Law Society president Kathryn Beck was herself the victim of serious sexual harassment as a young lawyer, she has said. The revelation comes in the latest LawTalk when the magazine interviewed Ms Beck and former president Chris Moore on matters pertinent to the release next month of the Law Society’s Gender Equality Charter, designed to counter
A federal court declared a mistrial on all counts against Skadden client James Mazzo, the former chairman and CEO of Advanced Medical Optics, in the retrial of insider trading charges brought against him by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, after the jury announced that it was “hopelessly deadlocked.” The jury
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MIAMI — March 1, 2018 — Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced litigation partner Naim Surgeon in Miami has been selected to participate in the 2018 Fellows Program of the Leadership Council
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Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Dr. EMMANUEL LAMBRAKIS, a state licensed doctor, pled guilty today to writing medically unnecessary prescriptions for oxycodone. LAMBRAKIS pled guilty earlier today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein, and will be sentenced before U.S. District Court Judge William
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Two Doctors Arrested Pursuant to Federal Indictment that Alleges Bogus Sleep Studies Helped 1-800-GET-THIN Fraudulently Bill Insurance Programs over $250 Million Related to Lap-Band Surgeries LOS ANGELES – Two doctors were arrested this morning on federal fraud charges stemming from more than $250 million in allegedly fraudulent bills related to the 1-800-GET-THIN Lap-Band surgery business.
SAN FRANCISCO – February 28, 2018 – Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to welcome Lisa Hamasaki as shareholder in the firm’s San Francisco office. Hamasaki joins the firm from Miller Law Group, where she was a shareholder. “Lisa has an excellent reputation in the legal
Norwegian-listed company, TOMRA has announced it has acquired BBC Technologies – a Hamilton based, but globally focused, developer and manufacturer of leading fruit sorting technology. The deal sees BBC Technologies’ precision grading systems and innovative punnet and clamshell filling solutions for blueberries and other small fruits join TOMRA Food’s own fruit inspection and grading technology
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The Law Society has reacted to the sexual harassment scandal embroiling Russell McVeagh and the wider profession by announcing a survey of the profession to determine the extent of the problem, as well as beefing up the Society’s reporting and response capability. In a press release issued today, President Kathryn Beck said the Society wanted
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The New Zealand Law Society is establishing a working group to consider what improvements can be made to enable better reporting of harassment in the legal profession to the Law Society. “There is no place for a culture of sexual harassment in our profession. It must stop. The Law Society is determined to do all
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Client care, brand reputation and new technology have emerged as the top priorities for Legal Practices, in the third annual survey carried out by UK legal technology innovator Zylpha (www.zylpha.com). In all, 92% of respondents feel that optimizing Client Care is now the main objective, albeit this contrasted with a figure of 78% when
