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Treliant Risk Advisors Grows Mortgage and Risk Management Practices – PYMNTS.com
Treliant Risk Advisors Grows Mortgage and Risk Management PracticesPYMNTS.comServices include: regulatory compliance, risk management, securities compliance, recovery and resolution planning, compliance efficiency and integration, loan review and litig…
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Key Charge Against Ex-BP Official In Spill Case Dismissed
A federal judge ruled that prosecutors failed to prove the executive knew about a pending congressional investigation into oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. The decision left in place a second charge against the executive, for allegedly making false statements to investigators about the oil flow rate.
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Caldicott 2 – The Information Governance Review: The final chance to get it right? – Lexology (registration)
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Caldicott 2 – The Information Governance Review: The final chance to get it right?
Lexology (registration) What is needed now is clear and practical processes, and guidance to permit proper sharing, data security and information governance on a day-to-day basis. All parts of the health sector need to be able to manage information governance with confidence … |
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Miami Beach ‘Bar Girl’ Scammer Gets 12 Years in Prison
A nightclub operator has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for a scam that used Russian and Eastern European “B-Girls” to lure wealthy tourists into secret bars where they were fleeced with bogus bills for alcohol and caviar.
Kenyan Justice Seeks to Modernize Country’s Courts
Willy Mutunga, the chief justice of Kenya’s court system, met with Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman of the New York Court of Appeals on Monday to trade ideas about judicial transparency and accountability as part of Mutunga’s push to modernize Kenya’s cour…
White & Case Counsel Moves to Stamford as Partner
Singapore law firm Stamford Law Corp. has hired Lim Sin Teck, previously a counsel at White & Case, as a new partner for its corporate practice. Lim advises on debt and equity capital market deals. He also acts on debt restructurings and liability management matters. Lim is the second new partner hire Stamford has announced this week.
Baker & McKenzie Hires Sydney Life Sciences Partner
Baker & McKenzie has recruited DLA Piper’s Amanda Turnill as a new co-head for its Australian life sciences practice. Turnill specializes in advising pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies on drug development and commercialization. She also advises clients on product liability litigation.
Miami Beach ‘Bar Girl’ Scammer Gets 12 Years in Prison
A nightclub operator has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for a scam that used Russian and Eastern European “B-Girls” to lure wealthy tourists into secret bars where they were fleeced with bogus bills for alcohol and caviar.
Lebanese Banks Turn to Lobbying Powerhouses for Reputation Repair
When Lebanon’s bankers turned to DLA Piper and Patton Boggs for help last year, they hoped the firms could burnish the image of a $127 billion industry tainted by allegations of money laundering for terrorists and drug dealers. Instead, two Lebanese fi…
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For Good Cause Shown, Plaintiffs No Longer Required to Utilize Predictive Coding
EORHB, Inc. v. HOA Holdings, LLC, No. 7409-VCL, 2013 WL 1960621 (Del. Ch. May 6, 2013)
Previously, the court ordered the parties to “retain a single discovery vendor to be used by both sides” and to “conduct document review with the a…