LOS ANGELES – A San Fernando Valley man has agreed to plead guilty to a federal felony charge for swindling clients – many of them elderly church parishioners – in a long-running Ponzi scheme that took in more than $5.9 million in victim investor money, the Justice Department announced today. Sylvein William Maximilian D’Habsburg XVII, […]
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Asian Legal Business (ALB) has named Morrison Foerster of counsel Gigi Yuen to its 2024 list of Hong Kong Rising Stars. In its second annual list, ALB highlights the next generation of standout lawyers who “demonstrate exceptional potential in the industry while earning strong praise from their clients.” Gigi is rapidly becoming one of the leading lawyers in
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The former Contract Manager who pleaded guilty in a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) fraud and corruption case relating to the awarding of road maintenance contracts has been sentenced to four years and five months imprisonment in the Auckland District Court. Jason Koroheke, a former Contract Manager at Broadspectrum, was the architect of several schemes where
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4 December 2024: Online investment platform InvestNow has capped its biggest growth year since the Covid pandemic by topping $2 billion in funds under management. InvestNow has grown 30% over the past year, topping 30,000 customers across managed funds, term deposit and KiwiSaver portfolios, and cementing itself as one of New Zealand’s leading investment platforms. InvestNow
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The top 10 of New Zealand’s most influential and powerful lawyers on the LawFuel List for 2024 – 1. Una Jagose KC Una Jagose QC, New Zealand’s Solicitor-General since 2016, remains at the top of the 2024 Power List, notwithstanding the most challenging year of her career. The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in
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Insurance law specialists have built their Sydney team with the recruitment of litigation and insurance law specialist Jacques Jacobs from Clyde & Co. Wotton & Kearney are growing their offering of financial and insurance law services with the acquisition. The firm’s media statement regarding the announcement is below – Wotton Kearney has scored another win
Even today, drunk driving poses a serious threat, resulting in numerous fatalities each year. It is our collective responsibility to take proactive measures to prevent drunk driving and ensure the safety of our roads. This blog provides essential tips to help prevent drunk driving incidents. Plan Ahead Planning ahead is crucial to avoid drunk driving.
Catastrophic injuries are severe, with a long-lasting effect on the victim and their loved ones. Catastrophic injuries cause permanent disfigurement and disabilities. You may not be able to care for yourself, work, or participate in other activities. The most typical catastrophic injury types include chronic pain, amputations, spinal cord injuries, organ damage, body-altering severe burns,
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Mayer Brown have reestablished their Hong Kong operation as Johnson Stokes & Master, the name of the Hong Kong-based law firm that merged with Mayer Brown in 2008. Most of the firm’s 170 lawyers have been based in Hong Kong, although Mayer Brown have over 1800 lawyers. Mayer Brown reduced its China presence and now
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Another younger dealmaker has made the cut in this year’s LawFuel Power List of the country’s 50 most powerful lawyers. Ian Beaumont at Russell McVeagh cut his dealmaking teeth at leading M&A and transactional law firm Skadden Arps in New York before returning to New Zealand and advising on some of the largest deals done
