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New Jersey Politician Goes to Prison for "Consulting Fee"
The New American - Bruce Walker - ‎17 hours ago‎
The legislator tried to characterize the payment as a consultant fee, but whatever legal protection Van Pelt believed that mysterious statement would ...G2YXZFVK7UXV


'Expert networks' under microscope
MarketWatch - Alistair Barr, Sam Mamudi - ‎5 hours ago‎
Andrew Barile, an independent insurance-industry consultant, has worked for expert networks for several years. He said these businesses have strict ...
Imaging3, Inc. Hires D.C. Based FDA Legal Consultant McDermott Will & Emery

MarketWatch (press release) - ‎Nov 8, 2010‎
Dean Janes, Chairman and CEO of Imaging3, commented, "We are pleased to announce the hiring of McDermott Will & Emery as an FDA consultant and legal counsel ...
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Top Political Consultant Pleads Guilty to Pay-to-Play Scheme
WNYC - Bob Hennelly - ‎20 hours ago‎
Initially, Morris had vowed to fight the charges and some legal observers thought he could prevail. Morris' guilty plea brings the number of convictions in ...

What kind of nurse do you want to be? A legal what?
Clinical Advisor - ‎Nov 22, 2010‎
I was apprehensive, but soon I found myself with two feet into a certification course on my way to become a legal nurse consultant. ...

Md. Reps. Didn't Pay Taxes for Campaign Staffs
Southern Maryland Online - Richard Abdill - ‎2 hours ago‎
It's usually on the high end, like a consultant," Parnell said. "Often times it doesn't make sense to have a full-time accountant or full-time attorney, ...

Carolinas IT Hires New Healthcare Implementation Consultant
dBusinessNews Triangle (press release) - ‎5 hours ago‎
Triangle - Carolinas IT, Inc. is pleased to announce the hire of new Healthcare Implementation Consultant, Kristi Penny. Kristi has extensive experience ...

Scientific and Engineering Consulting Firm Names Director of Business ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release) - ‎Nov 15, 2010‎
... consulting firm, today announced that it has named IU School of Law - Indianapolis graduate Tanya Stohler as Director of Business Development and Legal ...
Hagley consultant demands drug price action
Stourbridge News - ‎17 hours ago‎
Consultant neurologist Dr David Nicholl teamed up with 20 colleagues and patient groups to write an open letter urging prime minister David Cameron to close ...
R30,000 per day DoC contractors: Can you figure it out?
MyADSL - ‎11 hours ago‎
The DoC used a total of 66 individual consultants on 15 projects, costing the department R10,223109 for 45 months and 23 days of work. Legal eagles cashed ...

legal advice news

URI Student Senate provides lawyer, gives free legal advice
URI The Good 5 Cent Cigar - Hania Zaman - ‎Nov 23, 2010‎
... the lawyer provided by the University of Rhode Island's Student Senate is available to provide students with free and confidential legal advice. ...
Editorial: Knowledge is Power URI The Good 5 Cent Cigar
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Estate Planning (And Other Legal Advice) At A Bargain
Forbes (blog) - Hani Sarji - ‎14 hours ago‎
On November 15, 2010, the Wall Street Journal published Legal Advice . . . on a Budget, by Rob Johnson. This article discusses legal fees for start-up ...

Sky News
Underground bosses spend almost £60m on legal advice
This is London - ‎Nov 22, 2010‎
London Underground has spent nearly £60 million on legal advice from top City firms over the past five years, figures revealed today. ...
Tube bosses in a stew over Underground restaurant This is London
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Free legal advice on offer
Sydney Morning Herald - ‎Nov 21, 2010‎
A number of well established law firms are offering pro-bono legal advice to not-for-profit indigenous organisations. The LawHelp partners will provide ...
Don't cut legal aid
Bristol Evening Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
WE are providers and supporters of legal advice in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset, and we are shocked by the proposals put forward by the ...
Law firms find billing alternatives for clients feeling the pinch
Baltimore Sun - Lorraine Mirabella - ‎20 hours ago‎
Under the plan, clients choose to pay $350 or $550 a month — depending on the level of service they want — and get unlimited access to legal advice ...

