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August 14, 2013 |

Stanford CCO Found Liable For Securities Fraud

An administrative law judge has found Bernerd Young, who served as chief compliance officer for convicted Ponzi schemer Allen Stanford's now-defunct brokerage, liable for securities fraud. The judge's order bars Young from working in the securities industry.
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November 21, 2012 |

Celebrity Endorsements: Your Morals Clause Return Policy

On November 5 in Edenbridge, U.K., a 30-foot-tall model of Lance Armstrong was burned to celebrate Guy Fawkes' failed plot to blow up the Parliament. The giant Armstrong likeness held a Tour de France cup in one hand and a sign in the other, which read, "For sale, racing bike, no longer required."
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December 05, 2006 |

A Wary Europe Moves a Step Closer to Class Actions

Defense apprehensions that American plaintiffs lawyers are "exporting" abusive class action habits to Europe may be premature, but 2006 clearly has seen a growing European interest in handling large volumes of similar claims. In a parallel development, while American plaintiffs lawyers advise European policymakers on loosening laws that restrict class actions, they are trying to increase their recoveries in American securities litigation by adding new clients from among European institutional investors.
7 minute read
January 30, 2012 |

'Green Chemistry' Law Has Lawyers, Industry on Alert

SACRAMENTO - Practicing in the "green chemistry" field these days requires attorneys to be equal parts advocates, teachers, scientists and, on occasion, soothsayers.That's because California's sweeping effort to identify and remove toxic chemicals from consumer products has been both complex and mystifying.
7 minute read
February 26, 2008 |

Ruling has 'huge' effect on indigent defense

The state Supreme Court on Monday held that a criminal defendant's right to a lawyer without a conflict trumped the budgetary concerns of the cash-strapped Georgia Public Defender Standards Council.The court ruled that an indigent man convicted of armed robbery in Gilmer County was entitled to get a new lawyer to press his argument that his appointed trial counsel was ineffective.
8 minute read
May 29, 2013 |

Distractions Aside, Cravath's M&A Engine Keeps Humming

Despite seeing a rising star leave and a former top rainmaker opt to join a rival Am Law 100 firm, Cravath, Swaine & Moore's storied M&A practice is on a hot streak of late, taking on key transactional roles for clients Archer Daniels Midland, Lagardere, Life Technologies, Lindsay Goldberg, and Lender Processing Services.
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October 24, 2001 |

Preparing for the Worst

About a week after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Miami attorney John Sumberg called the head of his firm's tax and estate planning department. "I need to update my will," Sumberg told him. Sumberg is not alone. South Florida estate planning lawyers, insurance brokers and financial planners report being inundated with calls from people who are making sure their families will be provided for if they aren't around.
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May 01, 2003 |

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June 14, 2013 |

Annual Updating Amendments to Child Support Guidelines

Notice to the bar.
7 minute read
October 20, 2011 |

Patent Law Changes Raise Many Hurdles for Plaintiffs, Lawyers Say

The sweeping patent reform law enacted last month is expected to create new classes of intellectual property winners and losers as game-changing provisions kick in during the next 18 months.
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