Judy Clarke is an unlikely death row lawyers, but she has helped some of America’s worst criminals escape the death penalty and has now been appointed to the legal team to defend Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Boston bombing suspect. She has previously represented the famed “Unabomber” Theodore Kaczynski, along with Jared Lee Loughner, sentenced to life […]
April 30, 2013 (New York) – LawFuel.com – The Law Firm Newswire – The law firm of Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP is pleased to announce that Howard H. Jiang has joined the firm as a partner and Jie Xiu as counsel in its Business Law Department. Jiang and Xiu will be resident in
NEW YORK – The BTI Consulting Group, a leading provider of market research for professional services firms, recently released a new survey, “2013 Brand Elite: Client Perceptions of the Best-Branded Law Firms.” In the survey, MoFo stands out as one of a small group of firms that BTI says “have it all in the eyes
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He has been one of America’s most celebrated criminal lawyers, acting for everyone from the Boston Strangler to O J Simpson, but the questions facing F Lee Bailey over his ability to practice law are not deterring the 79 year old from continuing his quest to work at what he loves. He has a tax
LawFuel.com – Global Law Newswire Service Leading international legal practice Norton Rose has today announced 33 partner promotions globally including, in South Africa, six promotions to director. For the second consecutive year, female partners accounted for a strong percentage of all promotions (42% this year and 44% last year). 25 promotions were made across Norton
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LawFuel.com – New York (April 16, 2013) – Morrison & Foerster has been recognized for its leadership in financial regulatory matters and named Law Firm of the Year by Operational Risk & Regulation magazine. The firm was recognized for the breadth of its financial services and regulatory expertise. The firm’s ability to assist North American,
Publication of the name of Australian-born, British resident entertainer Rolf Harris as someone involved in the investigation of sex abuse perpetrators by British police has followed what the newspaper Mail on Sunday claims were “intimidating and threatening” emails from lawyers representing the entertainer. Rolf Harris is a much-loved entertainer in Britain and elsewhere who has
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LawFuel.com – Are there likely to be a further growth in US law firms seeking more exposure to the Middle East, following Baker & McKenzie’s recently announced tie-up with the Dubai-based Habib Al Mulla law firm? The Baker & McKenzie merger, which takes effect on 1 July, creates the fifth office for the mega-firm in
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LawFuel.com – Lawyer News – In a down law market it can be tough for lawyers to make their way in the world, which is why Eli Broverman set up his successful online investment firm Betterment after leaving his corporate law job. Broverman left the “mother ship” of his corporate law firm to start a
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Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that RAYMOND BITAR, the former Chief Executive Officer of Full Tilt Poker, pled guilty today to unlawful internet gambling and to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud and was sentenced to time served by U.S. District Judge Loretta A.
