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Foreign Companies On Edge About Xi Jinping’s Policies

“Xi Jinping has taken politics to a heightened level,” according to James Zimmerman, managing partner at Sheppard Mullin’s Beijing office, […]

Why Hackers Love C-Level Executives

“Every statistic I’ve seen shows that executives are the least likely to adhere to policies that they expect everyone else […]

Cyber Horror Stories, And What Your Firm Can Do To Avoid Being In One

The lawyer gets an email from a client, which includes an urgent request to take a look at an attached document…

US Pension Fund Sues Biggest Banks In Canada

The Fire & Police Pension Association of Colorado is accusing Canada’s six biggest banks and three foreign lenders of conspiring […]

Smaller Law Schools Gasping For Air

Fewer applicants mean that many “non-elite” law schools are struggling to draw enough qualified students to keep the doors open. […]

Gender Bias Suit Hits Employment Firm Ogletree

Ogletree Deakins, one of the nation’s largest labor and employment firms, has been sued for gender discrimination in a class […]

Russian Cybersecurity Firms Both Prized And Feared In West

A Western-oriented Moscow newspaper considers the effect of the Kaspersky Labs controversy and the confusing mixed message that Western companies need field as they…

After Partner’s Suicide, Miami Lawyer Accused Of Bilking Firm For Insurance Money

The former law partner of a prominent Miami tax attorney who committed suicide has been sued by the deceased lawyer’s […]

Law Firms Angling To Pay Less Tax Under New Law

What some major law firms are considering in response to the tax bill that was signed into law by President Trump shortly after Christmas…

Record-Setting Class Action Settlement

The defendant was Petrobras, a Brazil-based issuer of securities on the US market, and the lead plaintiff was Universities Superannuation […]

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