The International Bar Association (IBA) today announces His Excellency Prime Minister Shinzō Abe as the keynote speaker at the 2014 IBA Annual Conference. For the first time in the Association’s history, the foremost annual gathering of the global legal profession, typically bringing together 5,000 delegates from across the globe, will take place in Tokyo, Japan, […]

Mortom S. Minc, Juge-President L’HONORABLE MORTON S. MINC JUGE-PRÉSIDENT COUR MUNICIPALE DE LA VILLE DE MONTRÉAL 12 NOVEMBRE 2013 MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC – Merci : – Madame la Juge en chef du Québec – Madame la Présidente de Lord Reading Law Society, Heather Micheline – Chères/chers collègues – Members of the Bar – Special thanks to […]

The International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw), the leading worldwide organization representing lawyers in the technology sector, today announced that its new President, Sajai Singh of India’s J. Sagar Associates, has met with senior officials in the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission. The series of discussions took place in Washington, D.C. over […]

Fasken Martineau, a leading international business law and litigation firm, announced today that Bernard Synnott was elected President of the Québec Bar Association for 2014-2015. The traditional transfer of power took place Saturday, June 7th, at the Annual Conference of the Québec Bar. Having previously served as President of the Montréal Bar (2004-2005), Bernard has also […]

Secure your seat now before the program reaches maximum capacity! Upcoming Seminars Mini-MBA Executive Development Course (EDC) – Montreal Begins Sep 15 Accounting and Finance for Non-Financial Managers Sep 16-19 Essential Management Skills Sep 22-24 Strategic Planning and Execution Sep 22-24 Budgeting and Forecasting Sep 30-Oct 1 Influence and Assertiveness Oct 16-17 Business Writing for […]

Pfizer Marketed Drug For Purposes Unapproved By U.S. Food And Drug Administration, Lobbied Doctors And Hospitals To Prescribe Drug For Off-Label Uses NEW YORK — Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced that he, along with 40 other state Attorneys General and the District of Columbia, reached a $35 million settlement with Pfizer arising from […]

In a first-of-its-kind U.S.-Vietnamese academic event, the Indiana Law Review will partner with the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences Institute of State and Law to host a symposium on issues involving toxic torts. The symposium, « Liability, Rights and Remedies in Toxic Torts: Local, National and International Responses in the Age of Globalization, » will take place […]

Attorney Donald Worley of McDonaldWorley.com has announced they are now offering free legal reviews for U.S. residents who have taken Viagra and were diagnosed with Melanoma cancer. Attorney Donald S. Worley, with the pharmaceutical side effects law firm McDonaldWorley.com, has announced they are now accepting case review requests from U.S. residents who have taken the […]

The Honourable Nicole Duval Hesler, Chief Justice of Quebec, announced today that the Honourable Pierre J. Dalphond has advised her that he intends to cease to be a judge on November 3, 2014. The Chief Justice said: « On my own behalf and on behalf of my colleagues, although we regret Justice Dalphond’s departure, we salute […]

Exhibition Opens November 2014 at Library of Congress In conjunction with its upcoming exhibition « Magna Carta: Muse and Mentor, » the Library of Congress will launch a lecture series on July 8. The first lecture will be « Trial by Jury—Magna Carta’s Influence in Criminal Law and Legal Representation » at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8 in […]