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Wilkins seeks legal advice over Chelsea exit
USA Today - ‎Nov 20, 2010‎
LONDON (AP) — Former Chelsea assistant coach Ray Wilkins said Saturday that he is taking legal advice after the club decided not to renew his contract. ...
Ray Wilkins Seeks Legal Advice Over Chelsea Departure Inside Futbol
Ray Wilkins taking legal advice on unfair dismissal by Chelsea NewsTime
Ancelotti taking legal advice about quitting Chelsea Sify
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UK Net Guide
Ray Wilkins taking legal advice over 'unfair dismissal' by Chelsea FC
Seek4media - ‎Nov 22, 2010‎
Ray Wilkins is taking legal advice following what he has called an “undoubtedly unfair dismissal” from his coaching role at Chelsea. ...
Wilkins taking legal advice over Chelsea sacking UK Net Guide
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New Gulf oil spill claim rules announced by Ken Feinberg
NOLA.com - ‎8 hours ago‎
... Attorney General Jim Hood wrote a letter to Feinberg last week expressing concern about the lack of access for potential claimants to free legal advice. ...
Ahead of today's filing deadline, Sheldon raises concerns over oil spill claims The Florida Independent
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Pro Bono Legal Support for Indigenous NFPs
Pro Bono Australia - ‎Nov 22, 2010‎
A new legal support service will provide pro-bono legal advice for Not for Profit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations. ...
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legal advisor definition news

NEP Broadcasting Finalizes Deal to Merge Sweetwater and American Hi Definition ...
PR Newswire (press release) - ‎Nov 22, 2010‎
The Sage Group, LLC acted as the exclusive financial advisor and Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP acted as legal counsel to American Hi Definition and ...
Decision by Metcash, Franklins open challenge to competition watchdog
The Australian - John Durie - ‎Nov 22, 2010‎
... from former business associates David Goldberger and David Wieland and their legal adviser, Leon Zwier, who was the lawyer to the late Dick Pratt. ...
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Church organisations risk losing l-Istrina funds
Times of Malta - Christian Peregin - ‎Nov 21, 2010‎
When questioned last year, the Curia said it was in talks with the Office of the Prime Minister and the NGOs Commissioner's legal adviser about the issue. ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Children's junk food ads 'made for adults'
Sydney Morning Herald - Julian Lee - ‎Oct 31, 2010‎
The coalition's senior legal adviser, Sarah MacKay, said the lack of definition in the rules had allowed a loophole for advertisers to emerge. ...
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, November 23, 2010
eNews Park Forest - Mark C. Toner - ‎9 hours ago‎
Frankly, Kim, parsing out the legal definition of that, it was clearly a provocative, belligerent action. And I just would stop there and say that it – one ...
US still investigating waterboarding torture: official
AFP - Peter Capella - ‎Nov 5, 2010‎
Harold Koh, legal adviser at the US State Department, said on the sidelines of a UN Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva that "there has been a turning of ...

Progress Index
Charter change aims to clearly define city attorney's role
Progress Index - Markus Schmidt - ‎Nov 10, 2010‎
Lacheney added two additional sections to the charter, designating the city attorney as the chief legal advisor of the council, to the city manager and to ...
Pamlico Capital Acquires ATX Networks from Trivest Partners
Business Wire (press release) - ‎Nov 16, 2010‎
Pamlico was advised by Alston & Bird LLP (legal advisor). ATX Networks is a leading designer and manufacturer of equipment for cable operators. ...
Pamlico Capital Acquires ATX Networks from Trivest Partners SYS-CON Media (press release)
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Letter from a war criminal
Ynetnews - Yoav Keren - ‎Nov 21, 2010‎
I also saw how, to be on the safe side, the army consulted with its legal advisor and with a representative of the Coordination and Liaison Administration ...
U.N. terror resolutions under scrutiny
UPI.com - ‎Oct 28, 2010‎
... 28 (UPI) -- A UN Security Council resolution dealing with counter-terrorism issues goes beyond the scope of the 15-member body, a legal adviser said. ...

law legal news

Judge Murray named to 3rd District Court
Stockton Record - Kevin Parrish - ‎28 minutes ago‎
"I've enjoyed being a trial judge, and I really enjoy the law, reading and writing about it. I'll have more resources and time for that. ...
Schwarzenegger names legal secretary to judgeship San Jose Mercury News
Capitol Alert: Schwarzenegger names his top legal adviser to appellate court Fresno Bee
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A Legal Tabloid - News, Gossip, and Colorful Commentary on Law Firms and the ...
Above the Law - David Lat - ‎10 hours ago‎
[Law Riot] Get Above the Law updates in your inbox! By Above the Law That court-tested motion … That precise, on-point contract provision … ...
Lawsuit filed challenging parent abortion notification
Anchorage Daily News - Lisa Demer - ‎18 minutes ago‎
Alaska voters approved the law in the August primary election. The new legal requirements are set to take effect Dec. 14. Planned Parenthood wants to ...
Brown opts not to join GOP legal challenge on health care
Boston Globe - Stephanie Vallejo - ‎11 hours ago‎
“He is doing what he can to fix some of the worst parts of the law.” The brief, filed in US District Court in Florida, takes aim at the law's individual ...
CA Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Undocumented Students
Coyote Chronicle - ‎57 minutes ago‎
Those opposed to the law say it encourages illegal immigration and reduces US citizens' opportunity to be admitted into a UC. The California Supreme Court ...
A dream for some, a nightmare for others The Corsair
Court ruling on in-state tuition hurts legal Californians and school funding Highlander Newspaper
Beacon HIll Roll Call: Nov. 15-19 Malden Observer
Cape Cod Times
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'Don't ask': White House appeals return of nurse
San Francisco Chronicle - Bob Egelko - ‎46 minutes ago‎
President Obama opposes the law and has asked Congress to repeal it, but is defending it in court. Witt joined the Air Force in 1989. ...

