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Citigroup, Barclays Close to Settling Forex Lawsuit With Private Investors

18/03/2015(0)
Citigroup Inc. and Barclays PLC are expected to pay as much as $800 million combined to settle a lawsuit with investors who say the banks manipulated foreign-exchange rates, according ... Read More
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Top Global Law Firm: Virtual Currency is Here to Stay

17/03/2015(0)
“Virtual currency is here to stay”, according to a partner at one of the largest and most prestigious law firms in the US. Judith Alison Lee, partner in the Washington, ... Read More
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Eversheds global expansion sees Ian Gray appointed as first International Managing Partner

17/03/2015(0)
Law firm Eversheds has announced the appointment of Ian Gray as the firm’s first International Managing Partner with executive responsibilities for its fast-growing international operations. Since 2008-09, the firm’s ... Read More
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Banco de Madrid Files for Bankruptcy After Parent Accused of Money Laundering

16/03/2015(0)
Spanish unit of Banca Privada d’Andorra hit by client withdrawals Banco de Madrid SA, the Spanish unit of an Andorran lender accused of money laundering for organized-crime groups, has filed for ... Read More
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Swiss bank UBS settles currency-rigging claims for $135M

16/03/2015(0)
Switzerland‘s largest bank, UBS, has agreed to pay $135 million to settle claims that it helped rig currency-exchange rates in a scheme involving some of the world’s biggest banks. ... Read More
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Deloitte sued for C$384m in document reviewer class action

13/03/2015(0)
Deloitte and a document review company it acquired a year ago are alleged to have saved millions of dollars by treating hundreds of document reviewers as contractors when they ... Read More
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U.S. Hits German Bank with $1.45 Billion in Penalties

13/03/2015(0)
The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday ordered Germany’s Commerzbank bank and its U.S. affiliates to pay $1.45 billion in penalties for violations of U.S. sanctions law and for ... Read More
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RBS Trader Admits Defrauding Customers in Multimillion Dollar Securities Fraud Scheme

12/03/2015(0)
U.S. Attorney Deirdre M. Daly of the District of Connecticut, Special Inspector General Christy Romero for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) and Special Agent in Charge Patricia M. ... Read More
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Mass hires: Pillsbury sees partners start to move to Winston & Strawn across three offices

11/03/2015(0)
Up to 15 lawyers are set to quit from US firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman for Winston & Strawn, with the firm’s Abu Dhabi managing partner Stephen Jurgenson, London-based co-head of ... Read More
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Law firms enjoy robust third quarter

10/03/2015(0)
Average increase of 3% in fees per fee earner; UK top 100 law firms increased fee income by 7%, driven by consolidation. The UK’s top 100 law firms achieved ... Read More
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