New Tax Appointment to New York Tax Group
Growing Team of Non-US Attorneys Provides Advice to US Multinationals New York, USA, January 9, 2014 – James A.D. Wilson, an international tax planning and transactions partner at Baker & McKenzie,...
View ArticleJeff Bakker & Philippe Bourassa Named Lexpert Rising Stars
TORONTO (November 5, 2013) – Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes), one of Canada’s leading business law firms, today announced that two of its partners, Jeff Bakker and Philippe Bourassa, have...
View ArticleHinshaw & Culbertson LLP Adds Comprehensive Patent Prosecution and...
Chicago, January 14, 2014 – The national law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that five attorneys and two paralegals from the intellectual property law firm Ryndak & Suri...
View ArticleFive Per Cent Growth Predicted for Law Firms
The uneasy and low-growth law industry is set for growth of around five per cent according to a new report released by Citibank and showing “cautious demand” for legal services during 2014. Increased...
View ArticleSecurities Law Firm Investigates Claim Against Directors of Beam Inc
NEW YORK, Jan 14, 2014 — Kirby McInerney LLP is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of Beam, Inc. (“Beam” or the “Company”) concerning the proposed acquisition of the...
View ArticlePresident Obama to Increase Job Opportunities with New Promise Zones
The President will use every tool he can to create new jobs and opportunities for the middle class. He will be looking for areas of bipartisan cooperation, but he won’t be waiting on Congress to act....
View ArticleDUI Law Query Raised in South Dakota Test
The South Dakota Supreme Court has raised a query regarding whether a warrant is required when a police officer is drawing blood during a DUI arrest. The issue is a major one in drunk driving law...
View ArticleLawyers, Lobbying and Crisis Managing – A Growing Arena
Lawyers have increasingly become involved in lobbying and crisis management, but the process is something of an art form for Beltway groups like lawyers Dow Lohnes who have now seen a significant...
View ArticleLA Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking of Minors
LawFuel.com – Lynwood Man Becomes Eighth Convicted of Sex Trafficking Charges for Prostituting Teenage Girls Recruited from Inland Empire Schools Conviction is the Latest in a String of Human...
View ArticleHogan Lovells Expands in Latin America With Sao Paulo Office
SÃO PAULO, 15 January 2014 – LawFuel.com – Hogan Lovells announced today it has opened an office in São Paulo, Brazil; its second in Brazil with Rio de Janeiro. Hogan Lovells’ latest expansion in...
View ArticleF Lee Bailey’s Last Stand
F Lee Bailey remains as one of the most famous – if fading – legal stars in the US. But his chequered career continues to twist and turn as he now seeks permission from the Maine Supreme Judicial...
View ArticleFacebook for Lawyers – How to Post for Maximum Effect
Facebook has become an all-consuming social media powerhouse and no lawyer can afford to ignore its power and impact. Providing over eight per cent of all internet traffic it’s hardly a social media...
View ArticleThe 5 Most Ridiculous Lawsuits
Lawsuits are plentiful in this sue-happy world, and while some suits are legitimate and much-needed, others are simply ridiculous, indicating that some measure of tort reform is needed. Here are five...
View ArticleProtecting the Government: Basics of Lincoln Law
During the Civil War, war profiteers were stealing millions from the government through falsifying invoices, failing to provide services that were paid for, or providing sub-standard products that were...
View ArticleQuestions You Need to Ask A Medical Malpractice Lawyer
LawFuel.com – MedicalMalpracticeLawyers.com warns that the hiring of a medical malpractice lawyer to investigate a possible medical malpractice claim is an extraordinarily important decision that...
View ArticleAustralian Man Arrested for Extorting Minors to Create pornography
The Defendant Allegedly Posed as a Young Woman on Social Media to Trick Minors Into Engaging in Sexually Explicit Conduct, Which He Secretly Recorded and Threatened to Disseminate Unless the Minors...
View ArticleBitcoins and the Winkelvoss Twins’ Latest Venture
The bitcoin market has expanded rapidly and with the expansion has come a large degree of both volatility and legal complexities, both of which have taken a front seat with the proposed launch of the...
View ArticleCourtney’s Love Tweet – And the Lawsuit it Lead to
Courtney Love frequently gone where no rock singer has ventured before, but now she’s pushing the legal limits too with the first lawsuit in the US based on an allegedly defamatory “tweet”. Love has...
View ArticleAnti-Gay Clients Toxic for Some Law Firms
Lawyers in at least a couple of large firms left their firms to pursue lawsuits involving anti-gay clients. Are these lawsuits too toxic for Big Law? Utah attorney Gene Schaerr has been hired to...
View ArticleRemaining Forecast for 2014 Foreclosures – Why You May Need an Attorney
Reports from August indicated the lowest number of foreclosures since 2005 and that means the national foreclosure crisis may be over. Since 2008 and the collapse of the housing market, foreclosures...
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