Property developers Fu Wah have been in the news lately for moves to recruit construction workers from China. The Beijing-based construction company is applying for short-term work visas for 200 + workers to complete the fit-out of new luxury Auckland hotel Park Hyatt by March next year. The Opposition are trying to paint this as
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Edward C. O’Callaghan, the Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York Field Office (“FBI”), and James P. O’Neill, Commissioner of the Police Department for the City of
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Allen & Overy – The Head of the Financial Crime Department at the UK Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA), Rob Gruppetta, gave a speech on “Using artificial intelligence to keep criminal funds out of the financial system” in December 2017.1 In it, he explored how artificial intelligence (AI) could potentially be used to prevent financial crime,
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Wilson Sonsini – 2018 promises to be an interesting year in the world of privacy and cybersecurity. In this article, we highlight a few of the most notable developments we expect this year, including major developments in Europe, changes and pending cases at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), notable U.S. Supreme Court cases scheduled to
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Chapman Tripp – 13 February 2018 More vibrant equity capital markets may be on the horizon for New Zealand – but not this year, Chapman Tripp says. The firm today released its annual Equity Capital Markets – trends and insights report, which tips 2018 to be a transitional year to healthier capital markets from 2019
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Jon Fallow If there is one thing all lawyers are good at, that is to work under pressure. You have deadlines to meet, toxic clients to interview, demanding seniors to satisfy and a variety of other high pressure work demands. If you are a lawyer, you might be used to it already. After all, stress
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The financial news for major law firms is much the same for 2017 as it has been for years before – slow growth and sluggish performance. The annual report from Citi Private Bank Law Firm Group analyzes just what the major law firms are doing in terms of financial performance and it ain’t greatly impressive
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Lawsuits both for and against law firms have been outlined in a New York Law Journal article that looks at everything from gender discrimination suits to malpractice actions. A number of the lawsuits that commenced have been silently settled or gone the arbitration route. One settled lawsuit included Winston & Strawn’s five-year legal battle with women’s clothing
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Michelle Scheffler, a commercial litigator with deep experience in the oil and gas arena, has joined Haynes and Boone, LLP as a litigation partner, continuing the firm’s expansion of its energy practice. “Michelle is an exceptional lawyer and will add greatly to the existing strength of our litigation and energy practices,” Managing Partner Tim Powers
LOS ANGELES, February 8, 2018 – Clark Hill LLP announced today that Bradford Hughes has joined the firm as a Member in the Litigation practice resident in the Los Angeles office, where his practice will focus on representing clients in commercial litigation and trucking and transportation matters. “We are extremely fortunate and excited to have
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