Swiss Government Asks UBS to Pay Legal Costs in Tax Dispute With U.S.
February 26, 2010
Swiss news agencies reported Wednesday that the government would ask Zurich-based banking giant UBS to reimburse it for outside legal costs stemming from the bank’s long-running legal dispute with U.S. authorities over allegations of tax evasion by U.S. citizens holding UBS accounts
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Interview Strategies: What Questions Should You Ask?
February 26, 2010
Questions you ask as a job candidate are just as important as those asked by the interviewer, note consultants Valerie Fontaine and Roberta Kass. You can use questions not only to learn more about the employer, but also to demonstrate your knowledge and express your interest.
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The Politicization of ‘Miranda’
February 26, 2010
Between two U.S. Supreme Court rulings last week and the persistent controversy over the best way to handle suspected terrorists, the matter of Miranda rights and the very nature, scope and application of Miranda have become hot-button issues for all concerned. Joel Cohen and Katherine A.
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Plaintiff Seeks to Dismiss Age Discrimination Suit Against Crowell & Moring
February 26, 2010
A federal judge shot down on procedural grounds Friday a former Crowell & Moring employee’s effort to drop the age discrimination suit she had filed against the firm. Mona Saunders, 54, sued the firm for $300,000, alleging that she was fired because of her age. The judge wrote that “a plaintiff may dismiss an action by filing a voluntary notice of dismissal only if the opposing party has not served either an answer or a motion for summary judgment.” Crowell filed its answer to the allegations in August.
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Deadline Extended Again for $1 Billion Settlement in Indian Trust Fund Case
February 26, 2010
For the second time, the Justice Department and lawyers representing a class of American Indians in a long-running federal suit have agreed to push back the deadline needed to secure congressional authorization for a $1.4 billion settlement. The Cobell settlement would end a 13-year-old case that demands an accounting of the government’s handling of accounts set up for the collection and dispersal of billions of dollars in payments flowing from natural resources on Indian land.
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85-Year-Old Sculptor Prevails in Copyright Case Against Government
February 26, 2010
Frank Gaylord, now 85, won a government-sponsored contest to sculpt a memorial to Korean War veterans in Washington, D.C. in 1990. In 1995, John Alli took hundreds of photographs of the memorial on a snowy day and eventually produced a single, haunting photo.
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Revenue Falls 11 Percent, Profits Rise at Dewey
February 26, 2010
Dewey & LeBoeuf saw a dramatic drop in gross revenue in 2009 while profits per equity partner moved up 3.4 percent, the result of a 10 percent decrease in equity partner headcount, according to numbers released by the firm Friday. The firm attributes the substantial drop in revenue to a sizable decrease in headcount, as well as to the overall downturn in business activity. But intensive cost-cutting measures and 20 fewer equity partners helped to mitigate the effect on average profits earned by equity partners.
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FTC to Appeal Ruling in ‘Red Flags’ Case
February 26, 2010
The Federal Trade Commission will appeal an October ruling that stripped the agency of its authority to enforce new anti-fraud rules against lawyers. The so-called “Red Flags” regulations are designed to prevent identity theft, and the FTC argues that the regulations must apply to all “creditors” — including lawyers — in order to comply with federal law. But the ABA disputes that interpretation, citing a 2005 decision by the D.C.
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Debevoise Sees Big Decline in Profits, Revenue
February 26, 2010
Debevoise & Plimpton on Friday revealed that gross revenue dropped 12 percent and profits per equity partner suffered an even steeper fall last year as the recession caught up with the New York-based firm. Revenue declined to $667.9 million in 2009, while profits per partner fell 16 percent to $1.87 million. The declines came amid a downturn in corporate work and the completion of some large matters in its litigation practices, namely the internal investigation of Siemens AG.
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DOJ Defends Document Request Targeting Deloitte
February 26, 2010
The Justice Department has turned to the D.C. Circuit in the hope of forcing Deloitte to turn over tax-related documents that government lawyers say are not protected by the work product privilege. As part of a civil tax suit, the government is seeking documents Dow Chemical gave to Deloitte during an audit