As the case against Sulaiman Abu Ghaith goes to the jury, you might wonder how a Jewish lawyer like Stanley Cohencame to be representing a man charged with participating in a terrorist conspiracy to kill as many Americans as possible and how he could have made a career out of representing Muslim terror suspects generally. […]
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CHICAGO, Illinois – March 24, 2014 – The law firm of Arnstein & Lehr LLP is excited to announce today that Erin M. Murphy has joined the firm’s Litigation Practice Group as special counsel in the Chicago office. Prior to joining Arnstein & Lehr, Erin was principal at the Law
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Mega-law firm Skadden Arps has reached a settlement with regard to its representation of former hedge fund manager “Buddy” Fletcher Jr, who ran Fletcher International Ltd, which could have exposed Skaddens to legal claims. Fletcher’s hedge funds are in bankruptcy liquidation and the settlement of $4.25 million removes Skaddens from the sights of the trustee
Richard Susskind is a voice who is listened to by lawyers with ever-increasing interest – if not intensity. His views on where law and lawyers are going has resonated with increasing volume about the law profession. So what is the future of Big Law, he’s asked (among other things). Forbes’ contributor David Parnell, who is
Who is the glamorous blonde? None other than Crimea’s new Attorney General The 33 year old is the world’s newest-territory’s newest attorney general. The internet (of course) has gone viral with the Attorney General since her first press conference appearance, which did not involve her lounging on a red sofa. There have been fans all
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Let us introduce you to barrister Amal Alamuddin. Who? you might ask. She is an Oxford-educated lawyer fluent in French and Arabic, of Lebanese descent and also a graduate of New York University School of Law, representing recently WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. She is also George Clooney’s girlfriend. The exotic beauty, 36, also has academic
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Working as a prostitute part-time has earned an Illinois lawyer a three-year suspension. The lawyer, Reema Bajaj, 27, had sex in exchange for office supplies for her law practice and later pleaded guilty to prostitution charges has agreed to have her law license suspended for three years. An Illinois attorney who allegedly worked as a
Washington, DC, 18 March 2014 – Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced that Matthew Rossi has joined the firm in Washington DC as a partner in its Securities Litigation & Enforcement group. Mr. Rossi joins from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Enforcement Division, where he served as Assistant Chief Litigation
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Malaysia Airlines now faces missing millions as well as a missing plane. According to one leading aviation lawyer, the airline could face a massive damages claim from those 239 passengers lost in the flight MH370, which remains missing with Australia now the focal point for the search for the flight that disappeared on a flight
The Asian Lawyer, an American Lawyer sibling publication, has named Latham & Watkins Singapore Office Managing Partner Stephen McWilliams an “All-Star” honoree in the Energy sector. The award recognizes McWilliams as a go-to lawyer in the energy industry, with a notably successful track record advising on “highly complex matters in which there is no easy
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