The legend that is Ruth Bader Ginsburg is one that transcends much of what American law means in a Trump world – but also one that represents much to women lawyers and – dare we say it? – women everywhere. An opinion piece on the Guardian recognizes the obvious, that the already 86-year-old Cancer-stricken jurist, […]
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John Bowie* I had planned to see a recent film on the archangel of legal evil, Roy Cohn. Yes, yet another. Having spent a good part of one afternoon with Cohn for an interview in the early ’80s I wanted to see whether “Where’s My Roy Cohn” was another Cohn hit job, although it would
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When the law firm founder leaves the room you know your law firm has some problems and in the case of LeClairRyan that appears to be the case. Founding partner Gary LeClair is leaving his firm along with two other partners, following a raft of departures from the firm. Last yeaar almost 10 per cent
Frank Cordner – Attorney General William Barr’s efforts to ‘investigate the investigators’ with an inquiry into the origins of the 2016 Russia investigation has created some serious concerns among many in DC and elsewhere. Will it, for instance, hamper attempts to fight the Kremlin’s political meddling in the next election? And will it provide his
LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury indictment filed late Wednesday charges high-profile attorney Michael Avenatti with a host of fraud and tax offenses that allege, among other things, that he stole millions of dollars from clients and millions of dollars of employment taxes that his coffee company should have paid to the Internal Revenue Service.
As we celebrate Black History Month, Jones Day recognizes and honors the important presence and contributions of the Firm’s African-American lawyers making a difference in the workplace and community. Yvonne Burke was Jones Day’s first African-American woman partner. She joined the Corporate Group-Public Finance practice in Jones Day’s Los Angeles Office in 1987. Ms. Burke
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Northern California, 4 March 2019 – Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that Paul P. Chen has joined the firm in Northern California as a partner in the Corporate & Securities practice. Mr. Chen was most recently at DLA Piper in San Francisco and Silicon Valley, where he was the head of US
The opioid crisis has destroyed careers, families and the lives of countless Americans. Last year alone, more than 72,000 people perished from drug overdoses, a large percentage of which overdosed on legally prescribed medications. While no legal measures can entirely obliterate the risk of people abusing drugs, those who create and distribute dangerous substances share
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Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and Jonathan D. Larsen, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue
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Jesus Wilfredo Encarnacion Was Arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport While Allegedly Attempting to Travel Overseas to Join Lashkar e-Tayyiba Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John C. Demers, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office
