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1. Local lawyer named to corruption fighting Chicago prosecutor job (newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com)    
President Obama has nominated Zachary Fardon to be U.S. attorney in the Windy City, which has seen the indictments of many top local politicians... more  
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2. Renting NYC apartment on Airbnb was illegal: official (newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com)    
The administrative law judge fined a Manhattan man who used the popular Airbnb website to rent his apartment, citing a city law against operating... more  
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3. Key European report raises concerns over global scope of US warantless searches of the cloud (salon.com)    
Concerns about the newly-renewed Foreign Intelligence and Surveillance Amendments Act (FISA) in this country have focused on how the government’s... more  
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4. What law firms should know about cyberattacks and the FBI (abajournal.com)    
The steady rise of cyberattacks against U.S. companies—with damages that include tens of millions of dollars, lost trade secrets and threats... more  
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5. Is newly appointed DC Circuit judge destined for SCOTUS? (abajournal.com)    
Washington litigator Srikanth “Sri” Srinivasan’s unanimous Senate confirmation this week to the nation’s second-highest court has some predicting... more  
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6. SEC charges former LPL adviser with $2 mln civil fraud (newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com)    
Blake Richards is accused of promising clients he would put their money into investment vehicles he ran outside of LPL, but then using the funds... more  
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7. Goldman Sachs banker settles SEC 'pay-to-play' charges (newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com)    
Neil Morrison agreed to pay $100,000 to settle charges for his role in a scheme involving a Massachusetts gubernatorial campaign, the largest... more  
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8. SAC lawyers met with prosecutors to argue against charges - sources (newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com)    
The attorneys called the meeting last month with federal prosecutors and FBI agents, arguing that there should be no insider trading charges... more  
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9. Gun groups sue to block new Connecticut gun law (newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com)    
The Coalition of Connecticut Sportsmen, one of the groups that brought the lawsuit, argue that the law violates the Second Amendment. ...more  
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10. Firm's $44 mln fee request from late widow reduced again (newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com)    
The First Department found that the firm Graubard Miller could not invoke a retainer agreement because the octogenarian widow who signed it... more  
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