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Lawyer

Overview

A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person licensed to practice law." Working as a lawyer involves the practical application of abstract legal theories and knowledge to solve specific individualized problems, or to advance the interests of those who retain (i.e., hire) lawyers to perform legal services.

Headlines Around the Web

Insider trading sanctions must send message to Bay Street: OSC lawyer

May 18 - Financial Post

Tsarnaev widow hires criminal lawyer

May 09 - Politico

Enron convict Skilling to get out of jail early

May 09 - CNN Money

Madoff lawyers collect $700 million in fees

May 06 - CNN Money

Second Aussie firm goes public. Canadian firms . . . not so much

May 04 - Financial Post

Ontario judge stays US$19-billion enforcement action against Chevron

May 02 - Financial Post

Florida lawyer vows to bring a second Civil War

Apr 27 - Financial Post

Lawyers defending Boston bombing suspect amid furloughs

Apr 25 - Politico

Feds ask to interview wife of suspected bomber

Apr 22 - Politico

Diana Furchtgott-Roth: Labor disclosure rule is unfair to business

Apr 17 - MarketWatch

Trader, Kareem Serageldin, pleads guilty to role in banking crash

Apr 14 - Independent

Ralph Nader, Democrats spar in Maine over 2004 ballot bid

Apr 11 - Politico

Monica Lewinsky lawyer William H. Ginsburg dead at 70

Apr 04 - Politico

Trump yanks $5M Maher lawsuit

Apr 02 - Politico

Appeals court revives lawsuit against Justice Department

Mar 30 - Politico

James Holmes offers guilty plea

Mar 28 - Politico

Windsor: 'It went beautifully'

Mar 28 - Politico

Lawyer defending Prop. 8 faces high-court skeptics

Mar 27 - MarketWatch

Internet whizz kid with app for design

Mar 26 - Financial Times

Tory’s take on Stetson v. Stifel Nicolaus

Mar 26 - Financial Post

Articles About Lawyer

Saudi Arabia: Man Sentenced to 3,000 Lashes and Five Years Jail for Abusing Parents

By IBTimes UK

A court in Jeddah has punished a young male for 'ingratitude' to his parents and family. (9:57 pm)

Bankia compensation qualms signal loss of faith in Spain's banks

By Reuters

Many duped savers at Spanish lender Bankia <BKIA.MC> are shunning a state-supervised compensation scheme in favor of expensive lawsuits, prolonging a mis-selling scandal and complicating efforts to restore faith in the banking system. (8:21 pm)

Robson to Michael Jackson: He Abused Me for Seven Years

By IBTimes AU

Australian choreographer Wade Robson claimed the King of Pop sexually abused him. In a TV interview, Robson said the singer “touched” him for seven years. The choreographer’s statement goes against his testimony in 2005 about Jackson’s innocence on sexual abuse. (5:07 pm)

MORE TOPICS: COURT, LAWSUIT, LOS ANGELES

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt is escorted by his security staff as he arrives to surrender at a court in Mumbai May 16, 2013.

Sanjay Dutt Refuses to File Plea for Change of Cell

By IBTimes IN

Actor Sanjay Dutt, who had earlier requested the TADA court to shift him from the suffocating "Anda" cell in Arthur Road Jail, has now refused to file any application for a change of cell. (4:08 pm)

MORE TOPICS: COURT, BOLLYWOOD, SUPREME COURT, CANCER

EU bonus cap could hit 10 times as many London bankers

By Reuters UK

European Union officials will next week propose capping financial sector pay above 500,000 euros, accountancy firm PwC said on Friday, suggesting the world's most stringent curbs for the industry will affect far more bankers than previous rules. (May 18)

MORE TOPICS: BARCLAYS, EUROPEAN UNION, LAW FIRM, INVESTMENT, LONDON

Hunt for those at fault for Spain's bank crisis gains pace

By Reuters UK

The arrest of a prominent former Spanish banker is raising hopes among campaigners that the hunt for those responsible for the problems inherited by Bankia <BKIA.MC> and other failed lenders will deliver results. (May 18)

MORE TOPICS: COURT, FLORIDA, MANAGEMENT, MORTGAGE