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Top executives at JP Morgan Chase & Co. knew about the massive Ponzi scam of the bank's client Bernard Madoff much before it became public but turned a blind eye to it, hoping to protect the bank's interests, according to a $6.4 billion lawsuit filed by a court-appointed trustee seeking to recover money for former Madoff clients.

Real Housewives of New York has been shelved for the time being.

JPMorgan Chase & Co executives stood by silently as their client Bernard Madoff ran his epic Ponzi scheme, hoping to protect the bank's investments and continue doing business with him, a newly released $6.4 billion lawsuit claims.

JPMorgan Chase & Co executives were concerned that Bernard Madoff was running a Ponzi scheme, but they silently stood by for years to protect the bank's investments, the trustee for Madoff's investors said.

Royal Dutch Shell is facing opposition to its plans to seek shale gas in South Africa's semi-desert Karoo region, as farmers fear methods used to extract it will contaminate water and harm the environment.

K&L Gates has opened a new office in Brussels, Belgium, in its bid to expand its presence in Europe and has poached on two partners from McDermott Will & Emery to lead the office.

Colorado's Secretary of State Scott Gessler has given up his plan of moonlighting at his old law firm to supplement his government salary, after it prompted widespread calls for his resignation.

A lawyer of UK-based law firm ACS: Law has withdrawn from pursuing alleged illegal file-sharers, citing death threats from hackers.

DLA Piper is all set to emerge as the largest law firm in the world in terms of revenues and the number of lawyers, after it merges with its Australian partner DLA Phillips Fox.

Sony Computer Entertainment America has won a temporary restraining order (TRO) against hacker 'Geohot' who circumvented PlayStation 3 (PS3) hardware security measures to run unapproved code on the game console.

Howrey is reportedly mulling a tie-up with Chicago-based intellectual property (IP) specialist Winston & Strawn and the top bosses of the two law firms are in discussions whether a merger would make sense.

Florida-based asbestos litigation law firm Kelley & Ferraro LLP has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy seeking reprieve from an Ohio appeals court's ruling that the law firm must be dissolved as part of an agreement with the firm's deceased partner and co-founder Michael Kelley.

Business news and financial data provider Thomson Reuters is strengthening its legal process outsourcing (LPO) unit, Pangea3, by hiring full-time, temporary, and experienced contract attorneys for its new facility in Michigan.

American Bar Association (ABA) president Stephen N. Zack wants the Bar Council of India (BCI) to maintain the status quo while it debates on whether it should allow foreign law firms to set up offices in the country.

As the Egyptian protest enters its ninth day in Cairo the organizers have announced an indefinite general strike and called for a march of a million in the Egyptian capital on Tuesday. There is a mounting pressure on the president Hosni Mubark to relinquish the post and pave way for new leadership.

Being the first of the social media websites to be blocked in Egypt amid anti-government protests, Twitter has churned out a blog on the importance of freedom of expression.

Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Saturday declared the appointment of top judicial figures by the country's president null and void because he had not been consulted.

The number of U.S. companies filing for bankruptcy has plunged and financing is easier to get, but restructuring experts see plenty of trouble ahead in corporate America.

The U.S. Justice Department's review of Google Inc's planned acquisition of airline ticketing software company ITA Software is focusing on making sure ITA's products remain available, even to Google's rivals, according to a source close to the deal.

Donald Verrilli Jr., a former partner at Jenner & Block, has been nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as the Solicitor General of the United States.