If a law firm or client is hit hard by a cyberattack, their worries aren’t limited to data recovery and computer hardware and software that may have to be repaired…
A dozen protesters were arrested at the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday as demonstrators protested the Citizens United ruling at courthouses across the country.
Marking the two-year anniversary of a controversial U.S. Supreme Court decision that opened the door to so-called Super PACs, former Justice John Paul Stevens appeared last night on comedian Stephen…
Updated: A day after federal lawmakers blinked in the face of an unusual Internet lobbying campaign by websites unhappy about proposed legislation intended to protect copyright holders, the U.S. Department…
After four hours of deliberation, a federal jury in Miami yesterday decided that a South Florida bank must pay $67 million to a group of 27 investors swindled by then-attorney…
A former enforcement chief at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s office in Fort Worth, Texas, has reportedly agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a civil complaint by the U.S. Department…
Following the lead of several other well-known Wall Street law firms, Davis Polk & Wardwell announced that it is expanding its English law practice at the firm’s office…
The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed suit against Life Partners Holdings Inc. and three top executives for defrauding shareholders in life settlement deals.
As they ring in 2012, one big resolution for General Counsel is cracking the corporate perception that legal departments are roadblocks rather than facilitators of commercial opportunities.
A California-licensed lawyer known for his efforts to combat mortgage fraud has been indicted and arrested in a federal securities-fraud case in Florida.
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