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What does a TRUMP presidency look like?

Started by FunkMonk, November 08, 2016, 11:02:57 PM

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Valmy

Quote from: LaCroix on January 11, 2017, 09:00:08 AM
apparently RFK is not chairing a presidential commission  :lol:

Well that's a good thing at least.
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Quote from: Razgovory on January 11, 2017, 11:58:54 AM
Trump seems a bit down.  Perhaps we should send him flowers.  Some sort of Russian plant.

:lol:

merithyn

Quote from: derspiess on January 11, 2017, 12:01:49 PM
Show of hands-- who posted this fake news on Facebook?  And didn't Zuckerberg say he was gonna protect us against this stuff?

Oh, I totally did. What I actually posted was, "I don't care how fake this is. I'm really going to enjoy watching that ass have to swim his way out of it regardless. He's done this shit to others, so now it'll be fun to watch him deal with things in the post-fact world that he created."

:)
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merithyn

So, that lawyer that did all the talking at the press conference? This is her firm:

http://www.chambersandpartners.com/chambers-europe-awards-2016

Russia Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Baker Botts LLP
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners
Goltsblat BLP
Herbert Smith Freehills
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Winner: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

This active Moscow office of an American firm offers top-level advice in regards to the energy sector and also houses very strong banking and M&A teams. Its in-depth sectoral expertise also includes TMT and private equity. Among recent highlights, the firm advised CTC Media on the sale of its Russian operating business to Russian investors. Another significant instruction was representing Russia-Chinа Investment Fund in its 9.75 billion RUB acquisition of a minority stake in Detsky Mir from Sistema Group.
Yesterday, upon the stair,
I met a man who wasn't there
He wasn't there again today
I wish, I wish he'd go away...

LaCroix

isn't it wrong to do the same things the republicans are criticized for doing?

Razgovory

Quote from: derspiess on January 11, 2017, 12:01:49 PM
Show of hands-- who posted this fake news on Facebook?  And didn't Zuckerberg say he was gonna protect us against this stuff?

It's unverified.  You know, like the wikileaks stuff.
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LaCroix

Quote from: merithyn on January 11, 2017, 01:31:35 PM
So, that lawyer that did all the talking at the press conference? This is her firm:

http://www.chambersandpartners.com/chambers-europe-awards-2016

Russia Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Baker Botts LLP
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners
Goltsblat BLP
Herbert Smith Freehills
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Winner: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

This active Moscow office of an American firm offers top-level advice in regards to the energy sector and also houses very strong banking and M&A teams. Its in-depth sectoral expertise also includes TMT and private equity. Among recent highlights, the firm advised CTC Media on the sale of its Russian operating business to Russian investors. Another significant instruction was representing Russia-Chinа Investment Fund in its 9.75 billion RUB acquisition of a minority stake in Detsky Mir from Sistema Group.

many international law firms have branches in russia. I don't understand your point with this one

Jacob

Quote from: LaCroix on January 11, 2017, 01:32:36 PM
isn't it wrong to do the same things the republicans are criticized for doing?

No.

merithyn

Quote from: LaCroix on January 11, 2017, 01:32:36 PM
isn't it wrong to do the same things the republicans are criticized for doing?

I've done the high road thing. It got me Trump. Now I'm going to laugh my ass off whenever something like this happens and I get to watch him frothing at the mouth over it.
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I met a man who wasn't there
He wasn't there again today
I wish, I wish he'd go away...

merithyn

Quote from: LaCroix on January 11, 2017, 01:34:59 PM
Quote from: merithyn on January 11, 2017, 01:31:35 PM
So, that lawyer that did all the talking at the press conference? This is her firm:

http://www.chambersandpartners.com/chambers-europe-awards-2016

Russia Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Baker Botts LLP
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners
Goltsblat BLP
Herbert Smith Freehills
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Winner: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

This active Moscow office of an American firm offers top-level advice in regards to the energy sector and also houses very strong banking and M&A teams. Its in-depth sectoral expertise also includes TMT and private equity. Among recent highlights, the firm advised CTC Media on the sale of its Russian operating business to Russian investors. Another significant instruction was representing Russia-Chinа Investment Fund in its 9.75 billion RUB acquisition of a minority stake in Detsky Mir from Sistema Group.

many international law firms have branches in russia. I don't understand your point with this one

I'm sure you don't. :)
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I met a man who wasn't there
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I wish, I wish he'd go away...

The Minsky Moment

Quote from: merithyn on January 11, 2017, 01:31:35 PM
So, that lawyer that did all the talking at the press conference? This is her firm:

Morgan Lewis is was of the biggest law firms in the world (as is Baker also on that list).  They are probably on the short list for firm of the year in over a dozen countries.
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merithyn

Quote from: The Minsky Moment on January 11, 2017, 01:38:38 PM
Quote from: merithyn on January 11, 2017, 01:31:35 PM
So, that lawyer that did all the talking at the press conference? This is her firm:

Morgan Lewis is was of the biggest law firms in the world (as is Baker also on that list).  They are probably on the short list for firm of the year in over a dozen countries.

Not according to that website. Only place they ranked in Europe was Russia... and they won.
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LaCroix


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