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
DLA Piper has been in the sexual harassment firing line with a report that a partner has left the Wellington practice following a complaint over “behavioural issues.” Wellington employment lawyer Barbara Buckett said her Wellington firm currently had about six cases her firm was handling involving lawyers and with what Stuff.co.nz reported as having a
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Simpson Grierson – 2018 set to be a big year for public law and regulation. The Labour-led government is creating momentum, with new legislation, significant regulatory and social sector reviews and some key policy changes. Elsewhere in public law, technology is creating new pressures for government and highlighting the need for some (overdue) changes. Closely
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The New Zealand legal market remains firm, with half of the firms surveyed recently indicated they expected to hire further staff this year. The research conducted by Australasian Legal Practice Management Association (ALPMA) andMcLeod Duminy indicated that the key issue for firms was employee retention. The research showed an average employee turnover at 14 percent
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King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has advised DBS on its first Tier 2 capital offer denominated in Australian dollars, with the Singapore-based bank offering A$750 million of subordinated notes due 2028. The issue is under the bank’s global medium-term notes program valued at US$30bn, with to be used for the finance and treasury activities of
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White & Case – Virtual currency and blockchain (VC&B) technology are becoming an important component of the global financial system. Although VC&B were founded on a non-governmental philosophy, the technology is steadily gaining legitimacy. Global interest in Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) may have reached a fever pitch last year, but 2017 was also memorable for
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Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JOSEPH MELI was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 78 months in prison by the Honorable Kimba M. Wood. Between 2015 and 2017, MELI solicited approximately $100 million in investments from 130 investors through false representations that MELI
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