Dominique Strauss-Kahn Files Countersuit
A $1 million countersuit has been filed by former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn against the hotel maid who accused him…
France
Hollande defeats Sarkozy; World Market Nosedives
Two events have exacerbated the plight of European debt and unemployment: France's election of Socialist Francois Hollande over former president…
French Terrorist Shot Dead
The stand-off between French police and Al-Qaeda educated terrorist Mohamed Merah has finally ended, Thursday, after officers made their move…
Death Toll in Syria Rising
Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, said that more than 8,000 people have been killed in Syria over…
President Sarkozy says France has “Too many foreigners,” and Plans Changes
France's president, Nicolas Sarkozy, has stirred some controversy just in time for France's presidential campaign; to close the narrow gap…
Poly Implant Prothese Warned by FDA
Health authorities from the United States began raising concerns about a French breast implant maker back in 2000 because the…
Suspect Breast Implants Ignites Wave of Panic; Scores of Women in UK Start Legal Action
In the UK, women who have breast implants aren’t getting a warm and fuzzy for Christmas. The British government said…
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Announces Plans to Open Office in Brussels
The law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati announced in recent days that it will open an office in…
Norton Rose to Implement Hour Reductions
Most offices of London's Norton Rose have approved a flexible hours scheme first announced in March. The firm hopes to…
Clifford Chance Firing 20 Moscow Lawyers; Other Int’l Layoffs Underway
Clifford Chance LLP LLP will cut 20% of its lawyer head count in its Moscow office in the current financial…
UTA Law School ex-Dean Knighted by French for Judicial Exchange Program
William Powers Jr., president of The University of Texas at Austin, has been appointed to the rank of Chevalier de…