Roy Heenan formed the prestigious law firm that bore his name with a handshake agreement in Montreal. It would later become one of the country’s first national firms, and employed the likes of former prime ministers Pierre Trudeau and Jean Chretien. (Christinne Muschi/The Globe and Mail) In 2000, the last year of his life, Pierre […]

Roy Lacaud Heenan passed away on February 3rd, 2017, in his 82nd year, surrounded by his family. Dear husband for 51 years of Rae (nee MacCulloch), beloved father of Louise, Charles, Anne, and Claire, affectionate father-in-law to Jon Meyer, Joy Lyth, and Matthew Hunt, and loving grandfather of Benjamin and Annelise Heenan and Sarah and […]

In a 23-page amici curiae brief filed with the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, the Attorneys General signatories declared: “Although the amici States’ residents, institutions, industries, and economies differ in various ways, we now all stand together in facing concrete, immediate and irreparable harms from the Executive Order.” The amicus brief is available here. […]

Terry Cutler Certified Ethical Hacker and Vice President of Cybersecurity at SIRCO Over recent years, we’ve all seen some mega breaches like Ashley Madison, Democratic National Convention, Yahoo, Telegram, Mossack Fonseca, and 2017 promises to get even crazier. Most companies don’t take cyber security as seriously as they should. IT is often allocated the smallest budget […]

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today filed a motion to join a federal lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s immigration Executive Order. As the complaint states, Attorney General Schneiderman “brings this action to protect the rights of New York residents; the economic welfare, health, and well-being of its citizenry; and the interests of New York’s employers, […]

Today, President Donald Trump nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill Justice Antonin Scalia’s vacant seat on the Supreme Court of the United States. Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the national Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) issued the following statement in response: “Our country sits on the brink of constitutional […]

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), demanding that the agencies describe specific steps they are taking to ensure compliance with a federal court’s injunction and restraining order regarding President Trump’s most recent executive order on immigration. Attorney […]

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued the following statement: « I applaud the stay ordered by Judge Donnelly of the Eastern District of New York regarding President Trump’s dangerous and discriminatory executive action. « Let me be clear: President Trump’s executive action is unconstitutional and in clear violation of federal law, including both the Establishment Clause and […]

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced a settlement with Acer Service Corporation (“Acer”), a computer manufacturer based in Taiwan, after a data breach of its website exposed over 35,000 credit card numbers. An investigation by the A.G.’s office revealed that sensitive Acer customer information was not protected by Acer for almost a full calendar […]

In 2008, the director of the Zhoukou Municipal Grain Reserve in China’s agricultural Henan Province began moving money overseas. Qiao Jianjun sent $4 million to U.S. banks. $2 million went to Canada. Another $6 million went elsewhere: Singapore, Switzerland, St. Kitts. Mr. Qiao’s wife obtained a U.S. visa and moved to Seattle and bought a […]