Lokke Moerel, Anna T. Pinedo, Jackie Liu, Maria Jayne Steeples, and Gary Mitchel Smith Five Morrison & Foerster lawyers have received 2018 Client Choice awards: Berlin senior of counsel Lokke Moerel for IT & Internet; New York partner Anna Pinedo for Derivatives; San Francisco partner Jackie Liu for Corporate; Singapore of counsel Maria Steeples for
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LOS ANGELES – A federal Grand Jury has indicted Oriyomi Sadiq Aloba, 32, of Houston, Texas, on multiple counts of unauthorized impairment of a protected computer, unauthorized access to obtain information and aggravated identity theft for a multi-stage phishing attack on the Los Angeles County Superior Court (LASC) computer system. According to the indictment, over
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Slaughter and May advised SB Investment Advisers (UK) Limited (SBIA), an investment adviser to SoftBank Vision Fund, on SoftBank Vision Fund’s investment in two technology companies in the Ping An group – Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company Limited (Ping An Good Doctor) and Ping An Medical and Healthcare Management Co., Ltd. (Ping An Healthcare
John Bowie* Recent changes by Facebook make their Groups rather than Facebook Pages a more attractive option for users, including law firms, seeking to increase their brand or general awareness. The fact is that Facebook’s recent algorithm changes have meant that Facebook pages are not generating the same level of engagement as their groups, showing
Kelley Drye & Warren – A federal judge in the Southern District of Ohio recently dismissed a case against actor James Woods over a tweet he posted during the 2016 presidential campaign. Woods, the outspoken conservative actor best known for his roles in Casino, Once Upon A Time In America, and Ghosts of Mississippi (for
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In a #Metoo news round, we’ve been keen to avoid being caught up in any excessive paranoia over sexual harassment and sexual assault in law firms, but somehow it’s all about us. First there is the claim we reported about Baker + McKenzie’s apparent gagging of a solicitor accusing a partner of sexual assault, then
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The mounting media storm surrounding the Russell McVeagh sex-intern scandal has seen Radio New Zealand and others interview key players, including Victoria University Vice Chancellor Grant Guilford, who told the Nine to Noon’s Kathryn Ryan that the Police had kept the allegations made against at least two senior male members of the firm open. No
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The New Zealand Law Society is unable to confirm whether or not a complaint has been made related to the allegations of sexual misconduct towards students in a summer law clerk programme at Russell McVeagh. Law Society President Kathryn Beck says while the Law Society will investigate all complaints received, the governing legislation does not
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No sooner had LawFuel published its piece on sexual harassment/assault issues with Baker + McKenzie when New Zealand’s arguably most prestigious law firm, Russell McVeagh, has been brought into the same firing line. The sexual harassment issue with law firms internationally has been an issue for many years, made worse by the male-dominated legal partners
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Looking for a last minute Valentine’s Day gift for a lawyer? No? Okay, will what about if your ARE looking for a Valentine’s Day gift for the lawyer in your life? Consider these suggestions 1.The Card There’s that terrific standby – the card with a legal reasoning backing it up, such as the Georgetown University
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