05/28/2012
by Kathy Para, The JBA Pro Bono Committee Chairwoman
For many of us, we went to law school to help people — to ensure that all receive a fair and fast chance at justice regardless of ability to pay.
Yes, we want to make a good living for our families, but we also want to share our specialized legal skills with the poor and underserved.
We know there are many people in need of legal assistance — but with limited and dwindling resources, how can we better pair people in need with...Read Full Story
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West attending the “Cruel Summer” presentation during the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes.
Will Smith, Jada, Jaden and Willow Smith all arrive at the Men In Black 3′ premiere in New York City
Bono now the richest musician
Nicole Scherzinger out for dinner at the Nobu Restaurant after the ‘Men In Black 3′ premiere in New York City, New York on May 23, 2012.
Celebrity Sightings, Men In Black, Kimye,Bono and More was first posted on May 24, 2012 at 10:40 am...Read Full Story
U2 singer has more than two-percent stake in Facebook, worth $1.5 billion.By Gil Kaufman
Bono Photo: ShowBizIreland/ Getty Images
Talk about a “Beautiful Day.” Once the smoke clears from Friday’s (May 18) Facebook IPO , U2 singer Bono could be the richest musician on the planet.
According to England’s NME, the already flush, tech-savvy Irish rock icon owns 2.3 percent of the shares of Facebook through his investment group, Elevation Partners. Well before Facebook filed papers to go...Read Full Story
Sydney Morning HeraldBono: I'm no Facebook billionaireThe Press AssociationU2 frontman Bono has laughed off claims he will become a billionaire on the back of the Facebook flotation that netted co-creator Mark Zuckerberg more than a billion US dollars. The rock star's investment group Elevation put money into the social ...Bono 'Not a Billionaire' After Facebook IPO, Still Trails Paul McCartney on ...SpinnerU2's Bono to become the world's richest musician tomorrow (May 18)NME.comBono's...Read Full Story
U2 frontman Bono has seen his vast fortune slip by $342 million (£218 million) in the last week, according to NME's calculations. The singer owns 2.3 per cent of the shares in Facebook through his private equity firm, Elevation Partners, which they bought ...
LOS ANGELES: U2 frontman Bono, who owns 2.3 per cent of the shares of the social networking site Facebook, is set to earn more than USD 1.5 billion. The 52-year-old rocker, who has invested about USD 176 million since 2009, could become the ...
Tax Time 2011Doing your tax doesn't need to be daunting! Check out ninemsn Finance's Tax Time for tips and advice on how to make your 2011/12 tax return work for you. Just over two years ago, the Irish rock star Bono was dubbed “the worst investor in ...
Bono made a room full of celebrities cheer when he praised the Queen for speaking in Irish during her trip to the Republic last year. The U2 singer, Joan Collins and Sir Paul McCartney paid tribute to the Queen as she attended a Diamond Jubilee celebration ...
Bono Has Become the World's Richest Musician After the Facebook IPO Came Out on May 18, 2012. What Is Bono's Net Worth? In case you haven't heard, Bono is a pretty happy guy right now. The U2 frontman has become the...read more
U2 singer has more than two-percent stake in Facebook, worth $1.5 billion.By Gil Kaufman
Bono
Photo: ShowBizIreland/ Getty Images
Talk about a "Beautiful Day." Once the smoke clears from Friday's (May 18) Facebook IPO , U2 singer Bono could be the richest musician on the planet.
According to England's NME, the already flush, tech-savvy Irish rock icon owns 2.3 percent of the shares of Facebook through his investment group, Elevation...
Irish rocker's private equity firm bought 40 million shares in 2009 for $90M - an investment now worth $1.5B Bono knocked down rumors Friday that his stake in Facebook catapulted him to being the richest musician on the planet, even dethroning Sir Paul. Contrary to reports . . . this boy is not a billionare, the Irish rock icon told MSNBC. The Beatles are untouchable. The joke was aimed at reports claiming the Facebook initial public...
Rockstar Bono has dismissed claims he will become a billionaire following the Facebook flotation yesterday. The U2 frontman's investment group Elevation bought 2.3 per cent of the social networking site in late 2009, but while the share sale means ...
U2 singer Bono could very well soon become the richest rock star on the planet by a hugely substantial margin. Facebook's stock goes public very soon, and with the U2 frontman owning 2.3% of the company's shares, he could stand to make up to $1.5 billion ...
Paul David Hewson, better known to most of us as Bono the frontman for U2, will become a billionaire though today’s float of Facebook. The Irish Independent is reporting that Elevation Partners, the venture capital fund where Bono is a partner ...
Paul David Hewson, better known as Bono, is the lead singer of the Irish rock outfit U2.
Bono is an active philanthropist and humanitarian and is known for his outspoken political views against hypocrisy as well as wearing blue tinted glasses.