Sidley Austin LLP has announced Brian Fahrney as the incoming Chair of its Executive Committee, succeeding Michael Schmidtberger in April 2025. Schmidtberger, who has served on the Executive Committee since 2002 and as Chair since 2018, will continue as a partner in the firm’s Investment Funds practice. Fahrney, who currently serves on both the Management […]
A prominent tax law expert has been accused of ‘defrauding the public treasury’ in what is believed to be an unprecedented case against a King’s Counsel. Robert Venables KC, from 15 Old Square Tax Chambers, has refuted the charges and reportedly made an appearance at Westminster Magistrates court in December last year. He faces two
International law firm BCLP announced today that Jenny A. Durkan, former Mayor of Seattle and U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington, has joined the firm as a Partner in the firm’s Financial Services Disputes and Investigations Practice. She will have offices in Seattle and Washington DC and will lead the firm’s U.S. White
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Celebrity civil rights attorney and lawyer for Rodney King Milton Grimes has plead guilty to two decades’ of tax evasion. According to his plea agreement, Grimes did not pay federal income taxes due for 23 years, 2002 through 2005, 2007, 2009 through 2011, and 2014 through 2023 – a total of $4,071,215 owed to the
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Meeting Roy Cohn John Bowie, LawFuel publisher While we buckle our seat belts in the run-up to the US election, ‘The Apprentice’ movie provides a warmup act, as if one was needed. Based on the relationship between Trump and his lawyer, Roy Cohn, a character whose resume includes the claim to infamy that he invented
Powering Up The OnlyFans Legal Team OnlyFans, the platform known for its spicy content, is beefing up its legal team to tackle some hot-button issues of its own, bringing on board a squad of big law firms to navigate some tricky areas of online safety and data privacy. Leading the charge of new legal firepower
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Davis Polk partner Vanessa Jackson was named a 2024 “Notable Black Leader” by Crain’s New York Business. The award honors Black executives whose professional and community achievements enhance New York City. Crain’s highlighted Vanessa’s work during the COVID-19 pandemic – she secured more than $14 billion in financing for major airlines, including Delta, helping to keep
Karen Holden, one of the UK’s most forward-thinking and disruptive legal minds, and CEO of A City Law Firm , has partnered with accelerator agency Asiarath in Dubai to help UK businesses navigate opportunities in the booming Middle Eastern market. With the government’s Autumn budget decisions looming and UK businesses facing challenges from rising taxes and economic uncertainty, Karen
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Judge Orders Giuliani Asset Transfer Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor On Tuesday, a federal judge ordered Rudolph W. Giuliani to transfer most of his assets and liquid funds to a receivership controlled by two Georgia election workers he defamed after the 2020 presidential election. The orders are a further fall from grace by Giuliani following
Jamie Levitt, Managing Partner of the firm’s New York office and Chair of the Morrison Foerster Foundation, will be honored at the first annual Lawyers for Children (LFC) Pro Bono Awards Breakfast to celebrate her efforts in representing and advocating for vulnerable children in family court proceedings to protect their legal rights and interests. Jamie
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