Former UW-La Crosse Chancellor Fired Over Adult Content Sues for Reinstatement as Professor.
Former UW-La Crosse Chancellor Fired Over Adult Content Sues for Reinstatement as Professor. A former University of Wisconsin-La Crosse chancellor, dismissed for his involvement in the adult entertainment industry, filed a federal lawsuit on Monday in an effort to be reinstated as a professor at the university. Joe Gow’s case has attracted national attention, not […]
Fuji TV Executives Step Down Amid Expanding Sex Scandal
Fuji TV Executives Step Down Amid Expanding Sex Scandal. Executives at Japan’s Fuji Television and its parent company have resigned following a widening sex assault scandal involving a former star of one of Japan’s most popular boy bands. The scandal revolves around Masahiro Nakai, a former leader of the iconic SMAP, and a costly settlement […]
EBRD Loans €35 Million to CEDIS for Montenegro Energy Upgrade
EBRD Loans €35 Million to CEDIS for Montenegro Energy Upgrade. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a loan of up to €35 million to Crnogorski Elektrodistributivni Sistem (CEDIS), marking a significant step forward in Montenegro’s energy sector. The funds will support the establishment of a new supervisory control and data acquisition […]
Rosen Law Firm Reminds Pacira Investors of Class Action Lawsuit Deadline
Rosen Law Firm Reminds Pacira Investors of Class Action Lawsuit Deadline. Rosen Law Firm, an international law firm specialising in investor rights, is reminding individuals who acquired securities of Pacira BioSciences, Inc. between August 2, 2023, and August 8, 2024 (referred to as the “Class Period”) of an important deadline for those wishing to participate […]
Latham & Watkins Advises Ares in Sale of Potomac Energy Center to Blackstone
Latham & Watkins Advises Ares in Sale of Potomac Energy Center to Blackstone. Blackstone Energy Transition Partners, a subsidiary of Blackstone, has entered into an agreement to purchase the Potomac Energy Center, a 774-megawatt natural gas power facility located in Loudoun County, Virginia, from Ares Management. In this major transaction, Latham & Watkins LLP represented […]
White & Case Advises €750M Notes Issuance for PKO Bank Polski S.A
White & Case Advises €750M Notes Issuance for PKO Bank Polski S.A. White & Case LLP has advised the joint bookrunners for the issuance of €750 million in 3.375% senior preferred notes, set to mature in 2028, by PKO Bank Polski S.A.. This transaction is a significant part of the bank’s €4 billion Euro Medium […]
Meta Ex-COO Sheryl Sandberg Sanctioned in Lawsuit for Deleting Emails
Meta Ex-COO Sheryl Sandberg Sanctioned in Lawsuit for Deleting Emails. Sheryl Sandberg, the former Chief Operating Officer of Meta Platforms, has been sanctioned in an investor lawsuit for deleting emails that were crucial to legal proceedings regarding Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal. On Tuesday, a Delaware Chancery Court judge imposed sanctions on Sandberg for deleting […]
Pfizer Settles for $60M Over Kickbacks Linked to Lady Gaga’s Migraine Drug
Pfizer Settles for $60M Over Kickbacks Linked to Lady Gaga’s Migraine Drug. Pfizer will pay nearly $60 million to settle allegations that Biohaven, a company it acquired, paid kickbacks to healthcare professionals to encourage them to prescribe its migraine drug Nurtec ODT, defrauding Medicare and other federal health programmes. The Justice Department announced on Friday […]
Rosewood Hotels appoints ex-Kempinski GC as VP for Legal
Rosewood Hotels appoints ex-Kempinski GC as VP for Legal. Rosewood Hotel Group has appointed Hadrian Beltrametti Walker, the former general counsel at Kempinski Hotels, as its new vice president for legal in the EMEA and Caribbean regions. Based in Amsterdam, Beltrametti Walker began his role in December, where he will oversee a range of legal […]
Disney+ Appoints Former Netflix Lawyer as EMEA Legal VP
Disney+ Appoints Former Netflix Lawyer as EMEA Legal VP. Streaming service Disney+ has appointed Deepti Burton as vice president for legal and business affairs for its EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) region, as reported by Broadcast Now. Burton joins Disney from Netflix, where she most recently held the role of head of business and […]
Tribunal Rules City Solicitor Did Not Lack Integrity Over Breathalyser Refusal
Tribunal Rules City Solicitor Did Not Lack Integrity Over Breathalyser Refusal. A City solicitor who was arrested after failing to provide a breath sample has been cleared of lacking integrity, a tribunal has ruled. James Rafferty, a solicitor at Baker McKenzie, was stopped in May 2023 after driving at speeds between 65mph and 90mph while […]
Former Jones Day Partner Quits DOGE Amid Legal Challenges
Former Jones Day Partner Quits DOGE Amid Legal Challenges. Bill McGinley has left his position at the “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE), as reported by the Wall Street Journal. The Republican election attorney is following in the footsteps of Vivek Ramaswamy, departing from the Elon Musk-led quasi-governmental agency. McGinley, who has an extensive background in […]