Clifford Chance snubbed on GDF Suez's first-ever legal panel
GDF Suez has not appointed Clifford Chance to its inaugural legal panel, despite the magic circle firm?s relationship with the energy giant?s? £17bn tie-up partner International Power. Linklaters, French independent Bredin Prat and US firmmore
Attorney General: Investigation Into Last Summer's Prolonged Power Outages Puts Blame Squarely on ComEd
UPDATE Saturday, 3:30 p.m: ComEd issued a statement regarding the 2011 storms: "Last summer?s wave of storms were among the worst in decades and we understand the frustration that 2.5 million service interruptions can cause for the customers whomore
No Boko Haram members in Sokoto prison ?Attorney General
Idris was apparently reacting to a threat issued by Abul-Qaqa, the spokesman of the Boko Haram at the weekend alleging that security agents have arrested their members in Sokoto and called for their immediate release. The group also threatened deadlymore
US entertainment lawyer casts doubt on Megaupload case
The Stanford Law Schools Center for Internet and Society has added a voice to the growing number of lawyers that expect America?s charges against Kim Dotcom and the ?Megaupload conspiracy? to collapse in court. At issue, the article says, is thatmore
Ed Martin Wants to be Attorney General Now
Two days after a Webster Groves doctor made the 2nd Congressional district Republican primary a three candidate race , the contest is back down to two in the running. Thursday morning, St. Louis attorney Ed Martin announced he would drop out of the GOPmore
Legal briefs: Weil Gotshal partner to manage Quinn Emanuel?s new Washington office
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, the Los Angeles-based business litigation firm, is continuing its push in the District by hiring former Weil, Gotshal & Manges white collar partner Bill Burck. Burck will co-manage the firm?s Washington officemore
Attorney General: No Probe of Natan Eshel
Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein declared, Sunday evening, that there would be no criminal investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against Natan Eshel, Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office. Weinstein announced that the case willmore
State Attorney General Greg Abbott seeks dismissal of lawsuit against him, city of El Paso
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US, others plotted Egypt killings, claims Adli lawyer
CAIRO: The United States and Israel plotted the killing of Egyptian protesters during last year?s 18-day uprising that toppled long-time leader Hosni Mubarak, a lawyer for his former interior minister claimed on Thursday. Lawyer Mohammed Al Gendi alsomore
Attorney General: When Will Attorney General Gonzales Be Renditioned To One Of His Wonderful Torture-free Countries? by Vinion (1/29/2012)
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US, Israel plotted Egypt killings, claims Adli lawyer
CAIRO: The United States and Israel plotted the killing of Egyptian protesters during last year?s 18-day uprising that toppled long-time leader Hosni Mubarak, a lawyer for his former interior minister claimed on Thursday. Lawyer Mohammed Al Gendi alsomore
NY Attorney General Appointed to Mortgage Crisis Investigative Panel
President Obama is calling on New York State Attorney General Eric Schniederman to be a part of a panel aimed at investigating the mortgage crisis. Schniederman was appointed to the "Residential Securities Working Group" along with several other membersmore
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Leads 10 States in Filing U.S. Supreme Court Brief Urging Court to Uphold Health Care Reform (1/27/12)
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27 -- The California Attorney General issued the following news release: Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today led 10 states in filing a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court urging the high court not to invalidate themore
Attorney General: Legislative Dispute Belongs in Legislative Branch, Not in Trial Court (1/27/12)
Attorney General: Legislative Dispute Belongs in Legislative Branch, Not in Trial Court INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 27 -- The Indiana Attorney General issued the following news release: The Indiana Supreme Court will hear the State's appeal in the lawsuit overmore
Remarks of Chairman Gary Gensler Before the American Bar Association, Committee on Derivatives and Futures Law (1/27/12)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the text of the following remarks by Chairman Gary Gensler: Good afternoon. I'd like to thank the American Bar Association's Committee on Derivatives and Futures Law for inviting memore
"No Legitimate Issue, Mr. Jablonski?" by Paul Andrew Mitchell, Private Attorney General
Dec. 31, 2011: Let's make 2012 a change for the better. Unfortunately due to my financially helping others (which requires of me to pay over USD $1000 every month) I hit rock bottom yesterday and literally now have $29.94 in my bank account. Sometimes Imore
Top US Lawyer To Defend Lapid Wife
LOS ANGELES ? A high-profile attorney will represent Marissa Lapid, wife of Senator Lito Lapid, who was arrested last Jan. 15 at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas upon arrival from the Philippines. Harvard Law graduate Elliot F. Krieger, amore
Attorney General DeWine Warns of Online Scams (1/27/12)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 27 -- The Ohio Attorney General issued the following news release: Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is encouraging Ohio families to guard their personal information and avoid online scams during International Data Privacy Day onmore
Justice Appropriator Commends Attorney General For Targeting Predatory Mortgage Lenders
Posted by Editor Saturday, 28 January 2012 Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), the senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and related agencies, which oversees funding for the U.S. Department of Justice, issuesmore
Lapid?s wife back in US at bidding of Homeland Security, says lawyer
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Philippines ? The wife of Senator Manuel ?Lito? Lapid returned to Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 15 at the invitation of the Department of Homeland Security in connection with her bringing $50,000 into the United States lastmore
Clifford Chance Beijing loses head of finance
Email a Friend Your name: Your email: To include more than one recipient, please seperate each email address and name with a semi-colon ';' Recipient email(s): Recipient name(s): Email yourself a copy? Comments: 27 Jan 2012 By Faye McCarthy Hogan Lovellsmore
Gensler addresses American Bar Association on Dodd-Frank
As we gather here in South Florida, one doesn?t have to travel far to see what happened to America as a result of the 2008 financial crisis.? Three years later, foreclosures remain rampant in Florida neighborhoods, and the state still facesmore
Justice Appropriator Commends Attorney General For Targeting Predatory Mortgage Lenders
Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), the senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and related agencies, which oversees funding for the U.S. Department of Justice, issues this statement: "Attorney General Ericmore
"The Brown View is Flawed: Exposing an Attorney?s Habitual Mistakes," by Paul Andrew Mitchell, Private Attorney General (circa 5/29/2011)
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2010 Tort Costs Up, Driven by Deepwater Horizon
U.S. tort costs climbed by 5.1 percent in 2010, driven by the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon drilling platform explosion and oil spill, according to a new Towers Watson study. In its ?2011 Update on U.S. Tort Cost Trends,? Towers Watson says thatmore
U.S. Attorney General Announces the Formation of Mortgage-Backed Securities Working Group
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Remarks before the American Bar Association, Committee on Derivatives and Futures Law
Remarks of Chairman Gary Gensler before the American Bar Association, Committee on Derivatives and Futures Lawmore