Borden Ladner Gervais LLP is pleased to announce that The Honourable Louise Arbour, C.C, G.O.Q., has been appointed by Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, as Special Representative of the Secretary-General on International Migration in New York City. « We are thrilled that Louise has accepted this prestigious position to advance important questions around […]

Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, in coordination with pro bono counsel, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (APKS), Iranian-American civil rights lawyer Cyrus Mehri, partner of Washington, D.C.-based firm Mehri & Skalet, PLLC, and his firm, moved to amend a complaint in D.C. District Court, continuing its ongoing challenge inside the […]

New York Joins Western District Of Washington Lawsuit Alongside Washington State, California, Maryland, Massachusetts, And Oregon A.G. Schneiderman Also Files 20 Declarations From Major NY Institutions, Localities, Businesses, And Impacted Individuals A.G. Schneiderman: Pres. Trump’s Second Executive Order Is Just A Muslim Ban By Another Name Today, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman formally […]

NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued the following statement: « Preet Bharara, like many of the U.S. Attorneys dismissed this week, served with honor and distinction. His integrity, tenacity, and commitment to rooting out wrongdoing — whether in the boardroom, the halls of government, or anywhere else — will be sorely missed. President […]

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced that he will join the lawsuit in the Western District of Washington against President Trump’s immigration ban. On Monday, Attorney General Schneiderman will formally join Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson and fellow attorneys general in the suit. Today, the plaintiffs filed […]

Source: The Globe and Mail How Heenan’sThe pace of departures from Heenan Blaikie continued to escalate Wednesday as a number of firms confirmed they have hired lawyers away from the practice. (Sarah Dea/The Globe and Mail) Heenan Blaikie, a 40-year-old national law firm with offices in nine Canadian cities and in Paris, decided this week […]

Source: FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL ‘We had a happy firm where people liked each other. We didn’t try to be the highest-paid firm but the happiest firm in the country,’ Roy Heenan says of the law firm that bore his name. CHRISTINNE MUSCHI/The Globe and Mail Roy Heenan always believed the firm that bore […]

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued the following statement: “Attorney General Sessions – our nation’s top law enforcement official – appears to have lied under oath, which in and of itself is disqualifying. The fact that he lied about contact with the Russian government, while seeking confirmation to lead the Department of Justice, which is […]

U.S. President Donald Trump expressed effusive praise for Canada and Justin Trudeau Saturday night after Brian Mulroney got a standing ovation for singing When Irish Eyes are Smiling during a cancer benefit at the U.S. President’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. It’s the same song the former Progressive Conservative prime minister sang together with […]

Another global law firm combination is in the works, with New York-based Chadbourne & Parke and international giant Norton Rose Fulbright in talks for a deal that would create a nearly 4,000-lawyer firm, with roughly $2 billion in combined revenues and particular strength in global energy sector deals, project finance and disputes. Both firms confirmed […]