practice, has been named to The National Law Journal’s “Chicago’s 40 Under 40” list. The honor recognizes top young talent in Chicago that will play a leading role in the legal community for many years to come. Shah is profiled in a July 1 special report. The

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