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Feds Indict Former Managing Partner Nathan Hardwick IV for $20M Embezzlement From His Now-Bankrupt Firm Morris Hardwick Schneider
Nathan Hardwick IV, the former managing partner of Morris Hardwick Schneider, has been indicted on federal charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, bank fraud and making false statements in connection with his alleged embezzlement of more than $20 million from the residential real estate closing firm's escrow and operating accounts, and those of its affiliated title agency, LandCastle Title.
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The Am Law 100, the Early Numbers: Debevoise Sees Double-Digit Profit Growth
Profits per partner were up nearly 11 percent at the firm, which also saw a healthy increase in revenue.
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Client Sues Quinn Over Billing Practices
Complaint says firm charged higher hourly fees than it had agreed to when it undertook the defense of a white-collar case.
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When a Founder Talks (or Acts) Out of School
Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates set tongues wagging in the tech world and beyond on Monday when he seemingly broke rank with the company he created as well as most of Silicon Valley on a major digital privacy issue.
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Supreme Court Apt to Tinker With Patent Damages
During arguments Tuesday in a pair of cases on willful infringement, Justice Stephen Breyer fretted that easing the standard could advantage large companies such as Google or Yahoo.
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Christie's Bridgegate E-Discovery Bill: $2.28 Million
Invoices recently released by the state for work performed in connection with the Bridgegate scandal document $2.28 million worth of charges by Stroz Friederg, which handles forensics and other data-related tasks.
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Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans Close Ranks on Scalia Seat
The Senate Judiciary Committee's Republican members have closed ranks against holding hearings or a vote on any nominee President Barack Obama puts forward for Justice Antonin Scalia's seat until after the November election. Emerging from a committee meeting on Tuesday, GOP members told reporters the "consensus view" was to take no action at all on Obama's upcoming pick. They formalized their position in a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, signed by every Republican on the committee.
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Ninth Circuit Says Cooley Link Didn't Taint Arbitration Award
Cooley chair Stephen Neal lost back-to-back cases against Masimo Corp. But the company's legal team couldn't prove that prejudiced his brother, JAMS neutral Richard Neal, to exceed his powers in an employment dispute.
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