LOS ANGELES – A former elementary school teacher who produced pornographic images of his 15-year-old ex-student was sentenced today to 360 months in federal prison. Sean David Sigler, 56, of Burbank, was sentenced by United States District Judge John A. Kronstadt, who described Sigler’s conduct as “inexcusable,” and further said, “Ruining the lives of minors […]
Powered by LawFuel – Global law firm Linklaters LLP has elected Aedamar Comiskey as its new Senior Partner. Aedamar, who currently serves as the firm’s Global Head of Corporate, will take up her five-year term on 1 July 2021. She succeeds current Senior Partner, Charlie Jacobs, whose five-year term will end on 30 June 2021.
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Claim has significant implications for other users and the way Bitcoin operates London 12 May 2021: Litigation law firm ONTIER LLP has today commenced the process of serving legal proceedings on 16 Bitcoin developers on behalf of Tulip Trading Limited (TTL), a Seychelles company whose primary beneficial owner is Dr Craig Wright. ONTIER was granted
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This OnPoint summarizes key provisions of the European Commission’s Proposed Regulation on Artificial Intelligence and offers some practical takeaways and strategic considerations for impacted organizations. Given the heightened interest in AI by EU and U.S. authorities, and the success European lawmakers have had in exporting the European privacy legal framework globally, companies will want to start considering the impacts
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Courtenay Brinckerhoff is a partner and intellectual property lawyer in the Washington, D.C. office. Her practice focuses on assisting clients with all aspects of obtaining, defending, licensing, and enforcing patents and conducting freedom-to-operate and due diligence investigations. She is chair of the firm’s Associate Training & IP Policies and Procedures Committee, an active member of the
All of us at Baker McKenzie have watched with dismay and horror as racially motivated attacks of physical violence and harassment targeting people of Asian and Pacific Island descent have proliferated across the US, UK and in many parts of the world. As a Firm, we stand in solidarity with our Asian and Pacific Islander
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Bell Gully corporate partner and former chair Anna Buchly has been included in IFLR1000’s Women Leaders 2021, an elite cohort of the leading female transactional experts in local markets globally. IFLR1000 noted Anna’s impressive track record as well as her consistent recommendations by both clients and peers, selecting her for the 2021 Women Leaders list alongside many notable
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The London offices of large US law firms are snapping senior legal talent – but they’re sometimes missing the concept of what the culture of a ‘British’ firm London law’s gold rush, stimulated by American law firms, has now reached even greater heights with legal media reports indicating top partners are shifting firms at amounts
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CLDs can best manage change through advanced technology, domain expertise and success management. May 10, 2021 — Even when corporate legal departments (CLDs) implement new legal technology to improve their overall performance, many are not fully prepared to adopt the product or solution and risk becoming less productive overall. To avoid this scenario, Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions advises CLDs to manage change through
Described as the ‘one to watch’ in New Zealand’s legaltech industry, Chapman Tripp with their technology and innovation business, Zeren, has been recognised on NZ Lawyer’s Innovative Firms list for 2020. Zeren delivers automated, legal technology services to help clients become more efficient, improve performance and manage risk. Products include a document automation service, a
