It’s not an easy road for a lawyer to fight for human rights issues in Britain or the US since 9/11, but Shami Chakrabati has fought against anti-terrorist measures and legislation when it has been a wholly unpopular stance. She became the Director of Liberty (The National Council for Civil Liberties) in September 2003, seeing […]
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After a two year Chapter 11 proceeding, failed Washington-based law firm Howreys has reached a settlement with an insurance provider and is still negotiating with over 50 law firms attempting to recover millions of dollars for Howrey creditors. The Washington Post reports Houston attorney Allan Diamond, whose role as trustee is to recover as much
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The National Law Journal has taken on the task of wading throught he data to find which law schools that are ABA-accredited and what job opportunities they provide. The ABA has provided more information about how law schools actually report law placements in the wake of some stinging criticism about their practises. The ABA has
LawFuel.com – Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that THOMAS C. CONRADT, a former stock broker at a securities trading firm (“Securities Trading Firm-1”), pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court to charges arising from his involvement in an insider trading scheme. The alleged scheme involved the
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LawFuel.com – A team of HFW lawyers, led by Partner David Brookes, has advised Pareto Securities AS, as bond managers, and Norsk Tillitsmann ASA, as bond trustee, on a US$575m Norwegian high yield bond issued by Sea Trucks Group Limited. The deal, which was closed within a month of launching, is the largest ever high
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New York – Sidley announced today that a group of 11 lawyers – ten partners and one counsel – will be joining the firm in multiple offices including New York and Washington, DC. The group is widely regarded as one of the most experienced and prominent securities enforcement and regulatory teams in the country. “We
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Sidley Austin continues its expansion mood in 2013 with 11 senior lawyers joining the firm from Bingham McCutchen. Last month the firm hired a tax partner from Vinson & Elkins, a technology partner from Cooleys and an M&A partner from King & Spalding. The firm has recruited 11 lawyers from Bingham McCutchen, including Bingham’s securities
LawFuel.com – Two New York City Party Leaders and Two Elected Officials in the Village of Spring Valley Also Charged in Bribery Schemes Charges Include Cash Bribes of More Than $100,000 Changing Hands in Connection With Republican Mayoral Ballot, City Council Discretionary Funds, and Spring Valley Development Project Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for
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SAN DIEGO (April 1, 2013) – LawFuel.com – US Law Firm News – Morrison & Foerster today announced that leading privacy and consumer protection lawyer Andrew B. Serwin has joined the firm as a partner, along with of counsel Peter F. McLaughlin and associate Daniel Muto. The additions enhance a group widely lauded as one
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Los Angeles- Zvi Sperling, of Beverly Hills, pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to defraud the IRS in the collection of income tax before U.S. District Court Judge John F. Walter on Friday. Zvi Sperling, 62, formerly of Tel Aviv, Israel, admitted he opened and maintained foreign bank accounts, using nominee entities
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