First, you learn. Then you learn some more. Then you keep on learning. My philosophy of ongoing education is more than just a mantra: It’s the secret to success in any endeavor. It has helped me as an attorney in private practice, as a former member of the city council […]
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Latest Stock Market and Business News for June 6, 2022
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Monday announced a two-year pause on imposing any new tariffs on the solar industry, a decision that follows an outcry from importers who have complained the levies are threatening broader adoption of solar energy in the United States. The move is a victory for […]
Facebook Legal Vets Jump to Shopify Amid Meta Leadership Changes
Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. has lost another senior lawyer to retail technology platform Shopify Inc. with the departure of longtime deputy general counsel Michael Johnson. The 11-year Facebook veteran announced June 1 via rival social media platform LinkedIn that he’s now vice president of corporate legal at Shopify. Johnson, […]
Blank Rome Welcomes Leading Trial Attorney and Sports Law
New York, NY, June 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that David A. Moreno, Jr. has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Commercial Litigation practice group and as a member of the firm’s Sports Law team. David is a seasoned trial attorney whose practice spans […]
Will We See Big Law Gender Parity in 20 Years? Dream On.
When I started covering women in Big Law almost two decades ago, I thought female lawyers would bloom like wildflowers—everywhere. Although female partners were like rare orchids in 2003—they constituted a scant 16% of all partners then, according to The American Lawyer—they seemed to have momentum on their side. We […]
New Jersey Law Firm Welcomes New Human Resources Director
Seasoned HR Professional Cynthia Burke Named Scarinci Hollenbeck Director of Human Resources LYNDHURST, N.J., May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Scarinci Hollenbeck is pleased to announce that Cynthia S. Burke has joined the firm as Director of Human Resources. Ms. Burke will handle all HR-related items from culture, strategy, and employee […]
NY AG Letitia James Set to Grill Trump During Deposition
New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, isn’t seeking criminal charges against Donald Trump. She seems set, though, to seek the so-called corporate death penalty against the Trump Organization. She’s cited what she calls persistent financial fraud at Trump’s golf resort and real-estate empire. Loading Something is loading. New York’s attorney […]
Offering Advice Is Not Enough: In-House Lawyers Must Be Leaders
As an attorney, how often do you hear yourself say, “I give legal advice, I don’t make the actual decisions”? Especially if you have a law firm background, it is easy to view the legal function as limited to counseling those in the business who make the actual calls. Lawyers […]
InfoWars Case Spotlights Limits of Small Business Bankruptcy Law
Infowars affiliates’ Chapter 11 case is drawing high-profile attention to the issue of who’s eligible for a relatively new type of bankruptcy filing that promises to be less cumbersome for small businesses. The question is part of a laundry list of challenges the right-wing conspiracy site’s owner, Alex Jones, is […]
Investment of overseas institutions in domestic NPAs
Affected by the pandemic, secondary market activities of domestic non-performing assets (NPAs) have decreased significantly, making disposal remarkably more difficult. The external transfer of NPAs, once again attracting the attention of regulators and industry players alike, is stepping into a new era with the optimisation of national policies on foreign […]