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Partner at Sidley Austin Relocating to Hong Kong

Partner at Sidley Austin Relocating to Hong Kong

Ing Loong Yang, an arbitration partner of Sidley Austin LLP, is relocating from Singapore to Hong Kong. He will still be the Global Coordinator for the firms arbitration practices. Most…

Disbarred Former Counsel for the White House Now Teaching Ethics

Disbarred Former Counsel for the White House Now Teaching Ethics

The former White House counsel John Dean was condemned for covering up and obstructing justice in the Watergate case. At the time, the ethics standards were too vague to provide…

Stanford Ruled Against by Supreme Court in Battle Over HIV Measurement Methods Patent

Stanford Ruled Against by Supreme Court in Battle Over HIV Measurement Methods Patent

Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. has retained the rights to its HIV measurement methods procedure, according to a supreme Court decision handed down in June of 2011. The court ruled 7-2…

Employment Rate for Law Graduates Dives to 15 Year Low

Employment Rate for Law Graduates Dives to 15 Year Low

The employment rate for law graduates is at a fifteen year low, which is not good news for the Class of 2010.  According to the NALP Employment Report and Salary…

Shareholders Looking for Class Action Status Against Halliburton Receive Supreme Court Ruling in Their Favor

Shareholders Looking for Class Action Status Against Halliburton Receive Supreme Court Ruling in Their Favor

The Supreme Court upheld a group of investors, overturning the judgment of a lower court, in a suit claiming that Halliburton issued misleading statements. The investors claimed that they lost…

FEC Advisory Opinion Leads to John Edwards Being Indicted

FEC Advisory Opinion Leads to John Edwards Being Indicted

John Edwards, the former presidential hopeful, has been charged on four counts, including misusing campaign funds for his mistress and campaign aide Rielle Hunter. Edwards denied these charges. He is…

Goffer Insider-Trading Trial Deliberations Begin

Goffer Insider-Trading Trial Deliberations Begin

The trial of Mr. Goffer and two others started Thursday who have been charged with insider-trading, conspiracy and securities fraud. Jurors asked for office supplies – dry erase board and…

Texas Inmate Given Go Ahead to be Executed by Supreme Court

Texas Inmate Given Go Ahead to be Executed by Supreme Court

The US Supreme Court has lifted a stay of execution for former Army recruiter and former Gulf War veteran Cleve Foster in Texas, who together with his roommate was given…

Embezzling Charges Given to Former Hospital General Counsel

Embezzling Charges Given to Former Hospital General Counsel

Charges have been filed against the former general counsel of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for embezzling 1.7 million dollars. The prosecutors allege that Roosevelt Hairston Jr. used the money to…

Wealth Management Group Expands at Bracewell & Giuliani

Wealth Management Group Expands at Bracewell & Giuliani

Bracewell & Giuliani LLP have announced they will be joined by Glen Eichelberger and Brian Teaff, both formerly of Fulbright & Jaworski. They will work in the wealth management department.…