http://www.abajournal.com/news/ en Copyright 2013 2013-05-22T05:30:57-06:00 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/jones_day_opens_new_office_in_miami_its_first_in_florida/ Jones Day has opened a new office in Miami, its first in Florida, in a move that is expected to expand its Latin American practice. Bankruptcy partner Pedro A. Jimenez, who is a native of the city. will head the office, which the the 16th in the U.S. and the… International Law, Law Firms, Large Firm, Partners, Central America, International, South America, States, Florida Thu, 09 May 2013 11:05:39 -0500 44105.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/hacker_finds_tech_millionaire_john_mcafee_in_guatemala_using_info_embedded/ A tech millionaire whose whereabouts haven't been made public since police in Belize sought to question him about a neighbor's body found near his waterfront home last month is now back on the grid. After a journalist participating in a group interview apparently posted a smartphone photo of John McAfee,… International Law, Internet Law, Privacy Law, Trials & Litigation, Evidence, Central America Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:10:17 -0600 41895.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/apple_reportedly_loses_trademark_appeal_in_mexico_over_ifone_name/ Apple has reportedly lost a trademark appeal in Mexico after contesting a telecom’s right to use the name iFone. The appeals court found iFone is the only company that can use the “iPhone” and “iFone” brands in Mexico, the Register reports, relying on a report by Spanish language… Intellectual Property Law, Central America Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:21:20 -0600 41475.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/un_leader_cites_murders_of_2_honduran_lawyers_in_3_days_says_chronic_insecu/ The human rights chief of the United Nations on Wednesday called for Honduras to take urgent and aggressive action to deal with what she called "chronic insecurity" facing lawyers and journalists after the murders of two lawyers in a three-day period within the last week. The Honduran Bar Association says… Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, Prosecutors, International Law, Central America Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:29:17 -0500 40895.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/human_rights_lawyer_gunned_down_at_wedding_in_honduras/ Antonio Trejo Cabrera, a human rights lawyer who represented agrarian groups against large landowners in Honduras, was killed Sunday while attending a wedding in the nation's capital city Tegucigalpa. Cabrera, who was 41, was shot five times, the Associated Press reports. The lawyer had just participated in… Careers, Obituaries, Criminal Justice, International Law, Central America Mon, 24 Sep 2012 07:07:51 -0500 40837.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/dea_helped_drug_supplier_and_trafficker_launder_money_in_mexican_probe/ The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency helped a Mexican drug trafficker and his Colombian supplier move money in an effort to infiltrate the criminal gangs in Mexico, according to legal documents. DEA agents, working with Mexican police, posed as money launderers to move millions of dollars and even helped escort one… Criminal Justice, International Law, Central America, International Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:01:30 -0600 36742.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/greenberg_traurig_opens_mexico_city_office_expects_to_have_20_lawyers_there/ Greenberg Traurig has opened an office in Mexico City, its first in either Central America or South America, signaling an intention to expand the Latin American practice of the nearly 2,000-attorney firm, which was founded in Miami. Luis Rubio Barnetche, who previously was the managing partner of the Mexico City… International Law, Law Firms, Large Firm, Partners, Solos/Small Firms, Central America Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:45:34 -0500 35326.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/baxter_lawyer_reportedly_caught_on_tape_offering_to_pay_opposing_expert_to_/ A lawyer in Mexico City for U.S. drug maker Baxter International was caught on tape offering to pay an opposing expert witness to get out of town on a key court date, according to sworn testimony. The Associated Press obtained the testimony and the tape recording of… Contracts, Corporate Law, Health Law, Legal Ethics, Trials & Litigation, Central America Wed, 17 Aug 2011 06:55:15 -0500 34506.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/lawyers_giving_back4/ Bar Associations, ABA, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Pro Bono, Central America, International, States, Your ABA Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:40:55 -0500 33369.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/milbank_corporate_securities_leader_takes_team_to_dewey_where_he_will_head/ The head of the Latin America practice group at Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy is taking a team of lawyers to Dewey & LeBoeuf, where he will serve in a similar leadership role. Michael Fitzgerald, who also chaired the global securities and global corporate groups at his now-former firm, is… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Careers, Corporate Law, International Law, Law Firms, Associates, Partners, Securities Law, Central America, International, North America, Mexico, South America Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:32:54 -0500 33366.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lead_defense_lawyer_disqualified_in_trial_of_alleged_mexican_drug_kingpin/ Saying that allowing an alleged Mexican drug kingpin to be represented by the lead lawyer of his choice could create significant distraction and delay during trial, a federal judge in San Diego today disqualified Jan Ronis from continuing to defend Benjamin Arellano Felix. Although U.S. District Judge Larry Burns held… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, International Law, Legal Ethics, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, 9th Circuit Court, Central America, International, States, California Mon, 23 May 2011 16:03:28 -0500 32977.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/mexico_said_to_hire_ny_law_firm_to_explore_civil_suits_against_us_gun_maker/ The Mexican government has reportedly hired a New York-based law firm to explore possible civil suits against U.S. gun makers and distributors over the weapons used by drug cartels. CBS News identified the firm as Reid Collins & Tsai. Anonymous sources told CBS that the firm was… Law Firms, Solos/Small Firms, Trials & Litigation, Central America, States, New York Fri, 22 Apr 2011 06:28:12 -0500 32432.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/new_haiti_child_custody_turmoil_dad_says_son_kidnapped_jailed_us_worker_say/ In the latest clash between Haitian authorities and American aid workers trying to help out in the wake of the devastating earthquake earlier this year, a United States citizen volunteer has been jailed as a dispute over a 15-month-old boy is investigated. A distraught father blames Paul Waggoner and his… Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, International Law, Trials & Litigation, International Courts/Tribunals, Central America Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:52:54 -0600 29970.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/report_guatemalan_lawyer_who_accused_president_hired_hitmen_to_kill_himself/ A Harvard-educated Guatemalan lawyer who left a videotape blaming the country’s president if he is found dead was responsible for his own murder, according to United Nations investigators. The special international group investigating the murder of Rodrigo Rosenberg found that he hired hitmen to kill himself, according to the Criminal Justice, Central America Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:36:30 -0600 24041.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/video_by_guatemalan_lawyer_predicts_his_murder_blames_the_president/ A Guatemalan lawyer gunned down as he was riding his bicycle left a videotape blaming the country’s president if he is found dead. The 47-year-old lawyer, Rodrigo Rosenberg, made the tape on Wednesday, four days before his death, a friend told the Wall Street Journal. The… Criminal Justice, International Law, Central America Wed, 13 May 2009 06:45:57 -0500 19648.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/judge_tosses_dole_pesticide_suits_due_to_fraud_and_lawyer_misconduct/ Citing fraud and lawyer misconduct, a Los Angeles judge has tossed two consolidated lawsuits contending Dole pesticides caused sterility in Nicaraguan banana workers. Judge Victoria Chaney said the fraud was so pervasive that the truth about the sterility claims may never be known, the Associated Press reports.… Legal Ethics, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, Central America Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:27:52 -0500 19249.abajournal.com