Delaware Lawyers To Move to Mansion
Housing law firms in stately homes and historic homes has always been a favorite for many firms, now the Delware law firm Dolci & Panepinto is moving from its offices in Main Place Tower to an...
View ArticleInjunction Granted Against LA Star Seafood Company
WASHINGTON – The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against L.A. Star Seafood Company Inc. of Los Angeles and its corporate...
View ArticleOrganizer of US-Based Terrorist Camp Pleads Guilty
The man who attempted to set up a terrorist training camp in the United States, Haroon Aswat, has pleaded guilty in the Manhattan federal court. US Attorney Preet Bahara’s release below: Preet Bharara,...
View ArticleNew Zealand Losing Online Trade Mark Wars?
ZoneLaw – NZ IP Law – The diminishing ability of traditional legal channels to protect businesses from brand jacking and dilution of trade marks online in New Zealand, means business leaders might need...
View ArticleIs There A Groping Case Against Harvey Weinstein?
Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is under investigation for allegedly groping a model and a complaint against the high profile Weinstein has been filed, according to reports. Allegations first emerged in...
View ArticleWhat Happened to Big Law’s Black Lawyers?
Why are there so few black lawyers in the big law firms? A recent survey says there are only three percent of lawyers in BigLaw who are African American and their numbers are actually declining with...
View ArticleBusiness Across Borders – Gobal Survey
Reed Smith – According to our global survey of business leaders, conducted by The Economist Intelligence Unit, companies are making conservative judgements when considering expansion to new...
View ArticleOpen Season on Prosecutors
First there was the highly publicised murder of Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman who died after his accusations against Argentine president Christina Fernandez of her plotting to cover up the 1994...
View ArticleInterpreting a Foster or Adopted Child’s Disclosed Background
Jay Deratany is the founding member of The Deratany Firm and is a top Chicago birth injury lawyer. His passion for helping people extends beyond the firm and into his extensive pro bono work and...
View ArticleMenendez Indicted on Corruption Charges
Senator Robert Menendez has been indicted on public corruption charges. The Democrat senator is charged with allegedly accepting bribes from a Florida ophthalmologist in exchange for using his position...
View ArticleHogan Lovells Enters Australian Market
Shakeup and mergers in the Australian legal market have been a consistent pattern in recent years. Now UK-based Hogan Lovells is to set up in Australia, taking two Allens partners to commence Aussie...
View ArticleSeven Charged in Boeing Kickbacks Scheme for Satellite Deals
LOS ANGELES – Seven defendants have been charged in a scheme to pay kickbacks to a procurement official at a subsidiary of the Boeing Company that supplies satellites and satellite parts to...
View ArticleFoley Expands Health Care Public Affairs Team in Washington
WASHINGTON – Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Jennifer Walsh has joined as director of public affairs in the Washington, D.C. office. In this role, Walsh will work closely with former...
View ArticleHotel Groups Sued Over 70 Year Old Property Dispute
CHICAGO–A dispute spanning 70 years of alleged usurpation, trespass, and illegal conversion of private property rights in Serbia came to a crossroads in a lawsuit filed today by the heirs of two...
View ArticleFlorida Statewide Prosecution Office and FBI Prevent Ku Klux Klan Murder Plot
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Office of Statewide Prosecution and the Federal Bureau of Investigation today arrested members of the Traditional American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan....
View ArticleThe Lawyer Taking On Silicon Valley’s Big Guns
Taking on the big guns in Silicon Valley – some of the most powerful businessmen and women in the world – is not necessarily for everyone. But for class action litigator Jay Edelson they are the people...
View ArticleAustralia Needs to Get Serious on Corruption
King & Wood Mallesons – The OECD delivered a stinging assessment of Australia’s lack of enforcement of foreign bribery laws this week in its report on Australia’s implementation of the OECD...
View ArticleClothing Factory Manager Indicted For Attempting to Bribe Labor Investigator
LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury today indicted the general manager of a La Puente garment factory on charges of offering to pay bribes to an investigator with the United States Department...
View ArticleThe Best of the Worst of Jeremy Clarkson
“Top Gear” host Jeremy Clarkson is not to face prosecution for his “fracas” (ie an alleged assault upon a producer) after a “victim lead” and “routine enquiries” had been completed by Police. But the...
View ArticleWeil Gotshal’s April Fools Day Backfire
Weil Gotshal & Manges is a major, white shoe law firm. But their April fools joke went down like they had their feet in their mouths. Big mistake Weil. They ‘joke’ was a work/life balance one –...
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