· Clay James has been elected to the At Large seat. Clay James is a partner in the firm’s IPMT team, based in our Denver and Silicon Valley offices. He is a litigator and trial lawyer who tackles high-stakes intellectual property disputes, class actions, privacy and data security cases and complex commercial litigation, with a
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DANNY PRATTE pled guilty today to defrauding investors in Terminus Energy, Inc., a publicly traded penny stock. PRATTE pled guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud before U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter Jr. U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman
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Hogan Lovells – At last week’s IBA War and Justice Conference, ICC judge Howard Morrison said that international criminal law must develop to accommodate the changing nature of atrocities and the changing nature of conflict. One example is to prosecute the perpetrators of massive environmental damage, including damage connected to business activity. This is consistent
San Francisco, CA (Law Firm Newswire) May 1, 2018 – A recent federal investigation revealed that more than 25 percent of serious cases involving the abuse of nursing home residents were not reported to law enforcement agencies. In addition, nursing homes failed to provide necessary medical care in incidents of physical abuse and sexual assault.
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Shanghai, China – Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Louis Meng has joined the Firm as a Partner in the Corporate, M&A, and Securities group, head of the Firm’s Greater China Practice, and Chief Representative of the Shanghai office, known locally as Blank Rome LLP Shanghai Representative Office, USA. At Blank Rome, Mr.
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The High Court has revisited the recoverability of a target company’s expenses for the first time in more than 45 years. The case has important implications for future reimbursement disputes. Recovery of “properly incurred” takeover expenses An offeror must reimburse the target company for any expenses that the target properly incurs in relation to a
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (‘Freshfields’) has advised international private equity firm Cinven on its agreement to acquire Partner in Pet Food (‘PPF’), a leading European pet food manufacturer, for an undisclosed amount. Headquartered in Hungary, PPF is a market-leading pet food manufacturer with nine manufacturing operations across Europe. PPF supplies pet food to more than
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LOS ANGELES – The owner of PRB Logics Corporation, an Orange County-based seller of electronic components, was arrested this morning on federal charges alleging he sold counterfeit integrated circuits, some of which could have been used in military applications. Rogelio Vasquez is charged in a 30-count indictment that alleges he acquired old, used and/or discarded
Rumours that have spread about Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s partner Clarke Gayford has seen Kensington Swan lawyer and former broadcaster Linda Clark, acting for Gayford, issue a press release warning against publication of unspecified rumours about the television fish show presenter. “The allegations (which the NZ Herald did not publish) are untrue and defamatory.
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Washington, DC (May 1, 2018) – Venable LLP is pleased to announce that Thomas M. Boyd has joined the firm as a partner and co-chair of the Legislative and Government Affairs Practice in the Washington, DC office. Mr. Boyd has held several high-ranking government positions, including Assistant Attorney General at the Department of Justice (DOJ)
