The End of BigLaw
Law firms are changing for good. This weekend in New York a new book on the so-called “NewLaw” launches to discuss how the rules for how law firms operate will change forever. How so? Australian...
View ArticleFlorida Man Charged With Trafficking in Counterfeit Electronic Devices for...
LOS ANGELES – A Florida man was charged today with trafficking in counterfeit electronic engine control devices manufactured and marketed by a Southern California company for use in modified Honda and...
View ArticleAssange Accuser’s Lawyer Criticizes Police
A lawyer for one of the women who allege was raped by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has criticized police and others for inerfering in the matter, saying her client was not “out for revenge”. “Why...
View ArticlePaintings Stolen by Nazis Return to Poland
Paintings of Johann Conrad Seekatz that were stolen by the Nazis during World War II are to be returned to Poland, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bahara has announced....
View ArticleStatementof US Attorney Bharara on Conviction of Mathew Martoma
“As the jury unanimously found, Mathew Martoma cultivated and purchased the confidence of doctors with secret knowledge of an experimental Alzheimer’s drug, and used it to engage in illegal insider...
View ArticleThe Outrage of the Affluenza Case
It’s the “Affluenza” case that has victims and many others appalled. Should Ethan Couch, a 17 year old who grew up with a sense of entitlement and poor judgment who became involved in drunk driving...
View ArticleWolf of Wall Street Litigation Lessons
Like a gathering of old friends, the multiple lawyers involved in the defense and prosecution of Jordan Belfort and Stratton Oakmont – the “Wolf of Wall Street” principal and his firm – joined a law...
View ArticleAdult Day Care Center Operators Sentenced for Conspiring to Bribe NY State...
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that IGOR BELYANSKY and DAVID BINMAN were sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 20 and nine months in...
View ArticleSwiss Asset Manager Charged With Conspiring to Hide Millions in Swiss Bank...
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Toni Weirauch, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal...
View ArticleLos Angeles DUI Lawyers Receive Top Trial Lawyer Membership
LawFuel.com – Gold & Witham is a full-service DUI and criminal defense firm that represents clients throughout Los Angeles, Orange County, and the surrounding communities of Southern California. By...
View ArticleNext Up: The Transgender Debate – See Janet Mock
We’ve had the same sex marriage debate, by and large, the gay rights and not mentioning racial issues. But the transgender debate appears to be the next to be debated over the legal and other rights...
View ArticleGoogle Keeps Top Deal-Making Lawyer Busy
He’s a high profile transactional lawyer and ultra-marathon aspirant, but Ethan Klingsberg has also become the lawyer to see for Google, acting on some major deals for the online giant. Two...
View ArticleCravath Represents Martin Marietta in $2.7 Billion Deal
On January 28, 2014, Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. and Texas Industries, Inc. announced that the Boards of Directors of both companies have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement under...
View ArticleProminent Canadian Law Firm Closes Doors
The rumors have swirled for days and lawyers have been leaving one of Canada’s most prestigious law firms and now the firm, Heenan Blaikie, has confirmed it is winding up its business. The firm was...
View ArticleHolding On To Lady Lawyers
Retaining women lawyers in the profession has been a major problem for law firms in many – if not most- jurisdictions. The attrition rate remains high, the career goals remain unaccomplished and the...
View ArticleThe Lawyer Who Shut Down The Beatles (Kind of)
As music fans celebrate the half century since The Beatles landed in America, a lawyer who came from the law firm that represented the world’s most famous music group celebrates his own rise to the...
View ArticleUS Attorney Charges Five With Fraud Over Counterfeit Luxury Good Sale
The post US Attorney Charges Five With Fraud Over Counterfeit Luxury Good Sale appeared first on LawFuel. Related StoriesUS Attorney Charges Five With Fraud Over Counterfeit Luxury Good...
View ArticleFacing Jail – Why Opting For Bail Is Always Better Than Doing Time
You’ve probably wondered why lawyers will always attempt to get their clients to push for bail, even if they’re going to do some jail time anyway. The truth is while you will get your pretrial jail...
View ArticleLawyers in Movies and TV- The Good, The Bad, and The Bizarre
Lawyers pop up in entertainment pretty often, maybe because they make interesting characters, or maybe because people in fictional shows have extra-complicated lives and frequently need legal advice....
View ArticleBiden Says Administration Not Big on Marijuana Legalization
Legalizing marijuana is not a high priority for the Obama administration, presidential hopeful Joe Biden has said. Talking to Time Magazine, the Vice President may have been countering the comments...
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