Dentons Associate Duped into Transferring $2.5 Million to Fraudster’s Account
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A decision in a Toronto court revealed that the associate sent the money from a property sale to a Hong Kong bank account after he received emails requesting the transfer in a business deal.
No Fees for You: Non-Class Counsel Get Stiffed in VW Diesel Litigation
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Numerous attorneys who worked on VW suits before the appointment of class counsel won’t get paid, reports Bloomberg Law.
Yelp Doesn’t Have to Take Down Libelous Post About Lawyer, Supreme Court Rules
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The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a San Francisco attorney’s request Tuesday to order Yelp to take down an online denunciation by a former client.
Complimentary Webinar: Best Practices for Vendor Risk Profiling
Webinar, Feb. 6, 2019
A new NAVEX Global webinar will discuss how to find the right approach to third-party risk management by applying appropriate risk factors.
Download: 3rd Annual In-House Legal Benchmarking Report
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Exterro has published its 3rd Annual In-House Legal Benchmarking Report for use in benchmarking legal processes against 110 legal departments.
Burns Charest Attorney LeElle Slifer Named Partner
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Attorney LeElle Slifer has been named partner by the Dallas-based trial law firm of Burns Charest LLP.
Taking the First Step to Digitally Transform Your Legal Department
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Digital transformation continues to be a strategic priority for organizations today. However, a recent study by Gartner revealed 81% of legal departments are not prepared to support their company’s digitization process.
Four Farrell Frtiz Lawyers Receive NY State Bar Association Appointments
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Four lawyers with Farrell Fritz have received appointments from the New York State Bar Association.
Download: Zapproved’s Winter 2019 Volume of Ediscovery Case Law Summaries
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This volume from Zapproved covers a wide range of topics, from spoliation and sanctions to proportionality, scope, and technology.
Biglaw Firm Pushing Out Senior Associates
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Associates were told they weren’t partner or counsel material, given only a portion of their bonus and told they had six months to find another job.
Another N.Y. Lawyer Censured After 60 Minutes Sting Report
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The CBS program reported on an undercover probe by anticorruption advocacy group Global Witness.
Jury Awards $21 Million to Hotel Dishwasher After She Was Forced to Work on Sundays
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A federal jury in Miami set a $21.5 million verdict for a Haitian immigrant in a religious accommodation case who lost her job at a Conrad Hotel because she would not work on Sundays because of religious beliefs.
Environmental Defense Fund Satellites to Monitor Methane Emissions From Oil and Gas Operations
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An EDF spokesman said the satellite will be able to distinguish emissions from ambient methane and trace them back to their source.
Another Reason Not to Use Fixed Price Buy-Sell Agreements
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Fixed price buy-sell agreements in theory offer two main advantages over pricing mechanisms that utilize formulas or appraisals at the time of the trigger event.
Negotiating a Labor Contract: Finding the Style that Suits You
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In labor contract negotiations, should you be low key? Should you yell and pound the table?
Webinar: Focusing on the Business Processes of Contract Management
Webinar, Jan. 31, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
Above the Law and Concord will present a complimentary webinar titled “The Process of Negotiating: Focusing on the Business Processes of Contract Management for Successful Negotiation.”
Survey: Half of Legal Departments Work Without a Strategic Plan
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The largest legal departments were about three times more likely to admit planning challenges; 33 percent said they plan, but not very well, compared to 12 percent of the smallest teams and 7 percent of teams of 11 to 50.
DOJ Hiring Attorneys to Handle Property Seizures for Border Wall
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The attorneys likely will deal with eminent domain property seizures and quarrels with landowners over what their land is worth.
Big Law Partner Fired After Accusations of Overbilling
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Neal Gerber has refunded $150,000 to a group of more than 100 clients, and Kirkland & Ellis also decided to refund fees.
