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. […]
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced the seizure of Backpage.com, the Internet’s leading forum for prostitution ads, including ads depicting the prostitution of children. Additionally, seven individuals have been charged in a 93-count federal indictment with the crimes of conspiracy to facilitate prostitution using a facility in interstate or foreign commerce, facilitating prostitution using
Marketing your law firm is a top priority for law firms, particularly smaller firms, and having a great Google presence is a key target for those seeking to achieve high law firm ranking. Increasingly it is the web – and mobile devices – that will be sending your firm new clients. Your website is your
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The Whanganui law firm owned by the late Graham Takarangi has been taken over by Treadwell Gordon. Mr Takarangi, who was principal of Graham Takarangi & Co, died on March 12. Treadwell Gordon, whose head office is in Whanganui, has been working with the administrators of Mr Takarangi’s estate and completed the acquisition of Graham
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Davis Polk today announced that veteran tax lawyer Dana L. Trier has returned to the firm as counsel in the Tax Department in New York. Mr. Trier most recently served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy in the U.S. Treasury Department, where he oversaw the Office of the Tax Legislative Counsel, assisted in establishing
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Gender discrimination – or at least attempts to reduce the pay gap between male and female lawyers in UK law firms – has seen large firms disclose what the gap is. Pay gap gender discrimination is a major issue in the US and the UK, as well as other jurisdictions and was highlighted with the
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that STEVEN BROWN pled guilty today to defrauding victims of over $9.5 million by participating in a fraudulent scheme to solicit investments in feature-length films and documentaries based on misrepresentations and fraudulent documents. BROWN pled guilty before United States
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New partners announced at Skadden: Arash Attar-Rezvani Mergers and Acquisitions Paris Alexander C. Drylewski Litigation New York Maya P. Florence Health Care Litigation and Government Investigations Boston Andrew L. Foster Antitrust/Competition Hong Kong Cliff C. Gardner Litigation Wilmington Nickolas P.
Perhaps New Zealand’s best known law school Dean, Professor Mark Henaghan, has stepped down from his long-held role. The head of the University of Otago’s faculty of law is stepping down as dean in the wake of an outcry over second-year law camps. A much-loved and colourful character, the Dean’s administration was recently also tainted
