LOS ANGELES – Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas and five other defendants – including a suspected high-level member of an Israeli transnational organized crime group – were arrested today on a federal indictment alleging they operated an illegal gambling business in which high-stakes poker games were played at an Encino mansion Arenas owned. Arenas, 43, a.k.a.
Boutique Firm Vartabedian Hester & Haynes Blazes Bonus Trail With Generous Summer Payouts While Biglaw firms continue their summer tradition of radio silence on bonuses, one ambitious boutique isn’t waiting around. Texas-based Vartabedian Hester & Haynes, a rising litigation boutique specializing in complex commercial disputes, has just announced a firm-wide bonus that’s turning heads. All
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How Tikanga Has Created a Major NZ Constitutional Issue In a sharply argued and historically anchored piece for the New Zealand Law Review, legal scholar Peter Watts KC pulls no punches in his analysis of the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Ellis v R warning of a constitutional tremor shaking the foundations of New Zealand’s
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Image Source: Pexels As a legal professional, you face sky-high stress every day–top that with increasing financial hurdles as you tread through this very competitive industry. With law school debt averaging $180,000 and 66% of young lawyers reporting financial anxiety according to studies, protecting your personal credit isn’t optional—it’s survival. Here’s how you can outsmart
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Canberra’s Law Firm Contracts Go Boom A dramatic reset of the Australian Government’s legal services panel has sparked a contract bonanza for select law firms, with some firms more than doubling their federal billings. Top-tier firm Clayton Utz walked away with the lion’s share, locking in a massive $71 million in government contracts, more than
Class Action KC Joins Harmos in Warning Over CCCFA Law Change Power Lawyer Rachael Reed KC is calling for a full-blown investigation into the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) over what she describes as “serious civil service process failures” relating to the CCCFA law change and a high-stakes banking class action. Rachael Reed
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Lawyer Suspended for Christmas Party Misconduct: A Pattern, Not a Surprise And lo, another lawyer has discovered humility and had the legal profession reaching for the smelling salts once again after another example of that old bad behaviour chestnut: the law firm Christmas party-gone-wrong. Another day, another disciplinary hearing about a boozy, former partner with
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When you live in a busy city like Oklahoma City, you’re bound to see a bit of everything: fast-growing neighborhoods, crowded highways, construction zones, and even the occasional reckless driver flying past you on the interstate. With all of this activity, it’s no surprise that personal injury cases are unfortunately quite common here. Oklahoma is
When you’ve been injured in an accident due to someone else’s negligence, your world can turn upside down. In times like these, having a dedicated legal team on your side makes all the difference. That’s where Pines Salomon Personal Injury Lawyers step in—not just as legal representatives, but as your trusted advocates through every step
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Penis Grabs, Christmas Chaos and Career Fallout For Lawyer The lawyer at the centre of a now-infamous tribunal ruling for drunken misconduct at two law firm Christmas parties has gone public, admitting his “outrageous” actions and expressing deep regret. Former Buddle Findlay partner Patrick Herd Mulligan has confirmed he is the previously anonymised “Mr ZKA”
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