The “Facebook” Judge who unfriended Kirland & Ellis has reconsidered his actions, reported here, and apologized for his criticism of the associate who bore the brunt of his barrage. Reuters reported that the judge (Nicholas Garaufis) on Tuesday apologized to the extent his comments may have sounded like criticism of the associate, but said he
LOS ANGELES – A Lancaster man was sentenced yesterday in federal court for criminal copyright infringement for illegally posting screener versions of two movies – “The Revenant” and “The Peanuts Movie” – to a publicly accessible website. As a result of the illegal upload, “The Revenant” was available for download six days before its
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The Global 100 top law firms showed a slow and steady approach to their growth, according to the American Lawyer release of the world’s biggest law firms. The top 100 showed a slower growth in 2015 with the highest revenues after the sixth, consecutive year of gains, the survey reported. The top firms were: 1.
Groundbreaking annual study ranks the performance of AmLaw 100 firms on performance, reach and engagement on social media platforms and thought leadership Leading digital marketing agency Good2bSocial has released its third annual Social Media Law Firm Index, the only study of its kind that takes a comprehensive look at the top 100 law firms in
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Being ‘unfriended’ on Facebook is a face-slap many face – but now a New York judge has used it to unfriend an entire firm – Kirkland & Ellis – who sent a ‘rookie lawyer’ to defend Facebook against two lawsuits accusing the social network of facilitating terrorism. The lawsuits are supported by 20,000 plaintiffs and
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Buchalter Nemer* – From May 30 to June 3, 2016, I represented the Pacific Council as an official observer at pre-trial hearings for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM) and four other alleged masterminds of the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks of September 11, 2001. They are charged with war crimes under the Military Commissions Act
Los Angeles, September 22, 2016 – LawFuel.com – Buchalter is pleased to announce that its Scottsdale office is growing with three new additions. Laurent Badoux joined as a Shareholder in the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice Group. He was formerly the Chair of the Phoenix Labor & Employment Practice at Greenberg Traurig LLP. Douglas John
London, UK; September 22, 2016 – Law firm Sullivan & Worcester is advising documentation agent Deutsche Bank, and the syndicate of lenders, in the annual Pre-Export Receivables-Backed Trade Finance Facility for the Ghana Cocoa Board (“Cocobod”) for $1.8 billion. The documentation for the transaction signed on 21stSeptember, 2016. The proceeds of the Facility
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Glamorous civil rights lawyer Amal Clooney’s next move in her fight against the corrupt and inhumane is the world’s worst current scouge – ISIS. Fighting ISIS is something that requires more than bombing missions and special forces for Ms Clooney, but how exactly can they be sued for their depraved criminality? Supported (of course) by
Few law firm consultants and analyts have spoken, lectured and written about the future of law firms and lawyers than Canadian Jordan Furlong. Having spoken to lawyers throughout North America and Europe, Jordan Furlong’s views on what lawyers need to do to survive rapid change in their profession has become some of the most read
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