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Ater Wynne wasn’t aware that a client was helping to run a million-million-dollar scam under the guise of a hedge fund, the lawyer for plaintiffs in a securities class action against the firm says.But that didn’t prevent the Portland, Oregon, business law firm being named as a defendant, due to its representation of Grifphon Asset Management from 2004 to 2006. Now Ater Wynne has agreed to pay $8 million to settle a claim that it materially aided fraudulent securities sales, reports the Oregonian.Accounting firm Perkins & Co., which worked for Grifphon for nearly a decade, has agreed to pay $6.65 million, although its lawyer, Laura Caldera Taylor, says Perkins, too, was unaware of the fraud. Yusaf Jawed, a Reed College graduate who operated Grifphon, is serving a 78-month federal prison term.A judge must still approve the settlement to conclude the Multnomah County Circuit Court case, following a July hearing to determine whether the settlement is fair to … [Read more...] about Business law firm to pay $8M to settle class action over its work for hedge-fund client

The Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF) has declared election results for its Office Bearers.The new office bearers who will hold office for a period of 3 years are: President: Lalit Bhasin, Bhasin & Co. Associate President: Jyoti Sagar, J. Sagar Associates Senior Vice Presidents: Rajiv Kishan Luthra, Luthra & Luthra, Law Offices; Mr. Shardul Shroff, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.; Mr. Ravi Nath, Rajinder Narain & Co. and Mr. C.R. Dua, Dua Associates Vice Presidents: R. N. Jhunjhunwala, Khaitan & Co.; Mr. Anand Desai, DSK Legal; Mr. Anand Prasad, Trilegal; Mr. Nishith Desai, Nishith Desai Associates; Mr. Hemant Sahai, Hemant Sahai & Associates and Mr. Diljeet Titus, Titus & Co. General Secretary: Rohit Kochhar, Kochhar & Co.  Treasurer: Ms Manjula Chawla, Phoenix Legal Joint General Secretaries: Aseem Chawla, MPC Legal; Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh, Singh & Associates; Mr. Manoj Kumar, Hammurabi & Solomon and Mr. Darshananand Gour, Gaur … [Read more...] about Society of Indian Law Firms announces election results for office bearers

“Kochery& Partners LLP” the 1st International Indian Law Firm licenced by Qatar Financial Centre Authority in Doha on February 02 was inaugurated by HE Ambassador of India to Qatar Mr. SanjivArora. On this occasion HE Ambassador of South Africa Mr. SaadCachalia, Ambassador of Liberia Mr. Ibrahim K Nyei, Dr. Seetharaman (Group CEO, Doha Bank) and Juma Ismail Buanain (former Director of Qatar Petroleum) also spoke.Ambassador of India lauded Mr. Kochery for the humanitarian services he has provided to multinational community in Qatar. He also said that, “ QCF License would widen the scope of firm’s activities to meet corporate requirements”.Dr. Seetharaman highlighted “the importance of a corporate Law Firm in the growing economy where SMEs are the driving force and role model behind a large number of innovations and contribute to the growth of the economy. The Firm will be able provide direction on SME growth and introduce … [Read more...] about Indian Ambasador inaugurates 1st International Indian Law Firm in Qatar

In two back to back wins Luthra and Luthra Law Offices, India’s top-tier law firm, has been conferred the India National Law Firm Award at the IFLR Asia Awards 2015 and the M&A Deal of the Year: South & Southeast Asia for its work in Sun Pharmaceuticals acquisition of Ranbaxy at the ALM Asia Legal Awards 2015.Managing Partner Mr. Rajiv Luthra who attended the IFLR award event ceremony in Hong Kong stated, “This recognition reflects our commitment to our clients, individually and to the high value services we provide, consistently”. Dedicating this award to every member of the Firm, Mr. Luthra, in his usual humble self stated “this award clearly belongs to each and every member of our Firm, I am just the proud elder who gets the glory”The Firm this year has also been recognized by India Business Law Journal’s Indian Law Firm Awards, in eight categories which include ‘Best Overall law … [Read more...] about Luthra and Luthra Law Offices named National Law Firm of the Year at IFLR Asia Awards 2015

In the old West, there were a lot of cattle milling about.  In order to tell one animal from another, each owner had a unique brand.More recently, Mad Men and their successors expanded the concept of brands to the consumer marketplace, to distinguish one product from another.  We all recognize Volvo (safety), Nike (Just do it) and Frontier Airlines (A whole different animal).Today, the concept of branding has been further expanded to the professional services industry.  With so many lawyers and law firms milling about, a brand is a valuable way to distinguish one lawyer and one law firm from another.What is a law firm brand?  It is the firm’s reputation, its promise to the marketplace.  This is who we are.  This is what we do.  This is who we do it for.  This is what makes us different from every other lawyer or law firm that claims to do the same thing.By chance or on purpose, each law firm has a brand.  If no one knows who you are … [Read more...] about New brand world: How law firms brand and re-brand