Fiona Shackleton is Britain’s most famous divorce lawyer. She represented Sir Paul McCartney when he divorced Heather Mills, a case that saw Mills’ achieve some further infamy when she poured water over Shackleton’s head. Now, Fiona Shackleton, who as a Conservative Party peer is properly entitled “Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia”, is being sued by a […]
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Lawyer Wendy Musielak was given the prestigious honor as 2013 Lawyer of the Year by the (DCBA). Ms. Musielak was recognized for her commitment to her community and area legal associations. Ms. Musielak is dedicated to her memberships to the DuPage Association of Women Lawyers (DAWL) and the DCBA. She was bestowed with her Lawyer
What’s a blue-blooded law firm doing mixing with white collar criminal lawyers? How is Wall Street, the arena for M&A work, cross-border currency trades and multi-tiered financing deals, doing having lawyers who handle crime in their midst? The reason, quite simply, is the rise in white collar criminal work. And it’s not to be sneezed
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(May 30, 2013, New York) – Reed Smith LLP, a leading international law firm, today announced the addition of James A. Mercadante as a partner in its firmwide Corporate & Securities Group in the firm’s New York office. Mr. Mercadante’s practice focuses on capital raising and transactional activities of private equity funds, hedge funds
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The Hollywood Reporter has unveiled its list of the most powerful entertainment lawyers in America and given the massive size of the entertainment business in the US these are some of the most powerful lawyers in the country, like Skadden Arps’ Michael . The only thing is, like Skadden Arps, acting for The Disney Company
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Attorney Robert Duncan, principal and founder of the Duncan Law Group, was selected for inclusion in the 2013 Super Lawyers® Rising Stars℠listing. This is Attorney Duncan’s fourth consecutive year in the Rising Stars℠list. Attorney Robert Duncan was selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers® Rising Stars listing for the fourth consecutive year. Less
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The No Win No Fee system has suffered its share of criticism among many, but the big money wins for some British law firms has seen their cases against the National Health Service provide some massive fees for their principals. Suing the NHS has made £35 Million (US52 million ) for five UK law
A Las Vegas lawyer and loan officer were indicted in September on federal mortgage fraud charges with the attorney, Stanley Walton, agreeing to pay almost $3.3 million in restitution. Walton admitted his actions had caused losses of almost $3.6 million. He has been suspended from practising. The Review Journal reports that Stanley Walton and
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LawFuel.com – Bankruptcy Law News – One of the top bankruptcy law firms in Southern California, Zhou & Chini, has released another completed webpage for its Wiki style site. The bankruptcy information Rancho Cucamonga page has just been finished and is ready for views. The page displays bankruptcy laws and links, as well
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LawFuel.com – Kim Dotcom’s New Zealand legal team have secured the right to go to the country’s highest court to decide whether the US efforts to extradict the internet tycoon and keep files from them was lawful. The New Zealand Court of Appeal has granted leave to the Dotcom lawyers to appeal to the
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