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News & Analysis as of May 22, 2013

Weekly Brief: $350K in Wine Leads to $14M Lawsuit [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 3/28/2013

Mar. 28 (Bloomberg Law) -- Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia runs through the legal news for the week. The US Supreme Court hears oral arguments on two landmark civil rights cases focusing on gay marriage. Also, Italy's Supreme...more

Weekly Brief: New DOJ Tact Pushes Bank Subsidiaries To Admit Guilt [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 2/21/2013

Feb. 21 (Bloomberg Law) -- Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia runs through the legal news for the week. The Department of Justice appears to be changing its approach on prosecuting those responsible for the financial crisis. Also,...more

The Weekly Brief: Abu Hamza On Trial, Wells Fargo Sued, Bingham Cuts Costs [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 10/11/2012

Oct. 11 (Bloomberg Law) -- Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia runs through the week's most important legal news. Islamic cleric, Abu Hamza al-Masri, has been extradited from the United Kingdom to stand trial on terrorism charges in...more

Remarks delivered to The International Human Rights Framework Opportunities for Attorneys and Advocates, "The Role of Lawyers in...

by K&L Gates LLP on 5/22/2012

Good morning. I am very pleased to be here with you, and I thank the International Justice Resource Center for inviting me to share some thoughts on a subject that is close to my heart. My thanks go also to the co-organizers...more

Lawyers as the New Guardians of Governance, op-ed piece, July/Aug. 2004, Amicus Curiae, Journal of the Society for Advanced Legal...

by Ross Delston on 8/1/2004

A curious thing has happened of late: lawyers have been appointed by the international community as the new guardians of governance for their clients. More specifically, lawyers are increasingly regarded as part of the...more