To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. New laws are being enacted by the federal parliament that will extend the obligation to report transactions suggestive of money laundering beyond financial institutions to a range of professionals including lawyers, accountants and real estate agents, meaning professionals could face…
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, much has been said on the importance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) in the private equity industry (PE). Recently, the concept gathered momentum through the coming into force of the EU Taxonomy¹ on 01 January 2022 and the EU Sustainable Financial Disclosure Regulation in 2022. As a…
Biglaw partner Francis G.X. Pileggi of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith alleges that he was assaulted by Delaware federal judge Gregory Williams 15 years ago. At the time of the alleged incident, Pileggi and Williams were both associates at Fox Rothschild and the fight happened over a political fundraiser. The allegations come via a motion…
The Association for the Study of African American Life and History has announced its Woodson Ambassador Program launch for the 109th Annual Conference, Sept. 25-29, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Carter G. WoodsonThe Association for the Study of African American Life and HistoryThe program — an early professional training for history, public history, and museum studies…
Dans un jugement du 20 décembre 2023, le Tribunal Judiciaire de Paris a validé le retour des fameuses cacahuètes enrobées de chocolat Treets par Piasten et Lutti… alors même que la marque était initialement la propriété de Mars. Alexis Thiebaut soulève ici des questions sur la protection des marques abandonnées et la nécessité d’une renommée…
It’s a banner day for Donald Trump, if not for Americans who’d like to see election crimes from the last cycle punished before we head back into the voting booth again. First Judge Cannon made it official in the Florida stolen documents case, setting a trial date of never, does never work for you? And…
The Biden-Harris Administration has announced additional steps to counter the rise of antisemitism in the U.S., atop over 100 actions the administration has already taken. Since the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas, the administration has helped to provide greater security to Jewish institutions and to support education around Jewish history. Vice President Kamala Harris“For the…
09 May 2024 Potter Clarkson To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Great innovations have the potential to effect transformational change in all areas of our lives whether that’s through providing lifesaving medical treatments, reducing energy, tackling the food or energy crises, digitising…
(Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images) Grunge is back. This is apparent from the massive explosion in the wearing of gigantic, distressed pants with artfully ragged hems. And the return is not limited to fashion. Nirvana, the standard-bearer of all things grungy, the totemic band that brought plangent, mumbled lyrics and sludgy guitars to the mainstream,…
North Carolina Central University (NCCU), an historically Black university, will join Eastern Carolina University and the University of Puerto Rico in efforts to diversify the field of geoscience. The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded a $2.14 million grant to NCCU’s Department of Environmental, Earth and Geospatial Sciences (DEEGS), as part of the more than…