LOS ANGELES – As the tax filing season comes to an end, federal authorities are reminding members of the public of their obligation to timely file accurate tax documents – and that evading taxes or defrauding the Internal Revenue Service can led to substantial fines, penalties and prison sentences. Taxpayers are also reminded to be […]
WASHINGTON — Today, as the Department of Justice recognizes the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the nationwide rollout of an initiative aimed at increasing awareness and reporting of sexual harassment in housing. The announcement includes an interagency task force between the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
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Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and John F. Grasso, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the United States Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General, New York Field Division, announced that GERARD SCPARTA, a former New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) officer, SCOTT MARAIO, a former NYPD
Mr. Suda’s arrival marks continued expansion of firm’s global finance offerings and New York office New York, 11 April 2018 – Mayer Brown announced today that Ryan Suda has joined the firm’s global Banking & Finance practice and Structured Finance group as a partner in New York. Mr. Suda joins from Freshfields. Paul Jorissen, a co-leader of
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Mega law firm mergers have kicked off the year as three of this year’s biggest mergers involve law firms with over 1000 lawyers and the pace of law firms swallowing other large firms is set to continue. The reported merger between London-based Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy who are evidently talking with O’Melveny &
Seeking a law job can be challenging, but being an Uber-driving former Judge is a challenge that few lawyers may tolerate easily. Not for former Zimbabwe High Court Judge Ben Paradza who fled his homeland after being convicted for conspiring against former tyrant, the now deposed Robert Mugabe. The then-Judge fled Zimbabwe following a corruption
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Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a federal jury today found MICHAEL LITTLE guilty of charges that he participated in an 11-year tax fraud scheme in which he advised and helped an American family to defraud the Internal Revenue Service by hiding approximately $14 million
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Bell Gully – Bell Gully’s The Big Picture: Takeovers Update provides an analysis of key observations from takeovers announced in 2017. New Zealand listed companies attracted strong interest from buyers last year, producing the highest level of takeover activity seen in the past decade. In the fourth consecutive year of increased takeover activity in this
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Tokyo, 9 April 2018 – Mayer Brown is pleased to announce that a three-lawyer team has joined the firm’s new office in Tokyo, including Shri Maski and Gordon Palmquist, who join as partners in the firm’s Banking & Finance and Corporate & Securities practices, respectively, and Tomo Adachi, who joins as a senior associate in
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Locke Lord – In just a few weeks, on May 25, 2018, the EU’s new data protection law goes live. The General Data Protection Regulation, commonly known as the GDPR, is the biggest change to European data protection law in over 20 years and will seriously impact businesses across the U.S. and around the world.
