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  • Latham, Bryan, Alston & Bird, O’Melveny: Business of Law

    Latham & Watkins LLP is opening a new office in Dusseldorf and hiring four partners from Shearman & Sterling LLP, which announced the closing of two German offices last month.

  • Stanley Chesley, Sidley, Paul Hastings: Business of Law

    The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld the disbarment of famed class action lawyer Stanley Chesley, a partner at Waite Schneider Bayless & Chesley Co. in Cincinnati, for “unreasonable” fees received in the settlement of a class action. Under Ohio Rules of Professional Responsibility, the disbarment may provide grounds for disbarment in Ohio as well.

  • How Wal-Mart Swiped JPMorgan in $16 Billion Debit-Card Lobbying Battle

    Jennifer Cavallaro’s Twitter feed usually deals with matters like the free-range egg salad she serves at her Beehive Café in Bristol, Rhode Island. On May 17, 2010, she blasted a different message to her followers.

  • Payday Lenders and Indians Evading Laws Draw Scrutiny

    U.S. regulators and Congress are scrutinizing partnerships between Native Americans and outside investors in online payday lending businesses accused of exploiting tribal sovereignty to evade state consumer-protection laws.

  • Exchange Regulation Needs Review, Credit Suisse Says

    The botched initial offering of Facebook Inc. is the catalyst that should lead to U.S. exchanges being stripped of self-regulatory powers and their related benefits, a Credit Suisse Group AG executive said.

  • Arizona Bill Targets Early Ballots Key to Latino Turnout

    Arizona lawmakers may make it a felony for community groups or political committees to gather and submit mail ballots before elections, a strategy used by Latino activists and others to boost voter participation.

  • Convicted Lobbyist Abramoff Tells Lawmakers to Be Wary of Money

    Jack Abramoff offered some expert advice on ethics to Kentucky lawmakers, who are bound by state laws aimed at limiting the influence of lobbyists: Be wary of the corrupting power of money.

  • WaMu, GSI, Tribune, Cabi, Station, Lehman: Bankruptcy

    Washington Mutual Inc. , the official equity holders’ committee and some creditors are trying to outsmart one another with legal strategies to push through or kill the global settlement that underpins WaMu’s reorganization plan.

  • Sewer Snow on Sacred Mountain May Show Skiing’s Future

    After decades of unpredictable ski seasons that lasted as little as four days, the Arizona Snowbowl resort took a bold step last month: It started ensuring a reliable supply of snow by using water recycled from sewage.

  • Goldman, Barclays, AIG, Merrill, Toyota in Court News

    Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. may have grounds to sue Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Barclays Plc after they demanded $1.2 billion in additional margin to assume trading positions auctioned by a Chicago exchange, bankruptcy examiner Anton Valukas said.

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