NEW YORK, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The American Bar Association (ABA) announced that Stroock will receive the 2022 ABA Pro Bono Publico Award, which recognizes the firm’s outstanding commitment to volunteer legal services for the underserved and disadvantaged. This is the highest honor given by the ABA Standing Committee […]
BRATISLAVA, June 6 (Reuters) – In September 2020, a North Korean hacking group known as Lazarus broke into a small Slovakian crypto exchange and stole virtual currency worth some $5.4 million. It was one of a string of cyber heists by Lazarus that Washington said were aimed at funding North […]
SRINAGAR, India — Assailants fatally shot a Hindu bank manager and a worker in targeted shootings in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Thursday, according to police who blamed the attacks on militants fighting against Indian rule of the disputed region. Militants shot and wounded two Hindu workers at a brick factory near […]
The development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and their widespread use in personal and business needs is growing every year. However, in the absence of adequate laws regulating its use significant risks can arise. A number of countries are already carefully establishing laws to regulate AI technologies. For instance, AI-related […]
Ukrainian lawyers, mostly women, are reaching out to legal recruiters in the U.K. seeking work—a very early-days phenomenon that recruiters expect to accelerate over the next few weeks. Several international and domestic law firms, as well as professional service firms, have already committed to taking Ukrainian lawyers on, recruiters say, and they […]
The EPA’s biggest union wants to wrap up its next contract before the 2024 presidential election, for fear that an unfriendly administration will claw away rights and privileges that aren’t locked in, union leaders said. “That is key,” said Marie Owens Powell, president of the American Federation of Government Employees […]
UK’s new Green Jobs Delivery Group holds inaugural meeting to help power UK’s green industrial revolution leaders from business, industry, trade unions and academia to act on upskilling and training green workforce of the future Group is vital step in creating and supporting up to 480,000 skilled well-paid green jobs […]
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McKinsey & Co. goes to court later this month to convince a federal judge to dismiss a large portion of lawsuits filed over its consulting work for opiate manufacturers—and it’s got the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and nearly a dozen states on its side. McKinsey faces about 100 lawsuits from […]
LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas chapels of love that use Elvis Presley’s likeness could find themselves becoming Heartbreak Hotels. The licensing company that controls the name and image of “The King” is ordering Sin City chapel operators to stop using Elvis in themed ceremonies, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported May […]
Buddy’s Versus the ‘Chads and Brads’ In 2018, Mr. Cantillo started to notice designer pot strains, sold in stylized mylar bags, gaining a kind of cult status in California. “Cannabis culture is very similar to sneaker or streetwear culture, where a certain brand has a lot of clout,” Mr. Cantillo […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the total headcount of his electric-car company will increase, a day after saying that 10 percent of its salaried staff would be cut. “Total headcount will increase, but salaried should be fairly flat,” Musk wrote on Twitter on June 4, in response to a tweet […]
If you think midsize law firms, regional firms, and boutiques are fighting over the scraps of corporate America’s most valuable matters, you’re the opposite of right. That’s according to a new report from Wolters Kluwer’s LegalView Insights. After analyzing $150 billion in law firm invoices from the company’s e-billing tools, […]
By KELVIN CHAN and RAF CASERT BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union reached a landmark deal early Saturday to take aim at hate speech, disinformation and other harmful online content. The law will force big tech companies to police themselves harder, make it easier for users to flag problems and […]
Risk management professional Karen Dalton shares her experience launching a new claims program within a month. R&I: What was your first job? My mother owned a dry cleaners, so I grew up there and that was my official first paid job. But my first job in the insurance industry was as a medical-only […]
On June 2, Telangana celebrated its 8th anniversary after becoming a separate state in 2014. The leadership of the state has remained constant since its creation with Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao at the helm. In light of the anniversary, the state released a 172-page report highlighting the schemes and […]
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MD —Dr. Juanita Miller, chair of the Prince George’s County school board, will not resign, she said in a four-minute video posted to the school district’s website. County Executive Angela Alsobrooks last week asked for Miller’s resignation. “I will continue to fulfill my duties as board chair […]
The logo of Swiss drugmaker Roche is seen at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Drug candidate tiragolumab previously flunked trial in March Anti-TIGIT class of drugs has attracted several rivals Roche says trial will continue […]
Covid-19 continues to take a toll on state and local government workers. In a recent study, 36% of public servants surveyed said that working during the pandemic has made them consider quitting their government jobs, according to research conducted by MissionSquare Research Institute and Greenwald Research. That’s up from 20% in […]
UVALDE, Texas — While families and community members in Uvalde process their grief after the worst school shooting in Texas history, they are also dealing with medical, funeral and legal expenses. Here’s how you can help. Resources for families Belong, a division of SJRC Texas, a nonprofit that cares for […]