Bankruptcy law, as you might expect post-GFC and a few other crises along the way, is big business. And one of the biggest – if not the biggest – attorney handling bankruptcy law is Weil Gotshal partner Harvey Miller. Mr Miller, 82, died recently after acting for such notable bankrupts as Lehman Brothers Holdings. “Harvey […]
Canadian litigation lawyer Rob Sutherland was having a perfectly satisfactory morning discussing a case with the Crown attorney when his morning turned into a fireball when his parked car exploded. It’s the stuff of movies – a ‘take down’ of a rebel lawyer, perhaps – but for the Nova Scotia lawyer it was something less
Video advertising may be popular among attorneys, but in this case it has been all bad publicity with an online video that created some major issues for the lawyer involved. The attorney, Jennifer Gaubert, was pronounced guilty in 2012 on an electric battery charge after specific video clip footage emerged showing her production sexual advances
Lawyers wield plenty of influence generally speaking, but when it comes to listing the most influencial in the world, then only TIME magazine is up for that gig. And they have named them as part of their TIME 100 list of the most influencial people in the world with over 10 percent of the list
Facebook’s top lawyer, Ted Ullyot is forsaking the social network that gave social networking its cache, and joins a venture capital firm to focus on regulatory affairs and policy. Sounds interesting, but is Ted Ullyot really tired of joining a company like Facebook that had a mere 100 million users when he joined in 2008,
Emily Cohen, attorney-at-law, is facing a six year jail term for allegedly ripping off immigration clients. Now, however, she faces even worse penalties, having failed to appear for her sentencing not once, but twice. A Boulder lawyer, Ms Cohen has also removed her online presence, taking down her website, Facebook page and more. Westworld had
Pro bono law is a key component of many law firm and many lawyers’ contribution to their communities. But when Akin Gump partner Raphael Prober took in a pro bono case involving the co-ordination of over 50 lawyers and other agencies it involved a massive amount on behalf of holocaust victims. Many pro bono lawyers
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—The Florida Commission on the Status of Women is accepting nominations for the 2016 Florida Women’s Hall of Fame through July 15, 2015. Since its inception in 1982, the Hall of Fame has recognized and honored Florida women who, through their lives and work, have made significant contributions to the improvement of life
Taking on the big guns in Silicon Valley – some of the most powerful businessmen and women in the world – is not necessarily for everyone. But for class action litigator Jay Edelson they are the people he has in his sights, having sued all the big names from “A” (Amazon and Apple) to “G”
First there was the highly publicised murder of Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman who died after his accusations against Argentine president Christina Fernandez of her plotting to cover up the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center that killed 85 people. Conspiracies surrounded the death of Nisman with a private team of investigators analysing autopsy
