Prominent N.J. Lawyer Charged With Stealing $1.2m From Elderly Clients
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Charges against Robert Novy of Novy & Associates in Manchester involve his handling of funds of some of his clients, state New Jersey Attorney General Christopher Porrino said.
Inside the Secret Society of Wall Street’s Top In-House Lawyers
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Attendees at the recent gathering wanted to discuss a common foe: class-action lawyers who seek billions of dollars from top banks for alleged market manipulations and related bad behavior.
More Lifesaving Valves to Stop Gas Leaks Will Be Required in 2017
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“These simple and inexpensive devices can save dozens of lives and millions of dollars in property damage each year,” says Dallas attorney Tom Carse.
Managing Political and Security Risks in a Volatile Investment Environment
Event, Oct. 25, 1 p.m. EDT
Practical Law will present a complimentary webinar on steps investors can take to gain a more comprehensive awareness of the challenges they face and to protect their investments and rights when investing in a foreign country.
Grant Thornton LLP Legal Counsel Team Wins Four First Chair Awards
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Four members of Grant Thornton LLP’s Risk, Regulatory and Legal Affairs team have received First Chair Awards for excellence in legal counsel.
Hankinson Among Benchmark Litigation’s Top Texas Appellate Attorneys
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Dallas lawyer Deborah Hankinson has earned recognition in Benchmark Litigation as a Local Litigation Star among Texas appellate attorneys.
Hogan Lovells and Fujian Fidelity Law Firm Join in Shanghai FTZ
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Global law firm Hogan Lovells and Fujian Fidelity Law Firm have entered into a formal association in the China (Shanghai) Free Trade Zone.
How Wells Fargo’s John Stumpf Crashed Himself
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A writer for Fortune traces the Wells Fargo former CEO’s handling of the recent scandal, pointing to the three times he responded with too little too late.
Dallas Lawyer Was Spied on Before He Was Killed, Police Suspected
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Dallas police have released documents that detail evidence they’ve sought in the slaying of prominent attorney Ira Tobolowsky, according to a report by The Dallas Morning News.
The Gender Pay Gap for Big Law Partners: 44 Percent
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Bloomberg Big Law Business is reporting that male partners in Big Law are still out-earning their female counterparts by 44 percent, according to the results of a survey published Wednesday by Major, Lindsey & Africa.
Biglaw Partners On The Hot Seat: Firms Are Demoting Partners Hand Over Fist
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Perhaps this marks the first, furtive steps into a new Biglaw model, writes Above the Law’s Joe Patrice, where the 8-year track gives way to a more corporate structure
Court Rules CFPB Structure Unconstitutional But Can Continue Operating
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A federal appeals court has found the structure of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to be unconstitutional but has left the agency in place to “continue to operate and perform its many duties.”
Hedge Fund Sues Theranos, Citing ‘Lies, Material Misstatements, and Omissions’
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Partner Fund Management, a San Francisco-based hedge fund that reportedly wrote out a $96 million check to Theranos in 2014, is now suing the blood-testing startup and its founder, Elizabeth Holmes, reports TechCrunch.
Talisman Energy Facing Texas Federal Lawsuit Over Unpaid Oil, Gas Royalties
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Attorneys representing oil and gas royalty owners with interests in the Texas Eagle Ford Shale have filed a federal lawsuit against Talisman Energy USA Inc. based on claims that the company manipulated oil and gas production volumes by as much as 20 to 30 percent and consistently shorted royalty payments, according to a news release posted by Androvett Legal Media and Marketing.
NLRB Administrative Judge Finds Employee Facebook Post Was Protected Speech
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A recent decision by the National Labor Relations Board attempts to define further the boundaries of protected speech under the National Labor Relations Act, reports Seyfarth Shaw in its Employment Law Lookout blog.
China Contracts: Why Choice of Foreign Law is So Often a Bad Idea
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What will actually happen is that the parties will be required to prove Chinese law in a U.S. court, a difficult, time consuming and expensive process, writes Dan Harris in the China Law Blog.
Contracts and Considerations of the Renewal Term
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Many contracts contain no provisions regarding renewal, and the term simply ends after a specified period of time, write Peter M. Watt-Morse and Cindy L. Dole for the Sourcing @ Morgan Lewis blog.
5 of the Most Commonly Misinterpreted Terms in Construction Contracts
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The latest installment of Construction Dive’s “The Dotted Line” series discusses a problem many construction contractors see in their business: misinterpretation of terms in their contracts.
Software Audits | A Legal Perspective – Webinar
Event, Nov. 2, 11 a.m.
Software attorney Robert J. Scott will give real world examples of what happens when software audits wind up in court when he presents a 60-minute complimentary webinar Wednesday, Nov. 2, beginning at 11 a.m. CST.
DLA Piper Adds White-Collar Partner Matthew Graves in Washington, DC
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Matthew Graves has joined DLA Piper’s Litigation and White Collar practices as a partner in Washington, DC. Graves previously served as the acting chief of the Fraud and Public Corruption Section at the DC US Attorney’s Office.