Fox News
Editorial: Paranoids rail against non-existent threat
The Tomah Journal - ‎14 hours ago‎
... debt — political paranoids want us to believe the nation is threatened by Sharia Law, the legal code of Islam that's enforced in several Muslim nations ...
Oklahoma court hears arguments on Shariah law Arab News
Arguments to take place in Oklahoma over ban on Islamic law in courts CNN (blog)
Judge extends ban on Oklahoma Sharia law amendment NewsOK.com
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Airgas Comments on Delaware Supreme Court Ruling That Air Products' By-Law ...
MarketWatch (press release) - ‎13 hours ago‎
BofA Merrill Lynch and Goldman, Sachs & Co. are serving as financial advisors, and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is serving as legal counsel to Airgas and ...
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The Bay Citizen (blog)
California group pushes initiative modeled on Arizona's immigration-status law
Los Angeles Times - Abby Sewell - ‎6 hours ago‎
... Law Committee, said he had studied the federal judge's decision when crafting his initiative and is confident that it would pass any legal challenges. ...
California allows signature drive for immigration measure MiamiHerald.com
California authorizes signature drive for ballot initiative based on Arizona's ... 89.3 KPCC
Arizona-like immigration proposal tries for California ballot Central Valley Business Times
San Diego Union Tribune - ILW.com
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Law Office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC Announces Investigation of J.Crew Group, Inc.
MarketWatch (press release) - ‎4 hours ago‎
If you own shares of JCrew and wish to discuss the legal ramifications of the proposed transaction, or have any questions, you may e-mail or call the law ...

legal advisor job description news

Malloy likely to surprise with key appointments
The Connecticut Mirror - Mark Pazniokas - ‎Nov 16, 2010‎
But after Jones retired, Rowland named Marc Ryan, a young advisor who had been an editorial writer at the Waterbury Republican American. ...
Campaigns heat up in final days
Rockdale Citizen - Jay Jones - ‎Oct 28, 2010‎
Dillard referred all questions to his campaign media advisor Maynard Eaton. Eaton called the ethics complaint an election tactic and “all about moving paper ...
Proposition 23: Why the Rest of the US Should Care About California
ecopolitology - Timothy B. Hurst - ‎Nov 2, 2010‎
The 'states as laboratories of democracy' is a popular, if not always apt, description of how some policy manifests in this country, emerging first at the ...
6th Annual U.S.-Afghanistan Business Matchmaking Conference 2010
PR Newswire (press release) - ‎Nov 18, 2010‎
... reinforced this message with his description of the four priorities in US government support: new business growth, legal reform, increased economic ...
UN slights sex trafficking, pornography issue
Deseret News (blog) - Susan Roylance - ‎Nov 10, 2010‎
In Canada, prostitution is legal, according to a description of Canada law on sexwork.com. "Decriminalizing prostitution sends an unmistakable signal to ...
Tailoring to needs: Garment worker struggles in Bangladesh
Infoshop News - ‎Nov 4, 2010‎
Although trade unionism is legal, garment bosses have consistently refused to recognise or tolerate trade unions. But in the absence of normal union ...

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Capitol Alert: Schwarzenegger names his top legal adviser to appellate court
Fresno Bee - Jim Sanders - ‎8 hours ago‎
A 51-year-old Republican, Hoch has served as Schwarzenegger's top legal adviser since 2005. Prior to her gubernatorial service, Hoch was administrative ...
Harrisburg City Council meets with legal advisor
abc27 - ‎22 hours ago‎
City Council met with its high profile legal advisor Monday night. The New York law firm is providing its services free of charge. Cravath, Swaine and Moore ...
Video: Zumbro Sees Chapter 9 Possibility for Harrisburg, PA Bloomberg
Act 47 legal adviser CBS 21
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Rattner's legal strategy: Can he outfox Cuomo?
Westlaw News & Insight - Andrew Longstreth - ‎13 hours ago‎
NEW YORK, Nov 23 (Reuters Legal) - When New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced civil-fraud charges against Steven Rattner last week in connection ...
Former car czar settles with SEC, fights AG Chicago Press Release Services (press release)
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Drumm bankruptcy case told wife has legal adviser
Irish Times - ‎Nov 22, 2010‎
THE DAVID Drumm bankruptcy case has been told that the former banker's wife, Lorraine, now has her own legal representative. In a filing yesterday, attorney ...
Christie nominates Warshaw for Monmouth County prosecutor
Asbury Park Press - Charles Webster - ‎6 hours ago‎
He later served as a legal adviser to the county narcotic strike force for approximately two years and as legal adviser to the economic crimes unit for ...

