Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael C. Mikulka, Special Agent-in-Charge, New York Region, U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General (“DOL-OIG”), and Thomas Licetti, Acting New York Regional Director of the U.S. Department of Labor-Employee Benefits Security Administration (“DOL-EBSA”), announced that SALVATORE ARMAO, the founder
Why would Yael Krigman move from corporate law in New York to starting her own bakery? Simple, really. She loved baking and the law . ..? Well, not so much. She worked at her cake baking business and at law for a spell but working two, demanding jobs became too much. Besides, while the law
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Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that physician MUSTAK Y. VAID was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield to 18 months in prison for his participation in a $30 million scheme to defraud Medicare and the New York State Medicaid Program. VAID falsely
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LawFuel’s law jobs network has added a range of new law jobs on the site, as well as reporting on the apparent under-payment by some Christchurch law firms compared to the standard 2018 pay scale. The report on pay rates can be seen here, but LawFuel will be reporting on what lawyers should be paid.
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As personalised consumer-centric experiences are fundamentally changing the way we shop, high street retail stores are not dying, but they are definitely changing. With this comes opportunities for the sector but also significant risks, according to insights from leading law firm Russell McVeagh. Special Counsel Liz Blythe says that retail is becoming increasingly omnichannel with the new
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Sexual harassment complaints in the law are on the rise, but how difficult is it for former lawyers accused of such behaviour to switch jobs? Not very, it would seem. A WSJ story indicated that opaque hiring practicves in the legal profession make earlier sexual harassment complaint easy to leave behind. The issue is
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SEATTLE (July 30, 2018) – Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Andrew Moriarty has joined the firm’s Labor & Employment group as a partner in the Seattle office. He joins from Amazon, where he was senior corporate counsel. Andrew was previously with Perkins Coie from 1998 to 2013. Andrew focuses on a wide range
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Law firm mergers are a big deal with many already closing in 2018. We’ve reported on some this year here and here. But what is the best strategy for merging. There needs to be an alignment of strategies between the proposed merger parties, say legal consultant and strategist for law firms in transition Andrew Jillson of
Moving to a new practice management programme can be a law firm mission fraught with danger and risk. A Mission Impossible some may think, or certainly a mission fraught with risk. Integration issues, support problems, cost and timing are just some of the potential pitfalls that beset those embarking on the practice management software move. When
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Legal roles in community law frequently arise and provide lawyers with an opportunity to engage with local communities in a way that can provide extraordinary work satisfaction for lawyers seeking to make a difference with their work. A case in point was highlighted with a recent LawTalk profile of Canterbury Community Law leader Jamie-Lee
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