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US ponders cyber attack prosecutions
US authorities are considering whether or not to bring cases against foreign officials who are responsible for the escalating cyber attacks targeting US businesses and government information.
Deloitte accepts one-year New York ban
Professional services giant Deloitte has agreed to a landmark one-year suspension from soliciting new consulting work in New York and will also pay $10 million to the state following a widespread clampdown on independent consulting firms.
United Technologies to repay $473m to US
United Technologies Corp has been instructed to pay a total of $473 million plus interest as reimbursement for false charges to gain US Air Force jet engine contracts in the 1980s.
Jacksonville GC under pressure
Jacksonville City Council members are set to meet to discuss the removal of general counsel Cindy Laquidara, according to reports.
CIA general counsel lands top Pentagon role
CIA general counsel Stephen Preston has been chosen by the Obama administration to lead the legal department at the Pentagon.
SEC investigator promoted to top enforcement role
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed Amelia Cottrell to a leading position at the agency's New York office.
Skadden lawyer to lead Guantanamo shutdown
Washington lawyer Clifford Sloan has been named by President Barack Obama as the new special envoy tasked with closing down the prison at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.
NYC looks to criminalise buyers of fake goods
New York could be the first city in the US to introduce legislation criminalising the buying of counterfeit goods.
Racial bias felt by law students
Minority law students face a more challenging law school environment than typical white students, according to a survey.
DOJ curbs billing for US bankruptcy lawyers
A move in the US to control law firm billing in bankruptcy cases has met with some resistance.
Epstein Becker to close Atlanta office
Epstein Becker & Green has announced it is to close its 14 lawyer office in Atlanta, calling the decision a cost saving measure.
Former US Senator to open new law firm
John Edwards, the former US Senator for North Carolina, is to open a new law firm in September that will focus on plaintiff work, according to US media reports.
Government lawyers slam Apple e-book deal
Lawyers for the US government have claimed that a deal between Californian technology company Apple and publishers cost customers 'hundreds of millions of dollars'.
Samsung's 'surprise' patent win stings Apple
South Korean technology giant Samsung has claimed a surprise victory in its patent war with Apple which may see products made by the Californian company banned from sale in the US.
Obama re-nominates Solomon for NLRB role
US President Barack Obama has re-nominated the National Labour Relations Board's top lawyer Lafe Solomon, giving him another opportunity to be confirmed by the Senate.
GC given rough time over golf outings
The general counsel of Colorado's Roaring Fork Transportation Authority has landed in deep water after charging expenses relating to golf outings on a company credit card when he was scheduled to attend professional meetings.
Judge orders Chevron CEO and GC to testify in Ecuador case
A New York judge affirmed a lower court's decision to deny a motion by US energy giant Chevron to quash deposition notices for Chevron CEO John Watson and general counsel Edward Scott.
Apple discovers own lawyer behind patent 'troll' lawsuit
Court documents have revealed that US tech giant Apple is being sued by a company partly owned by a lawyer who until recently worked at one of its go-to law firms, Philadelphia-founded Morgan Lewis & Bockius.
Justice Department backs Holder amid perjury claims
The US Justice Department has denied Republican allegations that Attorney General Eric Holder committed perjury when he told Congress he had never been involved in a potential prosecution of the news media.
Lawyer Chen in demand by opposing US groups
Blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng is being courted by two US institutions with clashing ideologies just a year after his dramatic escape from house arrest in China.