Big Law London Move – Kirkland & Ellis To Move To New State of Art London Building

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Kirkland & Ellis moves to its new, state-of-the-art London office upon completion of the major development in the heart of London. A statement from the firm announced the move of 550 employees of the firm to the building at 40 Leadenhall Street, which the firm says will ‘showcase the expectations of a first class working […]

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Money Launderer Sentenced to Jail For Laundering Money Through ‘Black Market Peso Exchange’

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          LOS ANGELES – A West Covina man was sentenced today to 36 months in federal prison for laundering more than $900,000 in drug money over a two-year period via a “Black Market Peso Exchange” for Mexico-based drug traffickers.           Oscar Sanchez, 52, was sentenced by United States District Judge Virginia A. Phillips. Sanchez pleaded guilty in

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FAQ: What Do The Different Bankruptcy Chapters Mean – And What Assets Can You Retain?

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While bankruptcy is commonly understood in the general sense, many people fail to understand the several different types of bankruptcy and what those differences are.  And what difference do different jurisdictions mean for bankruptcy chapters and terminology? The ‘chapters’ spoken about in this context is the section of the Bankruptcy Code that deals with bankruptcy

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London ‘Fearsome Four’ Law Firm Winner Has Ferocious Response To Firm Departure Report

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US Big Law giant Quinn Emanuel’s UK chief Richard East has fired up – and fired back – at reports in UK legal media about recent departures from the firm, recently named as leader of the ‘Fearsome Four’ pack of the most feared law firms in the world. The row over departures related principally to

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Law Council of Australia Reaffirms Opposition to Death Penalty

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9 October 2021 – LawFuel.com – To mark World Day Against the Death Penalty (10 October 2021), the Law Council of  Australia has released its revised Policy Statement on the Death Penalty and reaffirmed its  absolute opposition to the imposition or execution of the death penalty.  “No person – irrespective of their nationality, the nature

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The Paradox Papers – What Does The Pandora Papers Dump Really Mean For Anti-Money Laundering?

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  Ron Pol – When the solutions to Panama, Paradise, and Pandora papers prevent better anti-crime outcomes.   The latest round of coordinated outrage from a carefully manicured document leak – dubbed the Pandora Papers – provoked the usual storm of readymade “solutions” this week to “fix” the anti-money laundering system. But when perceptions (no

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Arbitration Thought Leaders To Meet in BVI Virtual Arbitration Conference

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TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands (October 7, 2021) – The British Virgin Islands International Arbitration Centre (BVI IAC) is proud to host attendees for BVI Arbitration Week 2021, bringing together industry thought leaders from around the world to discuss pressing industry issues. The virtual conference, “A Little Big World,” will examine the interconnectivity of international arbitration within the scope of a

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LawFuel Power List Lawyer Appointed to the High Court

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Christchurch barrister Jonathan Eaton QC has been appointed a High Court judge, sitting in Christchurch.  He sat this year at number 27 on the LawFuel Power List of the country’s most powerful and influential lawyers. Attorney‑General David Parker​ announced the appointment this week, when he also announced that Auckland lawyer Clive Taylor was an associate

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Advance Fee Scheme Sees Napoleon Grier Extradited To US From Netherlands

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Grier and His Co-Conspirators Allegedly Defrauded Victims of $2.275 Million as Part of an Advance Fee Scheme               Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today the

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