The US News & World Report college rankings that have been so long-favored by so many schools and their students alike is losing two of the country’s most prestigious law schools, who say that the methodology and the values of the system is “profoundly flawed”. “The U.S. News rankings are profoundly flawed — they disincentivize programs that […]
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In a major deal for the US Attorney’s office they have seized “an historic” $3.36 billion in cryptocurrency from a man who had obtained more than 50,000 bitcoin from the dark web market Silk Road over a decade ago. The statement from the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York (published below) says
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The advances in speech technology provides lawyers with the ability to provide faster and better service to clients, as well as enhancing efficiencies and profitability. One US law firm had a ‘gadget guy’ partner who explains how ‘voice solutions’ have helped power the firm’s growth With more than 145 years of experience, Eastburn and Gray,
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Social security disability and the benefits that are obtainable from social security have become something of growing interest in the media and elsewhere. There are multiple resources available and law firms that handle social security disability claims and all manner of issues relating to social security benefits. But the area relating to social security disability
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Lifting diverse law students\’ entry to law school has become a key factor in a program that Latham & Watkins operates with Yale Law School. The Yale Law School Launchpad Scholars Program is designed to ease the access to legal education for members of underrepresented or underserved communities. Latham & Watkins has numerous programs and
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Former managing director at Bain Capital and general counsel to Bain Capital’s credit business to serve as co-leader of the firm’s market-leading special situations and private credit group NEW YORK, New York, October 3, 2022 – Akin Gump today announced the addition of high-profile special situations lawyer Ranesh Ramanathan to the firm. Together with partner Dan Fisher, Ramanathan
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The Law movies you don’t want to miss “A good lawyer makes you believe the truth, but a great lawyer makes you believe in the lie!” This is the basic disposition associated with lawyers and when it comes to law movies made this century we have the list. They weren\’t all academy award winners or
Family law has long been a staple for a vast number of smaller and mid-sized law firms in most jurisdictions, in the US, UK and elsewhere. The issues involved in family law matters are significant, ranging from those seeking child support, a divorce lawyer, postnuptial agreements, prenuptial agreements and everything else. Choosing a \’family lawyer\’
The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York has released a statement regarding billionaire Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska with \”cosy ties\” to the Kremlin for breaching US sanctions in a move that the US Attorney\’s office says indicates the Office\’s continued enforcement of sanctions against Russians and supporting Ukraine\’s struggle against Russian belligerence.
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The Zantac lawsuits continue but what and who are some of the major zantac law firms? The Zantac lawsuits are some of the largest to come before the US courts and have wiped billions of dollars off the value of big pharma companies as plaintiffs lodge their claims for alleged cancers caused by the popular
