Law enforcement organizations are often burdened with a lack of resources for investigating financial crimes, as Sheriff Joseph Lombardo, Office of the Sheriff, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, noted during his ACAMS 2016 keynote this morning, But as the panelists during the “Managing the Risks of Risk Management” session later that day noted, financial institutions …
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ACAMS 15th Annual AML & Financial Crimes Conference Kick Off
With more than 2,500 public and private sector professionals in attendance, the ACAMS (Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists) 15th Annual AML & Financial Crimes Conference kicked-off in at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas this morning. With a full schedule of education and networking sessions for anti-money laundering (AML) professionals, today’s opening …
- September 26, 2016
- Alex Cook
Thomson Reuters Foundation Honors 2016 TrustLaw Award Winners
The Thomson Reuters Foundation has named the recipients of its 2016 TrustLaw Awards, an annual ceremony to celebrate global pro bono projects undertaken by legal teams with NGOs and social enterprises. Winners announced at the awards ceremony in New York include: IMPACT AWARD: Kirkland & Ellis partnered with Equality Illinois, an LGBT rights NGO, on …
- September 23, 2016
- Alex Cook
Regulating the commercial space industry
Space tourism and mining asteroids are no longer the stuff of science fiction. As private companies across the U.S. and around the world prepare for space missions and moon landings, lawmakers are trying to keep up. According to Thomson Reuters Westlaw, about 60 pieces of legislation related to space law have been proposed or enacted …
- September 23, 2016
- Carrie Brooker
Thomson Reuters Hosts First Public-Private Partnership Summit
Last week, Thomson Reuters hosted the first Public-Private Partnership Summit at the newly-minted US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Hosted by the Legal Executive Institute, Sharon Sayles Belton, vice president of Government and Community Affairs with Thomson Reuters, served as emcee at the day-long event which included domain experts from law enforcement, the banking and finance …
- September 21, 2016
- Alex Cook
Future of Legal Technology Discussed at Toronto Forum
More than 200 law firm leaders, technologists and academics discussed the future of technology and the legal profession at the Emerging Legal Technology Forum in Toronto on Wednesday. Experts from leading law firms and corporations such as Air Canada and Osler, Hoskins & Harcourt LLP discussed topics including the current state of technologies available to legal practitioners, and …
- September 21, 2016
- Alex Cook
Declining Litigation Demand May Be Due to Client Pressure, Latest Data Shows
Litigation demand – long-seen in steady decline over the past several years – may actually be a more complicated issue, with client push-back on billing playing a larger role in falling demand numbers than any actual decline in the number of litigation actions, according to a new report by the Legal Executive Institute and Thomson …
- September 21, 2016
- Alex Cook
Mental Illness, Access to Justice & Legal Solutions
The issue of providing adequate access to justice for people with mental illness has grown in importance as these situations continue to strain strapped state and federal budgets and public and governmental agencies try to work together to find solutions. A new white paper, entitled How are Civil Courts Meeting the Challenge of Mental Health?, …
- September 19, 2016
- Alex Cook
Emerging Legal Technology Forum
As technology continues to transform the legal profession, leading technologists, futurists, law firm leaders, legal change consultants and others will meet in Toronto on September 20 to discuss the current state of technologies and the impact they are having in firms. The Emerging Legal Technology Forum will feature panels and discussions from more than two …
- September 15, 2016
- Leonard Lee
Pragmatic Social Media for Solo & Small Law Firms
This year, more than half of Americans will use Facebook. More than 360 million people are members of LinkedIn. If you’re not using social media to help promote your practice, you may be missing out on an important channel for reaching prospective clients. A new white paper from FindLaw, “From Novelty to Necessity: Pragmatic Social …
- September 14, 2016
- Leonard Lee