A judge in Houston, Tx. has found Allen Stanford, the alleged mastermind behind a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, is unfit to stand trial due to an addiction to pain medication.
It is often misdiagnosed and confused with Down’s syndrome
Two former Galleon Group portfolio managers admitted to charges of insider trading on confidential company information, strengthening the government's case against Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam a month before his trial
Adam Dell is seeking a greater role in his daughter’s life
Tunisia's justice minister said on Wednesday an arrest warrant has been issued against deposed President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his family.
A Massachusetts-based lawyer, who was suspended for defrauding 10 mortgage lenders of more than $10.6 million, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has reportedly poached on as many as nine partners from McDermott Will & Emery and dozens of associates are also expected to make the move in the coming days.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters have topped the list of legal advisers to European mergers and acquisitions (M&A) by value and volume in 2010, according to Legal Week.
The Washington D.C. Court of Appeals, for the first time since 1900, has decided not to impose disbarment as a sanction on a lawyer found guilty of intentionally misappropriating client funds because the was, in intent and effect, in the best interest of his ward.
American Bar Association (ABA) president Stephen N. Zack has strongly condemned the unfair trial and sentencing of an Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh.
A New York federal judge has dismissed a class-action lawsuit that was seeking to force Philip Morris USA Inc. to pay for medical monitoring program for Marlboro smokers.
Billionaire Stanley Ho, the 89-year old godfather of a casino business empire based in Macau in southern China, is battling members of his own family over the control of companies that comprise his immense wealth.
A lawyer for one of the three Renault executives fired on suspicion of industrial espionage called on Renault Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn to make public on Sunday what proof he has against his client.
Athletes, including former baseball all-star Jason Giambi, will be allowed to testify about getting steroids from Barry Bonds' trainer when the perjury trial of Major League Baseball's home run king begins in March, a federal judge said on Friday.
JPMorgan Chase & Co shuffled the management of its deals advisory business on Thursday, moving two long-time managers to senior relationship roles and hiring a prominent corporate lawyer.
Politicians and law enforcement officials in Mexico are increasingly being forced to make a choice between 'silver' or 'lead' - bribe or bullet - in the state's growing battle against powerful drug cartels.
The leadership of the Roman Catholic Church is embroiled, once again, in a sexual abuse scandal or, more properly speaking, another aspect of the same sexual abuse scandal that has haunted the Church for over 20 years.
Police questioned former banker Rudolf Elmer on Thursday over possible fresh breaches of Swiss bank law for giving data to WikiLeaks this week, a day after he was found guilty of violating bank secrecy.
A successful and idealistic Mexican lawyer, who became the mayor of Santiago in November 2009, turned into a victim of gruesome killing even before he completed one year in office as he chose 'lead' over 'silver'.
A California court today asked that Sony show it has jurisdiction over the hacker who publicized a jailbreak for the Playstation 3 console.
Most law firm partners are only somewhat satisfied with their pay and think they should be paid more, according to a survey conducted by Major, Lindsey & Africa on the satisfaction of law firm partners with their compensation and compensation systems.
Linklaters has played a lead role in advising private equity investment group Apax Partners on the $1.7 billion acquisition of the value-clothing retailer, Takko Holding GmbH from Advent International.
