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The American Lawyer

Amid Scandal, Brazil Overhauls Its Anti-Corruption Toolkit

Brazil's leniency program needs work. Will proposed reforms do the job? Some big firms will find out.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Enabling Public-Private Partnerships in New York

Patrick O'Sullivan writes: Public-private partnerships can provide real value to the public sector in addressing its overwhelming infrastructure needs. As a city that continues to grow with an infrastructure that continues to age, New York City would benefit significantly from such a tool to address needs ranging from repairing existing roads to expanding the transit network with streetcars and ferries to building out its technology infrastructure.
11 minute read

Daily Business Review

Court Ejects Argentinian Soccer Suit Over Sovereign Immunity

A state appellate court dismisses a lawsuit over media rights to Argentinian soccer association games, finding the government of Argentina is an indispensable party and can't be sued.
3 minute read

Law.com

Big Law Alums Seek to Grow Tech Startup Scene in New York

New York City's efforts to grow as an East Coast technology hub are being helped by Tech:NYC, a new nonprofit headed by a former Loeb & Loeb and Dentons lawyer that has two Am Law 100 alums on its board. Gunderson Dettmer is also involved with the organization.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

State Bar of Texas Monitoring Ken Paxton's Criminal Case

If Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is convicted of crimes and sentenced, the matter would be ripe for the Commission for Lawyer Discipline to file a compulsory discipline petition seeking Paxton's disbarment.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Montco DA Moves to Quash Kane Appeal

The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office has argued that Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane's appeal to the Pennsylvania Superior Court is premature and should not be ­allowed to proceed.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Declassification of 9/11 Documents Expected Soon With Help From Hunton & Williams

Hunton & Williams lawyers say they set in motion an inquiry over 28 classified pages of documents from a report about 9/11.
11 minute read

Law.com

'Data Security is Not Data Privacy': Privacy and Governance for Legal Operations

In an environment of increasing threats and global regulations, legal operations professionals needs to take data privacy more seriously.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Schneiderman Proceeds With Probe of Cop Shooting

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Monday his office is proceeding with its investigation into the fatal April 17 shooting of a motorist by a Troy police officer, even though a grand jury convened by the Rensselaer County district attorney has cleared the officer of criminal charges.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Getting a 'Clean Slate'

A warrant forgiveness program sponsored by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and the Legal Aid Society on Saturday attracted about 460 New Yorkers with outstanding summonses for nonviolent offenses
1 minute read

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