CNN– The United States has seized Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro’s airplane after determining that its acquisition was in violation of US sanctions, among other criminal issues. The US flew the aircraft to Florida on Monday, according to two US officials. It’s the latest development in what has long been a frosty relationship between the US
Press Release: Bird & Bird opens its doors in Tokyo
International law firm Bird & Bird today opens an office in Tokyo, Japan. The opening of the office follows the appointment of partner Hiroyuki (Hiro) Iwamura who joined the firm in June this year and will be based in Tokyo with five other team members. The firm has also recently onboarded Legal Director Shingo Ito, an English and
Parents’ Pain And Public Policy
Whenever criminal defense lawyers talk about the constitutional rights of defendants, someone will respond by telling us we would feel very differently if it was our child who was harmed. And they are absolutely right, but irrelevant. I would do anything, sacrifice anything, for the sake of my children. What parent wouldn’t? But that’s because
Brazilian judge has suspended X platform for refusing to name a legal representative
PBS report A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Friday ordered the suspension of Elon Musk’s social media giant X in Brazil after the tech billionaire refused to name a legal representative in the country, according to a copy of the decision seen by The Associated Press. The move further escalates the monthslong feud between the
Short Take: Radical Tolerance
Over the past few weeks, we’ve come to learn a few things about our friends. A shocking number of dear friends, people we like and respect, people with good jobs and the degrees given by good universities, are likely to vote for Trump. Or to be more specific, are likely to vote against Kamala Harris.
DLA Piper Africa Partner With Botswanan Olympian Letsile Tebogo
The firm writes DLA Piper Africa is proud to announce its partnership with 2024 Olympic Gold medallist and African sprint sensation, Letsile Tebogo. Under its partnership, DLA Piper Africa will be Tebogo’s official legal sponsor, providing the 21-year-old Motswana sprinter with legal services locally in Botswana, across Africa and globally. Born in Kanye, Botswana, Tebogo
Cyber-attacks on British law firms up 77% in last 12 Months
The Irish Law Society Jnl reports The number of successful cyber-attacks against British law firms rose by 77% in the past year to 954, according to a new study of the threat reported by the Law Society Gazette of England and Wales. Chartered accountants Lubbock Fine said that the wave was driven by criminals seeing law firms
From Fumes to Function
I originally said I was going to do my follow up post to “Twenty-First Century Delphic Oracle” the week after that post, and talk about how I actually use it myself. Well, sue me. “From Fumes to Function: How One Lawyer (Me!) Uses Artificial Intelligence” took a back seat to bicycling, and a few other
Brooklyn MDC? Too awful to sentence you there.
By Anne AyotteZMO Law PLLC Paralegal SpecialistAn Eastern District of New York judge has joined SDNY Judge Jesse Furman in refusing to send a defendant to the Metropolitan Detention Center because of the abhorrent, violent conditions at New York City’s only jail for people accused of federal crimes.On August 5th, defendant Daniel Colucci pled guilty
Court Rejects Ineffective Assistance For Using AI In Closing
Malaysian businessman Low Taek Jho wanted to meet Barack Obama, but as a foreign national, could not buy his way to a meeting through campaign contributions. So he used Rapper Pras Michel of the Fugees as his conduit, feeding Michel money to contribute to Obama. Things did not turn out as well as hoped.
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