Greenberg Traurig Opens Mexico City Office, Expects to Have 20 Lawyers There in Early 2012

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…

Oct 6, 2011 4:45 PM CDT

Baxter Lawyer Reportedly Caught on Tape Offering to Pay Opposing Expert to Leave Town

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 the lawyer, Jorge…

Aug 17, 2011 11:55 AM CDT

Lawyers Giving Back

Jul 1, 2011 5:40 AM CDT

Milbank Corporate & Securities Leader Takes Team to Dewey, Where He Will Head Latin America Practice

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…

Jun 14, 2011 7:32 PM CDT

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…

May 23, 2011 9:03 PM CDT

Mexico Said to Hire NY Law Firm to Explore Civil Suits Against US Gun Makers

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 hired last November…

Apr 22, 2011 11:28 AM CDT

New Haiti Child Custody Turmoil: Dad Says Son Kidnapped, Jailed US Volunteer Says Tot Died

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…

Dec 16, 2010 11:52 PM CST

Report: Guatemalan Lawyer Hired Hitmen to Kill Himself, Accused Prez

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 Washington…

Jan 13, 2010 12:36 PM CST

Video by Guatemalan Lawyer Predicted His Murder, Blamed 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 tape, now posted on…

May 13, 2009 11:45 AM CDT

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. She ruled after…

Apr 24, 2009 11:27 AM CDT

Out of the Blue

Even after the Supreme Court tried to rein in expert witnesses willing to testify at the drop of a theory, embattled dentist Michael West and his shining light prove that ‘science’ can be stranger than fiction.

Feb 1, 1996 9:48 PM CST