Robert S. Khuzami, the Attorney for the United States, Acting Under Authority Conferred by 28 U.S.C. § 515, announced the convictions of JAMES GATTO, a/k/a “Jim,” MERL CODE, and CHRISTIAN DAWKINS for conspiring to defraud universities by funneling illicit payments to the families of high-school and college basketball players and concealing those payments – which
DEAN SKELOS, FORMER NEW YORK STATE SENATE LEADER, SENTENCED TO 51 MONTHS, SON ADAM SKELOS SENTENCED TO 4 YEARS IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT Robert Khuzami, Attorney for the United States, acting under authority conferred by 28 U.S.C. § 515, announced today that former New York State Senate Majority Leader DEAN SKELOS was sentenced today to 51 months
Ms. Harris to co-lead expanding global Anti-Corruption & FCPA practice Washington DC, 24 October 2018 – Mayer Brown announced today that Audrey Harris has rejoined the firm in Washington DC as a partner and co-leader of its global Anti-Corruption & FCPA practice. Ms. Harris rejoins Mayer Brown after serving as the chief compliance officer for global resources
The Law Society have announced that Gisborne lawyer Tiana Epati has been elected President of the New Zealand Law Society following the expiry of the current term for Kathryn Beck in April 2019. Ms Beck’s term has been marked with the difficulties of Russell McVeagh’s harassment scandal and the developing #Metoo storm that followed. Ms
Leading law firm Slaughter and May has today opened its technology entrepreneurs programme, Fast Forward, for a third round of applications and announced that the scheme has this time been expanded to include a broader range of emerging technology businesses. Fast Forward is the firm’s legal incubation programme, supporting the work of early and growth-phase technology
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(Hartford, CT and London, UK) – Akin Gump is pleased to announce the addition of a four-partner financial restructuring and global debt finance team. Thomas F. O’Connor, Renée M. Dailey, Christopher E. Lawrence and Chester L. (“Chip”) Fisher all joined Akin Gump from Morgan Lewis. Mr. O’Connor will reside in Akin Gump’s London office, while
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Will Robertson* LawFuel recently provided a list of names as a likely short list of candidates for the Chief Justice’s position. Dame Sian Elias is due to retire in March. David Goddard QC, last year’s LawFuel lawyer of the year and one of pre-eminent barristers in the country may well be just the man to fit the
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Chicago, 22 October 2018– Mayer Brown announced today that Megan S. Webster has joined the firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice as a partner. Ms. Webster will be based in the firm’s Chicago office and spend substantial time in the New York office. She joins from BMO Financial Group, where she served as the associate general
Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s preeminent workplace law firms, is pleased to announce the firm has again been identified as an Employment Litigation “Powerhouse” in the BTI Litigation Outlook 2019: Changes, Trends and Opportunities for Law Firms report. “We are honored to again be recognized by BTI for the eighth consecutive year,” said Firm Chairman Vincent A.
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Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Scott Lampert, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General’s (“HHS-OIG”) New York Region, announced today that the United States has settled civil healthcare fraud claims against VASCULAR ACCESS CENTERS, L.P.,
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