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UK companies seek to plug pensions gap with property and non-cash assetsWednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 1:13AMFTSE-100 companies are turning to non-cash assets such as property and copyright to fund their pensions schemes in a move that could eventually reduce deficits across the blue-chip index by £10bn, experts have claimed.

Morris, Manning & Martin Adds Bank Regulatory PartnerTuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 6:44PMAtlanta - Atlanta (March 16, 2010) – Banking attorney Jim Wheeler has joined Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP as a partner in the Atlanta office.

Arent Fox Announces New White Collar Defense Partners in Washington, DC, Los Angeles and New YorkTuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 2:30PMArent Fox LLP announced today a major expansion of its white collar defense practice with the addition of four new partners to the firm's Washington, DC, New York and Los Angeles offices, including the former US Attorney for the Central District of California and a former Assistant US Attorney who headed the Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section in California's Central District. Terree ...

Feds consider going undercover on social networksTuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 1:39PMConfidential Justice Department presentation on social-networking sites says undercover work can help agents "communicate with suspects" and "gain access to nonpublic info." IRS is more wary.

Bingham Hires Apple General Counsel, Expands Corporate Practice in Silicon ValleyTuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 1:37PMBingham has expanded its corporate practice in Northern California with the addition of Daniel Cooperman, former senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of Apple Inc. and Oracle Corporation, to its Silicon Valley office.

Obama's Feds trawl Facebook for criminal leadsTuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 1:32PMWere you worried about the Bush administration slowly eroding personal freedom? Well, Obama's Feds are reportedly trawling social networking sites such as Facebook in a disturbing effort to monitor suspicious and criminal behavior. read more

Social JusticeTuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 1:29PMIn a quaint presentation, cybercrime prosecutors last year gave fellow Department of Justice officials an introduction to social networking sites and their possible investigative uses.

Attention social media users – Big Brother is watchingTuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 12:49PMGet the latest news alerts: Follow LTW at Twitter. RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Just how is the U.S. Justice Department and other federal agencies using social media sites as part of investigations, surveillance and data collection?

Microsoft general counsel: Apple’s patent infringement lawsuit against HTC ‘a positive development’Monday, March 15, 2010 @ 5:24PMBrad Smith, Microsoft's general counsel and senior vice president...