Counsel News and Events for Attorneys and Executives

Effective Conciliation and Demystifying Intervention in EEOC Cases

Event, June 9, 1 p.m. EDT
Practical Law will present a webinar that will address obligations on the part of employers, charging parties and the EEOC in conciliating and litigating EEOC cases.

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Tucson Lawyer Pleads Guilty In $33M Fraud Case

Tucson Lawyer Pleads Guilty In $33M Fraud Case

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the charges involve a procedure in which defendants took out $33.6 million in loans against multi-million dollar homes and then forged documents to fool more lenders into believing the homes were debt-free.

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These Gawker Jurors Don’t Care That a Billionaire Funded Hulk Hogan’s Lawsuit

These Gawker Jurors Don’t Care That a Billionaire Funded Hulk Hogan’s Lawsuit

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The outrage following last week’s revelation that Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel had funded Hulk Hogan’s lawsuit against Gawker Media LLC wasn’t just about a rich guy throwing his money around; it was about a rich guy secretly throwing his money around, writes Joshua Brustein for Bloomberg Technology.

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Viacom Board Members Vow to Fight Removal Attempt

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Gearing up for a battle for control of media company Viacom, board members took the unusual step of vowing to fight an expected campaign by Sumner Redstone and his family to shake up the board, the Los Angeles Times reports.

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Get the Complete Guide to Preservation Case Law 2008-2016

Get the Complete Guide to Preservation Case Law 2008-2016

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Zapproved has published its updated Preservation Case Law Summaries 2008-2016, the definitive guide to preservation case law with summaries tagged by venue, sanction and topic.

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Chambers USA 2016 Recognizes 23 Gardere Attorneys and 9 Practice Areas

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Nine practice groups and 23 individual attorneys with Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP have been recognized in the annual Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

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46 Quarles & Brady lawyers Named to Chambers USA

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Law firm Quarles & Brady LLP has announced that 46 attorneys from the firm’s offices have been ranked in the 2016 edition of the Chambers USA directory.

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How Will Machine Learning and NLP Disrupt Contract Management?

A new eBook from ContractRoom considers some ways that machine learning and Natural Language Processing could change the way contracts are managed.

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Compliance Metrics and Dashboards: Building Your Case

Compliance Metrics and Dashboards: Building Your Case

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A company will want to be able to demonstrate that it is creditworthy under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines to benefit from penalty reductions, and more importantly to avoid indictment altogether.

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Important Tips for Resolving an SIIA Audit During or Immediately After a BSA Audit

Important Tips for Resolving an SIIA Audit During or Immediately After a BSA Audit

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Once a sotware audit inquiry is initiated, it can be difficult to convince the auditor to disengage. However, there are a few important tips to cope with an SIIA audit after a BSA audit.

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Takata Hires Lazard, Seeks Cash Infusion After Air Bag Deaths

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Takata Corp. has confirmed it has hired investment bank Lazard Ltd. to lead a financial restructuring in an effort to resolve costs stemming from its recall of tens of millions of faulty air bags linked to at least 13 deaths and more than 100 injuries worldwide, Reuters is reporting.

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New Judge, Same Result – $81 Million CWA Civil Penalty Appealed

New Judge, Same Result – $81 Million CWA Civil Penalty Appealed

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The Fifth Circuit’s response to CITGO’s second appeal may provide guidance on whether these types of judgments could be a trend in future Clean Water Act enforcement actions.

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Q&A on SCOTUS and Arbitration

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In an article posted on their firm’s website, Matthew T. Furton and Julie L. Young, partners in Locke Lord, discuss some recent rulings on arbitration by the U.S. Supreme Court, particularly as they apply to insurance and reinsurance.

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Florida Lawyer Charged With Money Laundering Conspiracy

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Alan Koslow allegedly accepted $220,000 in cash that he agreed to launder for undercover FBI agents between December 2012 and August 2013, according to court records.

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Google Beats Oracle on Copyright, Defeating $9 Billion Claim

Google Beats Oracle on Copyright, Defeating $9 Billion Claim

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Google won a jury verdict that ends Oracle’s claim to a $9 billion slice of the search giant’s Android phone business, reports The Washington Post.

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Judge: Video of Clinton Aides’ Depositions to Be Kept Secret

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Videos of Hillary Clinton’s former aides and others giving depositions in a lawsuit related to her private email set-up will be kept secret, at least for now, a federal judge ruled Thursday, according to a report by Politico.

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The DOL’s Final FLSA Overtime Exemption Rule: What Employers Must Do Now

Event, June 1, 1 p.m. EDT
Practical Law and the Wage & Hour Defense Institute (WHDI) will present a free, 75-minute webinar providing guidance on the U.S. Department of Labor’s final rule, updating the regulations governing white collar exemptions under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

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Managing HIPAA Data Breaches

Managing HIPAA Data Breaches

Event, June 15, 2 p.m. EDT
Compliancy Group will present a complimentary webinar designed to give individuals and entities operating in the health care sector the skills they need to be prepared to identify, respond and manage data breaches.

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Beck Redden’s Pfeiffer Leads Charge to Overturn Fifth Circuit Decision

Beck Redden’s Pfeiffer Leads Charge to Overturn Fifth Circuit Decision

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When Beck Redden partner and appellate specialist Connie Pfeiffer led the charge to overturn a Fifth Circuit decision, the path to victory was nearly certain to be long and arduous, the firm said in a release.

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Lach Returns to Foley’s Public Finance Practice

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Foley & Lardner LLP announced that Dana Lach has returned to the firm’s Health Care Finance, Public Finance and Finance & Financial Institutions Practices in the Milwaukee office.

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