Illegal wiretapping has been a touchy issue since Watergate, but after 9/11 it became something for every citizen to be concerned about. When the Bush administration put the Terrorist Surveillance…
A Federal Judge in Boston has ruled that mutual fund companies are subject to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act just as other companies who directly hire workers. Mutual fund firms, such as…
Weil, Gotshal & Manges bills Lehman Brothers up to $1,000 an hour for its role as the company’s lead bankruptcy firm and, during a 17-month period that ended last month,…
Quarles & Brady has opened a second Florida office in Tampa. The Milwaukee-based firm, which also has a presence in Naples, opened the office with approximately 10 lawyers, according to the…
UK-based firm Linklaters, which last year lowered associate pay raises, announced it is returning to full lockstep compensation for its associates and that performance-related bonuses will also be issued to…
The nomination of UC Berkeley law professor Goodwin Liu to the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has drawn plenty of reaction from people of varying political stripes. Now California’s…
The recently formed Greenville, SC based entrepreneurs law group, LLC (elg) provides advice to companies trying to raise capital and to individuals involved in acquisitions, mergers and recapitalizations. The firm…
Good morning everyone! Today is Wednesday, March 31, and here’s a look back at yesterday’s news… The illustrious history of the recess appointment is explained after President Obama makes 15…
Pope Benedict XVI is invoking the Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act (FSIA) to avoid responding to claims that he is ultimately responsible for crimes committed by Catholic priests. The Vatican and the United…
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