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Fraser Milner Casgrain Internship Aids Immigrant Lawyers

Fraser Milner Casgrain Internship Aids Immigrant Lawyers

Canada’s Fraser Milner Casgrain has launched two innovative programs targeting foreign-trained legal professionals. The internship and mentoring programs are designed to help immigrant lawyers network and gain work experience while…

35% of Canadian In-House Legal Departments Have Frozen Hiring

35% of Canadian In-House Legal Departments Have Frozen Hiring

According to the 2009 Barometer survey of Canadian in-house counsel, 66% of in-house lawyers feel the economic situation has affected their legal department; 59% say they are conducting more work…

McMillan Absorbs Thackray Burgess

McMillan Absorbs Thackray Burgess

McMillan LLP is merging with Calgary, Canada’s Thackray Burgess. The Calgary firm will become part of McMillan, and all of its 30 lawyers and 70 staff will remain. The merger,…

Former SC House Speaker Joins Nelson Mullins

Former SC House Speaker Joins Nelson Mullins

David Wilkins, recent US ambassador to Canada recently came to an end and former speaker of the South Carolina House, is returning to a practice of law, joining the government…

Dreier Formally Indicted On Securities & Wire Fraud Charges

Dreier Formally Indicted On Securities & Wire Fraud Charges

Everyone’s favorite lawyer Marc Dreier, founder of New York’s Dreier LLP, was indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday. The indictment follows Dreier’s December 7th arrest on charges that he…

World’s Law Offices Head To Dubai — Canada Stays Put

World’s Law Offices Head To Dubai — Canada Stays Put

In the past few years, international law firms have been opening up offices in Dubai. Now, US firms, like Weil Gotshal Manges, and Kilpatrick Stockton, have announced plans to open…

Canadian Law School to Boot Student With Fake Undergrad Degree

Canadian Law School to Boot Student With Fake Undergrad Degree

Toronto’s Osgoode Hall Law School of York University will review admissions procedures, after The Toronto Star discovered a third-year student had used a bogus undergraduate degree to enter the program. According…

Prosecutor: $380 Million Lost in Dreier Fraud

A US prosecutor estimates losses of $380 million in an alleged hedge fund fraud linked to prominent New York attorney Marc Dreier. Prosecutor Jonathan Streeter called Dreier a “Houdini of impersonation.”…

Mark Dreier’s Mistakes May Devastate Firm [Video]

From LawCrossing.com: Last week’s revelation of the sole equity partner at Dreier LLP scamming and scheming to obtain funds for the law firm will have widespread effects. Marc Dreier has…

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