Wall Street
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Career Alternatives, Hedge Funds / Private Equity, Wall Street
Finance And Law: Hedge-Fund Opportunities For Attorneys
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is the best friend of unemployed attorneys right now. -
Money, Wall Street
Finance And Law: Risks And Financing Transactions
Lawyers can serve their clients better if they have a strong grasp on the financial side of commercial transactions. - Sponsored
Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls. -
Books, Money, Wall Street
Empire Of The Fund: An Interview With William Birdthistle(Or: 4 Tips For Lawyers On Saving For Retirement)
An important new book addresses our nation's retirement income security crisis -- and contains investment advice too.
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Insider Trading, Wall Street, White-Collar Crime
If You Want Some Insider Intel From A Client, Get Him Liquored Up
Criminal charges for a former Biglaw partner and his investment adviser. -
Bad Ideas, In-House Counsel, Romance and Dating, Wall Street
New Rule: If You're A Lawyer For A Bank Selling Billions Of Mortgages To GSEs, Don't Sleep With The CEO Of Fannie Mae
The lawyer in question denies that there was ever any conflict of interest. -
Hedge Funds / Private Equity, Sexual Harassment, Wall Street
Bridgewater Associates Denies Being 'A Cauldron Of Fear And Intimidation'
Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio speaks out in defense of his hedge fund. -
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Donald Trump, Politics, Wall Street
Because Wall Street Isn’t Donating, Trump Using Pence As A Koch Tease
Sometimes The Donald’s gotta do what The Donald’s gotta do. - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Politics, Wall Street
Hank Paulson Gives Hillary The Endorsement She Never Wanted
Time for Hill to whip out that stack of “Thanks But No Thanks” cards. -
Hedge Funds / Private Equity, Wall Street, White-Collar Crime
A Harvard Law Grad Loses More Than $100 Million; Will He Also Lose His Freedom?
His lawyer blames it all on "a pathological gambling addiction." -
Mergers and Acquisitions, Money, Wall Street
Finance And Law: A Missed Opportunity in M&A Deals?
For attorneys who work on mergers and acquisitions, regression forecasting is a great tool to use. -
Jury Duty, Wall Street
Lawyer Asks Jurors Not To Lump Client Of 'Average Intelligence' In With Other Ex-Barclays Traders Accused Of Libor Manipulation
Jonathan Mathew is not having the greatest of days. -
Wall Street
Court Awards Jerome Kerviel 0.007991228% Of Damages He Demanded From Société Générale
The look on SocGen’s face as a judge berated the bank for axing Kerviel probably made up for it.
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How Transactional Lawyers Can Better Serve (And Maintain) Their Clients
Sign up and join us for our CLE webinar. From importing your checklist to delivering the closing book, you can bolster client service throughout the…
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Law Firms Now Have A Choice In Their Document Comparison Software
Six months on since its launch, over 200 firms worldwide are now using Draftable Legal for accurate and reliable document comparison, including UK Top 50…
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AI’s Impact On Law Firms Of Every Size
How solo lawyers, midsize firms, and global large law firms have an opportunity to adjust the way they work.
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Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls.
Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.
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Trials, Wall Street
Hank Greenberg Is Headed To Trial On Those Pesky Fraud Charges After All
The former CEO of AIG must face a fraud trial over transactions at the insurer, New York's highest court just ruled. -
Wall Street
UBS Magnanimously Grants Employees Two Hours Of Personal Time Each Week
You’ll have to work an extra two hours to justify the time, but never mind you that. -
Wall Street
Ex-Barclays Trader Accused Of Libor Manipulation Is Totally Standup Guy, Says His College Baseball Coach
So this whole Libor rigging thing has come as a surprise. -
Violence, Wall Street
Finance Flack Not Interested In Commenting On Story About Him Allegedly Smashing A Beer Bottle Over A Woman's Head
Is he simply waiting to give one of his former media outlets an exclusive on the story? -
Politics, Wall Street
President Trump Would Destroy Dodd-Frank Because Hillary Is Too Close To Wall Street
This might be Trump's most inspired piece of anti-logic yet. -
Money, Wall Street
Finance And Law: Standards Of Prudent Investment Advice Have Important Nuances
As the Fed starts to raise rates, there may be an uptick in complaints filed against financial advisory firms. -
Crime, Wall Street, White-Collar Crime
Attorney Still Hoping To Avoid Defending His Client In Court
Even if a lawyer wants to settle, it doesn't always happen.