Egypt’s military suspends constitution, installs top judge as temporary president

In an effort to resolve a political crisis, the Egyptian military on Wednesday suspended the country’s constitution, ousted President Mohamed Morsi and put a top judge in his place as the country’s temporary leader. In a televised speech after a meeting with civilian and religious leaders, the head of Egypt’s…

Jul 3, 2013 8:23 PM CDT

Stunned by $45M cyberheist, banks have limited options for trying to recover money

It isn’t just bank customers who can see their funds vanish in a short time, with little or no recourse, when hackers take over their accounts. As a $45 million cyberheist revealed last week illustrates, banks themselves can have much the same problem. Two Middle Eastern banks lost the money…

May 13, 2013 4:35 PM CDT

Bin Laden spokesman who talked of 9/11 attacks on video extradited to US

A son-in-law of Osama bin Laden, who is accused of playing a major role in al-Qaida as a spokesman and propagandist, has reportedly been captured abroad and extradited to the U.S. Sulaiman Abu Ghaith is in federal custody in New York City and is expected to appear there at a…

Mar 7, 2013 7:45 PM CST

Video shows car was towed after city workers painted it into a handicapped parking space

Hila Ben-Baruch knew she had parked her car legally on a Tel Aviv street on Sunday. But when she returned to get it the vehicle was gone and a new handicapped-parking zone existed in what had previously been an ordinary parking space. Told, when she complained to the city, that…

Feb 8, 2013 12:05 PM CST

Marauding Lawyers Spur Fears in Pakistan

Lawyers in Pakistan received widespread notice when their protests led to reinstatement of the nation’s chief justice and called attention to an atmosphere of lawlessness in the country. Now some of the lawyers are part of the problem, the Washington Post reports. “In a nation where the rule of law…

Nov 12, 2012 2:09 PM CST

British Bank Agrees to $340M Deal to Settle Laundering Claim

British bank Standard Chartered has struck a deal to pay $340 million to New York’s top banking regulator to settle claims that it laundered billions of dollars for Iran and lied to regulators. The New York Times reports that the agreement is a victory the 10-month-old New York Department of…

Aug 15, 2012 12:05 PM CDT

Sectarian Cases Risky for Iraqi Lawyers

Taking on sectarian cases is risky business for lawyers in Iraq. Lawyers face threats, intimidation and worse. Reuters reports the death toll for lawyers is on the rise. Citing figures from Iraq’s lawyers syndicate, Reuters reports that 103 lawyers were killed between 2003 and 2008, though the actual number could…

Aug 14, 2012 1:17 PM CDT

Harvard to Help Qatar Foundation Open a Law School in Doha

The Institute for Global Law and Policy at Harvard Law School is assisting with a plan by the Qatar Foundation to establish a law school at Hamad bin Khalifa University in Doha, reports the National Law Journal. “At the heart of this cooperation is Qatar Foundation’s vision to establish a…

Jul 30, 2012 9:47 PM CDT

Iranian Lawyer Gets 9 Years for Defending Clients on Death Row

An Iranian lawyer has been sentenced to nine years in prison for defending clients facing the death penalty. In a telephone interview from Tehran, attorney Mohammad Ali Dadkhah told the British newspaper the Guardian that he has also been banned from practicing law or teaching at universities for another 10…

May 9, 2012 8:25 PM CDT

At Least 12 More Partners Exit Dewey & LeBoeuf for McDermott, Morgan Lewis and Pillsbury Winthrop

Updated: There is news Friday that at least 12 more partners are exiting from the troubled Dewey & LeBoeuf, which has already lost about one-third of its partners in 2012. The exiting partners include four hired by McDermott Will & Emery in Germany; two practice leaders headed to Pillsbury Winthrop…

May 4, 2012 7:18 PM CDT

Reports: As Dewey & LeBoeuf Refocuses on US, Multiple International Offices Mull Options

As Dewey & LeBoeuf appears to be moving forward with negotiations with its lenders to allow the firm to reduce its partner roster while continuing to maintain its hefty financing, partners reportedly are considering plans to downsize the firm and refocus on its United States corporate and bankruptcy practice. Relying…

Apr 19, 2012 10:53 PM CDT

Dewey Restructures in Middle East But Says Recent 12-Lawyer Exit There Won’t Hurt Bottom Line

After a 12-lawyer leap from the Dubai office of Dewey & LeBoeuf to Dechert earlier this week, the firm is restructuring its Middle East practice and could close offices in Abu Dhabi and Doha, as well as Dubai, Legal Week reports. The departures left Dewey with only a partner and…

Apr 18, 2012 6:22 PM CDT

Daunting Dubai: Security Officials Nearly Force Cancellation of IBA Annual Meeting

Jan 1, 2012 10:20 AM CST

Emory Law Student Accused of Spying Is Freed in Israeli Prisoner Exchange

A third-year Emory University law student who was arrested in Egypt earlier this year and accused of spying for Israel has been freed and the case against him has been dropped. Ilan Grapel, 27, who is a dual American-Israeli citizen, was exchanged for 25 Egyptians held in Israel, in a…

Oct 27, 2011 6:33 PM CDT

Law Firm Partner in Libya for Contractor Client Awakes Thursday to Unusual Gunfire

Law firm partner Sally Woodward at Shutts & Bowen in Tampa worked into the early morning hours on Thursday on a contract for a client, a government contractor. Woodward awoke on Thursday afternoon to the sounds of cars honking and an unusual amount of gunfire, according to the St. Petersburg…

Oct 21, 2011 3:51 PM CDT