Sarosh Zaiwalla became the first Asian to qualify as a lawyer in the UK he would hardly have thought he would one day be hiring a future Prime Minister (even if it was only Tony Blair) and also setting up the first “non-white” law firm in The City with a firm turning over £3 million. […]
A middle-of-the-night phone call almost always means trouble. Someone you know may have had an accident or become sick, and you need to rush to the hospital. Or maybe a friend has been arrested and has chosen you as the person to call. Would you know what to do in the latter situation? Or what
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(AUSTIN and HOUSTON) February 3, 2014 – Locke Lord Partners Brad B. Hawley, John R. Nelson and David Patton have been elected to the Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation. Each year, just one-third of 1 percent of State Bar members are invited to become Fellows. Fellows of the Foundation are selected for their outstanding
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When it comes to Los Angeles – City of the Angels and Movie Stars – DUI laws can often find themselves highlighted by the arrest of celebrities. We only have to think of a variety of cases ranging from the death of California ANgels baseball pitcher Nick Adenhart, killed in Fullerton by a drunk driver,
NEW YORK – January 30, 2014 – Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP announced today that David Meister, former Enforcement Director at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), is rejoining the firm and will become head of the Government Enforcement and White Collar Crime Group in New York. Mr. Meister left Skadden
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Jokes about lying lawyers are one thing, but when it came to former jouralist Stephen Glass and his attempts to join the legal profession in California he was judged as being too much of a liar for the law. Proceedings commenced in the Californian Supreme Court to ascertain whether Glass has the “moral character” to
Being in a Big Law firm doesn’t mean you have to adopt any small-minded attitudes towards being a little of what the New York Times has described David M. Zornow’s desk and office as being – that is, “funky”. In fact Mr Zornow, who is the global head of litigation at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &
A Philadelphia jury this week handed down one of the biggest medical-malpractice verdicts in the state with a $42.9 million award to cover future medical expenses to a child born with cerebral palsy. Philly.com reports that the Common Pleas jury determined that the child, who is now 6, received “substandard medical treatment” at Chestnut Hill
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Class Action lawyers are not acting so effectively in their efforts to stand up for the little guy, according to a Mayer Brown study prepared for the Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform. The Wall Street Law Blog reports that the vast majority of class actions provide nothing for the plaintiffs. How could that
Gary Lee, chair of MoFo’s Business Restructuring & Insolvency Group, has been named an Outstanding Restructuring Lawyer for 2013 in the December issue of Turnarounds & Workouts. Only 12 lawyers nationwide received the honor. This is his second consecutive year on the list. [wp_ad_camp_1] The newsletter recognized Gary’s work as lead bankruptcy counsel to Residential
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