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"We're pleased how the year ended up," says senior partner Rohan Weerasinghe. âIt was our second-best year in terms of profitability.â And he added, "We're looking at 2010 with a lot more optimism." While merger activity was slow, Shearman's deal

Attorney-General and Minister for Industrial Relations The Honourable Cameron DickTuesday, February 16, 2010 Attorney General Cameron Dick today opened the new Murri Court in Charters Towers, bringing the number of established Murri Courts in Queensland

Advts: Retail Plus | Classifieds | Jobs | Obituary | Washington: Indian-origin lawyer Rashad Hussain, a hafiz of the holy Quran, will be U.S.' new special envoy to the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, a post vital to President Barack Obama's bid

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Advts: Retail Plus | Classifieds | Jobs | Obituary | Washington: Indian-origin lawyer Rashad Hussain, a hafiz of the holy Quran, will be U.S.’ new special envoy to the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, a post vital to President Barack Obama’s

• California Environmental Rights Foundation violating Coastal Act regulations SAN DIEGO, CA, Feb. 5, 2010 -- Poseidon Resources today announced they have petitioned the state Attorney General and the California Coastal Commission challenging the legal

Allen & Overy today reinforced its long term commitment to the Middle East with the announcement that it is to open a new office in Qatar, giving the firm a presence in four of the major financial centres in the region. The move follows the firm's

The Dominican legal adviser to the ten American Baptist volunteers facing charges of child kidnapping in Haiti is himself wanted in El Salvador on charges of human trafficking and in the United States for human smuggling. Jorge Torres Puello, who was

White and Case has lost another partner with the departure of antitrust specialist Elaine Johnston to Allen & Overy's (A&O's) New York office. Johnston, who has worked at White and Case since 1993, also held the role of diversity executive partner at

President Barack Obama has named an Indian-origin Muslim lawyer as the new special envoy to the OIC to repair America's relations with the Islamic world, a key element of his foreign policy. A White House lawyer, Rashad Hussain was nominated as he had

Signs emerge of strategic divide in the magic circle over how to target the key markets in the Asia-Pacific region  Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters will not follow Allen & Overy (A&O) to Australia, as signs of a strategic divide emerge

Pakistan Times Federal Bureau ISLAMABAD: Attorney General of Pakistan Anwar Mansoor Sunday met Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and discussed with him constitutional matters, particularly appointment of Judges in the superior

Signs emerge of strategic divide in the magic circle over how to target the key markets in the Asia-Pacific region  Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters will not follow Allen & Overy (A&O) to Australia, as signs of a strategic divide emerge

Over the years, I’ve been privileged to work with many of you. And I’ve had the pleasure of watching this organization increase its membership, its outreach programs, and its impact on cities in crisis and communities in need. In 1976, the year the

White & Case has suffered another partner departure with a lawyer in its New York office jumping ship to Allen & Overy (A&O). Competition partner Elaine Johnston, who was also diversity executive partner White & Case, has joined the magic circle firm’s

Tampa, Fla -- Thank you, President [Ernest] Green. I'm not sure what I appreciate more - your warm welcome or the semi-warm Florida weather. After all the snow we've seen in Washington this week, it's good to be here in Tampa. But more importantly it's

These are turbulent times for Clifford Chance (CC), which this year lost its long-held title as the world's largest law firm by revenue after the firm was overtaken by Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Revenue fell 5% to 1.26bn and profits

Attorney General Mike Cox is asking permission to cut the salaries of his attorneys and top staff to save his office $393,000. Cox asked the Civil Service Commission to approve pay cuts ranging from 1 percent to 3.5 percent for 263 attorneys and 20

Feb. 13--The Florida Attorney General's Office is investigating Cash4Gold after receiving 72 consumer complaints about the Pompano Beach company's services and policies. The most common grievances were that the Cash4Gold did not pay nearly enough for

President Barack Obama has named an Indian-origin Muslim lawyer as the new special envoy to the OIC to repair America's relations with the Islamic world, a key element of his foreign policy. A White House lawyer, Rashad Hussain was nominated as he had