Skadden mourns the passing of our partner and friend Stu Finkelstein. Stu was truly a friend to all and beloved by everyone who knew him. He was warm-hearted, good-humored and genuinely interested in others. Stu spent his entire career at Skadden, joining the firm after graduating from the University of Michigan Law School in 1985.
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LOS ANGELES, California—The so-called “Bitcoin Maven,” who admitted to operating an unlicensed bitcoin-for-cash exchange business and laundering bitcoin that was represented to be proceeds of narcotics activity, was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in federal prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of $20,000. Theresa Lynn Tetley, 50, of Southern
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HOUSTON – Foley Gardere announced today that Neal A. Bakare has joined the firm’s Finance Practice Group andEnergy Industry Team as of counsel in the Houston office. He joins from Macquarie Bank Limited, where he served as Senior Vice President of Legal Risk Management. Bakare is an experienced lawyer whose background includes time as both an in-house attorney and
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AML360 – Following on from my article last week, I will continue on the subject of client profiling. It is an area in the AML CFT Act that is not well understood – from both the obligations to conduct client risk profiling, as well as the purpose and advantages that arise from establishing a
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Norton Rose – The insurance industry is looking at the means to develop new business models that rely on the mining of large data sets in order to identify customers, price risk and analyse claims. Not only does the application of artificial intelligence (AI) have the potential to reduce costs by reducing headcount, it also
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The reporting season for London’s Magic Circle firms has started with some mouth-watering figures emerging, lead by Freshfields’ partner pay packets. So what are the numbers? Leading the field with profit per equity partner (PEP) are Freshfields – £1.73 million Allen & Overy – £1.64 million Clifford Chance – £1.6 million. All firms displayed revenue
Baker & McKenzie – On 28 June 2018, Baker McKenzie hosted a breakfast and briefing in the Washington, DC Office on the Foreign Agents Registration Act. The event provided a forum to discuss legal and policy issues relating to increased FARA registrations and a possible new era in FARA enforcement by the US Department of
Baker McKenzie today announced the appointment of David Cambria as the Firm’s first Global Director of Legal Operations. Cambria will be responsible for ensuring that the strategies for pricing, legal project management, and other commercial activities are closely matched to increasingly sophisticated client needs and expectations. He brings a unique “voice of the client” to
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Anthony Carbone joins Morrison & Foerster to further expand the firm’s Bankruptcy, M&A, Private Equity, and Fund Formation practices, and to serve as co-chair of the Global Tax Department 06/26/2018 NEW YORK, N.Y. (June 26, 2018) – Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Anthony (“Tony”) Carbone has joined
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Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the filing of a civil complaint against SAMUEL GENTLE, who was previously convicted of preparing fraudulent federal tax returns through a tax preparation business, to prohibit him from preparing tax returns for others or engaging in activities that substantially interfere
