With 14 deals announced between the start of July and the end of September, merger and acquisition activity in the law firm sector remained robust, legal consultant Altman Weil said Monday.
A year ago Guido Mantega declared that the world had entered into a "currency war".
Brazil on Tuesday approved the use of an anti-obesity medication, sibutramine, which has been banned in Europe and the United States, officials said.
US justice authorities hit a Japanese-Korean producer of optical disk drives with a US$21.1m (NZ$27.7m) fine for bid-rigging and price fixing, the Justice Department announced.
California Governor Jerry Brown on Sunday announced that he has signed into law a bill that will prevent local governments from banning male circumcision.
Milan judges on Monday rejected a request by Silvio Berlusconi´s lawyers to put on hold a trial where he is accused of paying for sex with an underage prostitute, in a new legal setback for the Italian prime minister.
AT&T Inc. today asked a federal judge in Washington to dismiss the suit Sprint Nextel Corp. filed to block the rival´s planned merger with T-Mobile USA.
Ecstatic delight and furious protests after judges upheld appeal by the American student and her Italian former boyfriend.
Lady Gaga is suing a cosmetics and jewellery company for trying to use her name on its products.
Nearly four years after she was arrested on suspicion of having killed her roommate in this picturesque Italian university town, Amanda Knox pleaded with a jury Monday to overturn her conviction for murder.
PM Silvio Berlusconi´s trial on charges he paid for sex with an underage prostitute should be put on hold for months until Italy´s top court decides which judges have jurisdiction, his lawyers said on Monday.
President Barack Obama´s sweeping healthcare overhaul will top the agenda in the new Supreme Court term that opens on Monday and could be the most momentous in decades.
Eastman Kodak is considering filing for bankruptcy as it explores ways to lift its sagging fortunes, according to a person briefed on the matter.
Women haven´t advanced as far in the legal profession as some had hoped, but many individuals have success stories to tell.
The Australian minister for Defence announced Tuesday that women may now work in any position within the ADF - Australian Defence Force, including combat roles.
US Congressmen Edward Markey and Joe Barton, co-chairs of the Congressional Privacy Caucus, sent a letter to the FTC on Wednesday asking them to investigate allegations that Facebook is tracking users´ activities even after they have logged out of the website.
A UK High Court judge ruled Wednesday that a brain-damaged woman in a "minimally conscious" state does not meet statutory requirements to allow her family to discontinue life-sustaining treatment.
LG Electronics filed a suit in South Korea, seeking a ban on the sale of BMW and Audi cars, expanding its legal battle over lighting-product patents with Siemens unit Osram to automakers.
Seven men have gone on trial accused of involvement in a plot to avoid the duty on vodka they are alleged to have distilled on a Leicestershire farm.
F.B.I. is permitted to include people on the government´s terrorist watch list even if they have been acquitted of terrorism-related offenses or the charges are dropped, according to newly released documents.
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