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...There are several factors that give a need for clarity around Millennium’s succession strategy added urgency, as my colleague Ortenca Aliaj and I explore in this deep dive....
...“They’re plaintiff’s lawyers interested in making money as plaintiff’s lawyers,” says Estrich....
...Attorney-general Merrick Garland last month tapped Jack Smith as a special counsel to investigate the former president in connection with his role in the attack and his mishandling of sensitive government...
...But even though the evidence does appear to be piling up in favour of a federal prosecution, Merrick Garland, the attorney-general, who on Thursday vowed to uphold the law “without fear or favour”, will...
...The art of speaking well with clarity and fluency, Robert. Robert ShrimsleyI thought the speech in general was a pretty reasonable one....
...They won’t get that, but they’re hoping for some additional clarity. They’ve been promised a bill that will copper-fasten in Northern Ireland’s place as part of the union....
...Skadden has hired private equity attorney Nicola Di Giovanni as a partner, based in Paris. He joins from Winston & Strawn....
...Law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has hired Joseph Slights III, a former vice-chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery, as a member of its corporate governance practice in Wilmington, Delaware...
...“When you’re a rancher, you’re not just a cowboy,” says Chloe. “You’re a fencer, you’re a plumber, you’re a welder.” However, spending time with the guests “puts everything in perspective....
...And I think that kind of clarity can form a bridge with the US, even if the individual bits of policy attached to it get melded in some way....
...“It’s a very bad sign if any client has to start shopping around for advice because they don’t like the advice they’re already consistently being given....
...“And my god, you are seeing it in China where they’re stepping on Ant [Financial].” Watch his keynote presentation here....
...Mr Trump praised the decision in a tweet attacking James Comey, who was director of the FBI when Mr Flynn was interviewed and who the president later fired....
...We’re in for a renewed pay squeeze over much of the coming year, which will hit lower income households in particular....
...Over in sellside, DS Smith gets a downgrade from Jefferies post last week’s warning and dividend suspension: With c5-10% cuts to FY21-22E earnings, the stock’s re-rating upside potential from improved visibility...
...Top corporate law firms are re-training their M&A-focused attorneys — particularly early and mid-career — to gain expertise in restructuring....
...“You can get one for $1 which will last you a day or you can get a proper one for $7-$8. But — just imagine — we’re on salaries of $5-$6 a month — not enough to buy a single mask.”...
...Mohsin Meghji, founder of M-III Partners, a New York-based consultancy focused on financially distressed companies, told Due Diligence’s Sujeet Indap and James Fontanella-Khan that “a lot of companies are...
...What today’s update gives us is the opposite of clarity, and there now must be a case for the FCA to consider whether a temporary suspension is justified. What about that first RNS though?...
...In our view, the risk of a suspension is high in countries where home regulators have taken EIOPA’s side and there’ a precedent of another insurer not paying like France and Italy (with CNP and Unipol)....
...(FT) Death of a secret tipster James Harris was a middleman, trafficking in information for a slice of future profits in a two-continent network that included insider traders....
...“We’re in contact with the French competition authorities, in order to see what would they do, to see if they would want to handle the question or if we should have a look.”...
...A few drugs showing anecdotal efficacy are: Remdesivir. A Phase III of Gilead’s Remdesivir was conducted at Wuhan in Feb and later expanded to Europe and Japan....
...dividend of 3.45p paid in May, and (iii) that Spirent sees "steady profitably growth" for 2020, loosely guiding revenues c.+5% yy and operating margin to 17-19% (in line)....
...(iii) Such a property wealth tax would cause a large industry of tax avoidance....
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