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Journalist Missing Since April 29 Finally Free

Journalist Dorothy Parvaz, 39, of Qatar, is free after having been taken prisoner in Syria some time after her disappearance…

DOJ Suing California Over Inmate’s Rights

Sukhjinder Basra is a Sikhserving time in California's prison system for a drug offense.  As an article of faith, Basra has…

Radiation Well Above Legal Limit in Japanese Nuclear Plant

After the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, causing thousands of deaths and destroying many buildings and homes, there are now…

Japan Stops Using Pfizer and Sanofi Vaccines after Four Deaths Occur

The use of some pediatric vaccines manufactured by Pfizer Inc. and Sanofi-Aventis SA was suspended by Japan’s health ministry after…

Mubarak Steps Down

Breaking news from Cairo - President Mubarak has stepped down and handed over control to the military.  The announcement came…

Egypt Report

We have some fresh news out of Cairo, from DLA Matouk Bassiouny.  First the good news - everyone is safe and in…

Blank Rome Picks up 7

It's always sunny in Philadelphia, for Blank Rome. A consumer financial services practice group has picked up and moved from…

BigLaw Closes Shop in Egypt

Egypt is the 16th largest country in the world by population with 80 million people, but it is underrepresented by…

Terrorists Strike Moscow Airport

A suicide bomber carrying what appears to have been a bomb inside a briefcase detonated his device inside Domodedovo Airport…

Jones Day Expands in Saudi Arabia

Jones Day, an international law firm with over 2,500 lawyers, announced a plan to boost its presence in the Middle…

Cleary to Launch a Hong Kong Law Practice

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton revealed its plan to launch a Hong Kong law practice with a partner recruited out…

What Will China Do?

Last night's exchange of artillery fire between North and South Korea has set the stage for China to make a…