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United States: SEC Adopts Advisers Act Pay-to-Play Rule Relating to Government Plans - Mayer Brown

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently took action to curb pay-to-play abuses with respect to investment advisory services for any "plan or program of a government entity"; essentially, any state or local pension funds, retirement
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Clifford Chance s Stuart Popham Sees Offices in India By 2012

By Kitty Donaldson and Kian Ganz July 30 (Bloomberg) -- Clifford Chance LLP, the U.K.s highest-grossing law firm, expects to have an office in India by late 2012 after the country lifts restrictions on foreign lawyers, said Stuart Popham, the firms
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Armenian-American Lawyers File Federal Lawsuit Against Turkish Gover

ARMENIAN-AMERICAN LAWYERS FILE FEDERAL LAWSUIT AGAINST TURKISH GOVERNMENT PanARMENIAN.Net July 30, 2010 - 13:21 AMT 08:21 GMT Armenian-American lawyers filed a federal lawsuit on July 29 against the Turkish government and two banks seeking compensation
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Attorney General's e-mail hacked for money fraud

Hackers have stolen the e-mail account of the Attorney General's Ministry and have been using that account to send e-mails to contacts on the list, soliciting a $2,000 in loan of the name of the Solicitor General.
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Kirkland & Ellis LLP Ranked as a Top 10 Illinois LGBT-Friendly Firm

7/29/2010 Kirkland & Ellis LLP was named by Equality Illinois, an organization committed to securing, protecting, and defending equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in Illinois, as one of the 10 most LGBT-friendly firms doing
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PL corrupt practices pledge supported by Attorney General

Partit Laburista claims that the pledge about corrupt practices, in the general elections, were clear and founded and this was confirmed by the Attorney General appealing the court?s decision. The case was raised in front of the police by PL deputy
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Premium Standard Farms Responds to Attorney General's Memorandum in Opposition

PRINCETON, Mo., July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Premium Standard Farms (PSF) received a copy of the Attorney General's Memorandum in Opposition from media sources today. The company is yet to receive a copy of that pleading from the Attorney General's office
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Attorney General Urges Action to Stop Practices That Deprive Life Insurance Recipients of Full Benefits

HARTFORD, Conn., July 30 -- The Connecticut Attorney General issued the following news release: Attorney General Richard Blumenthal urged regulatory action by the state Department of Insurance (DOI) to stop misleading and deceptive practices by life
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ABA Delegates to Weigh Judicial Finance Training, Same-Sex Marriage

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Financial Reform Keeps Law Firm Banking and Securities Practices Busy

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Former Jackson Walker Lawyer Snared in Federal Case Against Wyly Brothers

You've read by now that the Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Texas billionaire brothers Sam and Charles Wyly -- who happen to be prominent financial backers of conservative political causes and candidates -- with hiding $550 million in
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Law Firm Partner Resigns Amid Financial Probe

Ince & Co.'s global energy and offshore pratice group head, Andrew Iyer, has resigned from the law firm following a period of suspension for "irregular financial behaviour." Following Iyer's departure from the firm, first reported by RollOnFriday, Ince
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Legal Scholarship Doesn't Always Fall on Deaf Ears, Conclude Law Professors

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Lawyer Suspended Following Tirade During Deposition

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Judge Sharon Keller Asks Texas High Court to Vacate Public Warning

In a petition for writ of mandamus filed July 29, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge Sharon Keller asks the state Supreme Court to vacate the public warning the State Commission on Judicial Conduct issued to her on July 16. Keller also asks
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Bianca Jagger Ordered to Pay Back Rent, Attorney Fees

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The BP Mess: Judging Judges' Impartiality

Katherine A. Helm Stroock & Stroock's Joel Cohen Are you tired of hearing about the botched handling of the oil spill cleanup in the Gulf Coast? How about the related lawsuit, pitting the Obama administration and environmental groups against the oil
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Lawyer Transitions: Money Isn't Everything

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Signs of Hope for Law Firm Summer Hiring in 2011?

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Attorney General starts an insurance fraud investigation

Attorney General has said that he has started the process of an investigation to look into an insurance fraud. The same is said to have been done in the cases when the insurance claims are paid once the policyholders die. Andrew Cuomo is the Attorney
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Premium Standard Farms Responds to Attorney General's Memorandum in Opposition

Premium Standard Farms (PSF) received a copy of the Attorney General's Memorandum in Opposition from media sources today. The company is yet to receive a copy of that pleading from the Attorney General's office directly. However, the company did receive
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Baker & Hostetler Pulls In Mayer Brown Litigators

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NJ Attorney General Warns Against Social Media Scams

Stupid is as stupid does, mama always said. I'm not quite sure what that means, but I have a feeling it has something to do with giving money to people you don't know online. The rise of social media has been accompanied by all sorts of exciting
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US summer hirings say worst is over for law firms

The Wall Street Journal says there are 'signs of a serious thaw? in the legal job market. The Journal cites American Lawyer reports that hiring at premier law firms is on the rise. In particular, Cravath will increase its summer class size from 23 to
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United States: Corporate Whistleblower Protections Significantly Altered by Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act - Mayer Brown

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Dodd-Frank Act") includes important changes to corporate whistleblower protections that affect publicly traded and non-publicly traded companies.
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Former Linklaters lawyer in toe-curling OK! spread

The legal community was gripped with excitement this week as former Linklaters associate Kingsley Ford asked for the hand of TV presenter Millie Clode in marriage. The happy couple announced their news to an excited Britain, with a full pictorial in the
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Simpson Thacher Reps Focus On $124M Allyes Sale

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Clifford Chance Head Predicts Office In India By 2010

India?s ban on foreign lawyers practicing, let alone, opening an office, in that country has been a frequent item in the news lately.  In a December ruling, the ban was upheld by a Bombay High Court, prohibiting such firms as Chadbourne Park and White
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Weil Gotshal Reps THL In Intermedix Deal

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Premium Standard Farms Responds to Attorney General's Memorandum in Opposition

GA_googleFillSlot("Press336"); GA_googleFillSlot("Press160"); PRINCETON, Mo., July 30 -- Premium Standard Farms (PSF) received a copy of the Attorney General's Memorandum in Opposition from media sources today. The company is yet to receive a copy of
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