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Massey hires advisors for strategic review
Creamer Media's Mining Weekly - Liezel Hill - ‎Nov 22, 2010‎
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP has been hired as legal advisor for the review. "The company has not set a definitive timetable for completion of its evaluation ...
Massey Energy Hires Financial Adviser Emii.com
Massey Energy's Board Orders Review of 'Strategic Alternatives' Bloomberg
Massey hires Perella to look at options Reuters Africa
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Hefty indictment handed down against Clayton funeral company
KSDK - Ann Rubin - ‎Nov 22, 2010‎
... "From Howard Wittner's perspective as an advocate and legal adviser, the indictment presents a mistaken, mangled and misguided version of what happened. ...

Reuters India
Indian PM defended in Supreme Court over telecom scandal
Global Times - ‎8 hours ago‎
India's senior legal adviser defended Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday in the Supreme Court against allegations that the latter had failed to act over ...
PM made all efforts to deal with 2G complaints:;Attorney General;tell SC Hindustan Times
PM Singh took action on telecom scandal, court told Business Times (subscription)
PM readies Supreme Court defence as pressure mounts Sify
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Ports pleased with progress of foreshore bill
National Business Review - Nina Fowler - ‎14 hours ago‎
PR guru Barrie Saunders fronted the ports' submission to the Maori Affairs Select Committee yesterday, backed by legal advisor Hugh Rennie QC, ...

NOLA.com
Covington mayor mum on replacement for city attorney
NOLA.com - ‎Nov 18, 2010‎
... who has been appointed parish attorney in Jefferson Parish, but she's not yet ready to say who will replace Foshee as the city's legal adviser. ...

corporate legal advisor news

CNA Surety Announces Engagement of Financial Advisor and Legal Counsel to the ...
PR Newswire (press release) - ‎9 hours ago‎
... of its Board of Directors has retained Goldman, Sachs & Co. to act as its financial advisor and Latham & Watkins LLP to act as its legal counsel. ...
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Hudson Pacific Properties Names Kay Tidwell as Executive VP, Legal Affairs
Trading Markets (press release) - ‎2 hours ago‎
Under the auspices of the fellowship program, Tidwell served as a US legal advisor to the German Federal Ministry of Justice and subsequently worked in the ...
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Attachmate To Buy Novell In $2.2B Deal
Tech - International Business Times - Manikandan Raman - ‎Nov 22, 2010‎
JP Morgan is serving as financial advisor and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is acting as legal advisor to Novell. On the other hand, ...
Novell sells itself in two-part 36 2 2 bn deal Moneycontrol.com
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THE DISTILLERY: ACCC's food fight
Business Spectator - Glenn Dyer - ‎12 hours ago‎
... from former business associates David Goldberger and David Wieland and their legal adviser, Leon Zwier, who was the lawyer to the late Dick Pratt. ...
Joseph J. LaRosa Joins Nycomed US Inc.
PR Newswire (press release) - ‎Nov 10, 2010‎
Joe will be the chief legal advisor of the company and oversee all of the company's legal and intellectual property matters. In addition, he will also be ...
FTI Consulting, Inc. Continues Further Expansion in Europe With Three Key ...
PR Newswire (press release) - ‎Nov 23, 2010‎
Prior to joining FTI, Mr. Blessley was an adviser to the UK Financial Services Authority and previously led PricewaterhouseCoopers' mainland European ...
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Anne Gust brings new dimension to the Horseshoe
Capitol Weekly - Jennifer Chaussee - ‎3 hours ago‎
Gust worked her way into corporate law and about a year before snagging a gig as legal council for the clothing conglomerate Gap Inc., Gust ran into ...
RainChief Appoints Paul E. Heney Chairman & CEO
MarketWatch (press release) - ‎Nov 18, 2010‎
During his 23 year legal and business career, he has been a valuable and trusted legal advisor and business partner to numerous industrialists, ...
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ZelnickMedia Completes Acquisition of Alloy, Inc.
MarketWatch (press release) - ‎Nov 9, 2010‎
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP served as legal advisor to ZelnickMedia. Alloy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALOY) is one of the country's largest providers of media and ...
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Michael C. Nichols, Senior Vice President, Administration, General Counsel and ...
MarketWatch (press release) - ‎Nov 18, 2010‎
During his tenure as a Sysco officer, Mr. Nichols has been responsible for a broad range of corporate activities including the corporate legal and human ...