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Man who lied about assets to get free defense counsel is convicted of perjury in federal court

Already serving an almost 19-year federal prison sentence for possessing and transporting child pornography, a New York man was convicted of perjury last week in federal court in Syracuse. Prosecutors said Joseph Jenkins, 45, concealed $200,000 in investment accounts and his ownership of boats and recreational vehicles when applying for…

Apr 6, 2015 6:30 AM CDT

Turkish prosecutor taken hostage by terror group dies after courthouse shootout

Updated: A Turkish prosecutor died after two gunmen disguised as lawyers took him hostage in an Istanbul courthouse on Tuesday. The members of a terrorist group threatened to kill him if an investigation was not handled to their satisfaction, authorities said. Both gunmen were killed following a shootout with special…

Mar 31, 2015 12:20 PM CDT

Amanda Knox will seek compensation for time spent in Italian prison, lawyer says

Amanda Knox will seek compensation for the time she spent in an Italian prison in the 2007 fatal stabbing of her British roommate, Meredith Kercher, according to one of Knox’s defense lawyers. The Italian Court of Cassation on Friday cleared Knox and her former boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, in Kercher’s death,…

Mar 30, 2015 9:35 AM CDT

Slater & Gordon makes $947M offer to acquire major UK personal injury law firm

Slater & Gordon, the world’s first publicly traded law firm, is poised to acquire most of a major United Kingdom competitor. Assuming that Quindell partners agree in an April 17 vote with the recommendation of their board of directors, Slater & Gordon is to pay 637 million pounds (about $947…

Mar 30, 2015 9:05 AM CDT

Deadly Alps crash by co-pilot leads to recommendations for changes in aviation regulations

The co-pilot who intentionally crashed a Germanwings flight carrying 150 people into the French Alps on Tuesday had concealed a mental illness from his employer, authorities said Friday. However, the diagnosis and severity of Andreas Lubitz’s condition hasn’t been revealed, reports the New York Times (reg. req.) The 27-year-old reportedly…

Mar 27, 2015 3:50 PM CDT

Artist attended nearly 2,000 trials over 13 years, painting the ‘true essence’ of what he sees

Justice was in short supply when David Louis Wall was growing up. Abused by a man posing as his mentor, he says, he was kicked out of his home at age 11 after he blew the whistle. Four years later, his mother was shot to death by her boyfriend. The…

Mar 27, 2015 8:35 AM CDT

Prosecutor: Co-pilot intentionally crashed plane into French Alps, killing 150

The crash of a Germanwings flight in the French Alps on Tuesday, killing all 150 people aboard, was no accident, a French prosecutor said at a Thursday news conference. Co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, 28, locked the pilot out of the cockpit when he left to use the restroom and intentionally put…

Mar 26, 2015 9:00 AM CDT

Jenner & Block to open first overseas office; seeks to hire lawyers in London

Known for its litigation, insurance coverage and regulatory enforcement and white-collar defense work, Jenner & Block is opening its first overseas office in London, home of the famed Lloyd’s insurance market. The 400-lawyer Chicago-based firm is starting in London with two U.S.-based practitioners. It has rented an entire floor of…

Mar 24, 2015 4:00 PM CDT

Lawyer for doctor who helped US track down and kill Osama bin Laden is assassinated in Pakistan

A lawyer for a Pakistani physician who helped U.S. military forces track down and kill Osama bin Laden in 2011 has himself been killed in a vehicle ambush in Pakistan. Attorney Samiullah Afridi died of his injuries while being treated at a hospital in Peshawar after the Tuesday shooting, according…

Mar 17, 2015 4:10 PM CDT

Morgan Lewis announces merger with Singapore law firm

Morgan Lewis has announced a merger with Stamford Law Corp., a law firm with about 80 lawyers in Singapore. The combined law firms will have about 2,000 lawyers and will be known as Morgan Lewis Stamford in Singapore, report the Am Law Daily, the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Business…

Mar 16, 2015 7:07 AM CDT

Winston Churchill wanted to give rare Magna Carta manuscript to US, documents show

Great Britain’s prime minister and other officials wanted to give the U.S. a rare historic manuscript of the Magna Carta during World War II, as a thank-you for America’s anticipated help during the war effort. However, the would-be donation discussed by Winston Churchill in documents unearthed less than a decade…

Mar 11, 2015 1:10 PM CDT

2nd name partner exits Nelson Brown for Goldberg Segalla, along with 6 more attorneys in NC office

For the second time in less than a week, Goldberg Segalla has announced that a name partner is joining the New York-based firm from Nelson Brown Hamilton & Krekstein. The latest exit, by managing partner David Brown, along with the remaining four partners and two associates in Nelson Brown’s office…

Mar 9, 2015 2:55 PM CDT

Colorado lawyer wins $150K libel award against UK Internet troll who criticized his law firm

Angry and upset by an online attack that seemed to be coming from a disgruntled client, Colorado lawyer Timothy Bussey retained counsel to find out who was behind the criticism of his law firm on a Google page. The answer, a U.K. High Court judge ruled, was Jason “Jay” Page,…

Mar 6, 2015 1:55 PM CST

Paul Hastings hiring spree includes new Brazil office overseen by 3 former Allen & Overy partners

Following news of a record $1 billion in gross revenue in 2014, Paul Hastings is on a hiring spree. The approximately 875-attorney firm brought in two BigLaw practice leaders this week, and is opening a new office in Brazil overseen by three partners from a Magic Circle firm in the…

Mar 6, 2015 12:55 PM CST

Harvard, Northwestern help Qatar open law school that will award a JD degree

With help from two venerable U.S. law schools, a Middle Eastern university is creating the region’s first juris doctor degree program. Hamad bin Khalifa University in Doha, Qatar, will open its doors this fall to students pursuing JD degrees, with a law professor from Northwestern University School of Law at…

Mar 3, 2015 4:15 PM CST