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Westporter charged in NY with bilking more than $600K from legal clients

2014-12-17 09:15:51| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

Stephen R. Krawitz of Ludlow Road has been charged with stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in settlements owed to clients of his New York City personal-injury law firm. A Westport man with a personal-injury law practice in New York City has been indicted on charges that he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from more than a dozen of his firm's clients, including a man who died of cancer before collecting money he was owed and an injured 96-year-old woman.

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Citi predicts $2.7bn legal costs

2014-12-09 17:17:30| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Michael Corbat, the chief executive of US bank Citigroup, says the firm will set aside $2.7bn (1.7bn) in the fourth-quarter due to rising legal costs.

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Senior Legal Counsel

2014-12-05 16:06:40| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Senior Legal Counsel mf Ref SES0501 Region Europe Location Luxembourg Betzdorf Company SES Category Legal Position Staff Published 20141120 Context The Senior Legal Counsel provides assistance in all legal and contractual matters to the Product Development Management PDM division SES Techcom Services, SES Broadband Services, SES Global Access Services and SES Platform Services and the SES groups Government and Institutions activities collectively PDM and GI. The Senior Legal Counsel also provides support and guidance on a variety of legal matters to other company divisions on an asneeded basis. Responsibilities Structure, draft, negotiate and finalise contracts and responses to tenders in relation with PDM and GI activities ensuring compliance with applicable national and international laws and regulations Respond to internal customer requests for legal assistance in relation to PDM and GI activities Ensure contract implementation and administration and ensure follow up with internal and external business partners Interface regularly and proactively with internal PDM and GI internal business partners Participate to and propose proactive legal risks management initiative for PDM and GI activities Liaise with specialised outside legal advisors as required Provide assistance to the Companys PDM affiliates and subsidiaries or the GI team on all legal aspects as required Act as a legal advisor to crossfunctional teams in furtherance of strategic and new product development initiatives and Perform other tasks as required. Experience Qualifications Master degree or LLM in law Bar qualification 7 to 10 years of post qualification experience in a law firm or legal department of a Company Experience in the high techtelecommunicationmedia sectors would be of advantage Computer literacy Word, Excel, PowerPoint Fluency in English is essential. Good working knowledge of French or German would be an asset. Additional European languages are also considered an asset Good knowledge of general contract, IT and commercial law, knowledge of applicable public procurement rules would be an advantage Excellent English legal drafting skills Excellent negotiation skills and ability to maintain high level of legal risk mitigation for SES Legal creativity and ability to draft contracts for a wide variety of new business activities Ability to work across multifunction, multilevel and multicultural groups Strong ability to manage time, set priorities and work independently in an international orientated and demanding commercial environment Able to work in an accurate and organised manner with proven attention to detail Flexibility and teamspirit Customer focus and solutions focus Proactive and result orientated approach, can do mentality and ability to work autonomously and Rapidity in acquiring new knowledge. Our Offer Competitive salary package, coupled with a diverse array of challenges and development benefits. SES is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. This position reports to Vice President, Legal Services Commercial Apply for this Job online

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Giving Climate Pact Legal Teeth Could Make It Toothless

2014-12-04 02:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Central: As negotiators gather in Peru for a critical round of climate talks, U.S. delegates are straining to explain what they call a "counterintuitive' reality: For next year's global climate agreement to be effective, commitments made under it must not be legally binding. Such an outcome would disappoint many, including the European Union's negotiating team, which says it will be pushing for binding commitments during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change talks in Lima this week...

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Norway finds in Budejovicky Budvar's favour as Budweiser legal row rumbles on

2014-12-02 15:20:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com

Anheuser-Busch InBev has lost its appeal in Norway against Budejovikcy Budvar's registration of the Budweiser Budvar trademark in the country.

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