U.S. Supreme Court Further Limits Tolling in the Class Action Context in China Agritech v. Resh

Davis Polk –  The Supreme Court Holds that American Pipe Tolling Does Not Apply to Subsequent Class Actions; Clarifies that Five-Year Period for Section 10(b) Claims Is a Statute of Repose On June 11, 2018, the United States Supreme Court handed down its decision in China Agritech v. Resh, 1 holding that the American Pipe […]

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US Seek Extradition of Silk Road Criminal Network Associate of Ross Ulbricht

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Roger Thomas Clark Was a Key Figure in the Development of Silk Road and Advised Ross Ulbricht on All Aspects of the Criminal Enterprise Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, James D. Robnett, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue

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Hogan Lovells achieves WILEF Gold Standard recognition for sixth consecutive year

Washington, D.C., 15 June 2018 – Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the 2018 Gold Standard Certification by the Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF). This marks the sixth consecutive year Hogan Lovells has achieved this recognition. The firm has been recognized in all but the first year of the

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How Lawyers Can Avoid Pitfalls and Traps When Using Social Media

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Payne & Fears Social media is a great tool for lawyers and others to market themselves – but there are also traps. Nevada-based law firm Payne & Fears recently published an article outlining the ethical pitfalls that attorneys face when they enter the realm of social media, as well as offering some key tips to avoid the

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Drugs and Money Laundering Syndicate Member Sees Italians Charged in New York

Crimes Involved Laundering of Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Narcotics Proceeds Using a Variety of Methods, Through the United States, Italy, Hong Kong, and Mexico, As Well As Trafficking Hundreds of Kilograms of Cocaine and Heroin Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and David J. Downing,

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When Harassment Allegations Go Wrong . . The Tale of a Legal Secretary’s Bad Work Experience

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A harassment claim brought by a legal secretary of a Sydney law firm who alleged she had been called a “chook” and “thick” among other things, has been dismissed by the Australian Fair Works Tribunal  in what the Deputy President of the Tribunal said was a case where the applicant was foolish and been

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NZ Law News – New Chief Executive Named for MinterEllison

MinterEllisonRuddWatts today announced that its partnership has appointed Andrew Poole as Chief Executive, effective 6 August 2018. “This is the perfect time for Andrew to become our firm’s next Chief Executive,” says Lloyd Kavanagh, Chair of the firm. “We’ve selected a strong leader at a time when MinterEllisonRuddWatts is in an eminent position in a

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How Graeme Todd’s MidLife Law Career Leap of Faith Paid Off . . Contd.

Todd & Walker .. Contd.   Commencing Due Diligence “Michael, his father and accountant began his due diligence swiftly and checked out my accounts for the last three years and Michael asked a lot of probing questions (many of which he took from the Law Societies due dilligence checklist for those contemplating going into partnership

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