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Legal Thriller From Grisham, or A Harsh Truth about Asbestos Law and How Firms Work?

In a complaint that reads at times like a legal thriller with allegations of gross unethical conduct, a former associate of law firm Brayton Purcell has been filed by a former associate of the firm, Christopher Andreas. The 45 page complaint was filed in the California Superior Court and makes the allegations against the firm’s

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Kim Dotcom and the Kiwi PM

They’re not the greatest of friends and in fact the New Zealand Prime Minister John Key denied ever knowing about the most famous member of his own electorate, Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom. But all that changed with last year’s raid by New Zealand authorities on the Kim Dotcom mansion, made at the behest of the

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The Growing Attraction of Corporate Criminal Defense Work

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What’s a blue-blooded law firm doing mixing with white collar criminal lawyers?  How is Wall Street, the arena for M&A work, cross-border currency trades and multi-tiered financing deals, doing having lawyers who handle crime in their midst?  The reason, quite simply, is the rise in white collar criminal work.  And it’s not to be sneezed

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US Attorney Alleges $6 Billion Money Laundering Scheme Run By Major Digital Currency Company Liberty Reserve

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Liberty Reserve Allegedly Processed at Least 55 Million Illegal Transactions for at Least One Million Users Worldwide Facilitating Global Criminal Conduct Investigation and Takedown Believed to Be the Largest International Money Laundering Prosecution in History, Involving Law Enforcement Actions in 17 Countries Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York,

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Social Media Marketing for Lawyers – Proceed With Caution

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  The American Bar Association’s recent webinar “The Ethics of Legal Marketing in a Social Media Age” indicated that lawyers using Twitter, Facebook and other social media outlook need to proceed with caution. Contact with prospective clients in real time, confidentiality issues, endorsements and testimonials – they all offer potential traps, as the ABANow site

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Arms Dealer Viktor Bout Co-Conspirator Richard Chichakli Extradicted From Australia on Money Laundering and Other Charges

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Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, today announced that RICHARD AMMAR CHICHAKLI, an associate of the convicted international arms dealer Viktor Bout, was extradited from Australia on charges that he allegedly conspired with Bout and others to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) by attempting to

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