Trump and Lasry have no plans to move forward without a federal or state regulatory regime in place.

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" Mr. Lasry added: "When you really break it down, he has actually done a pretty good job.

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Lex Lasry, an attorney and an observer for the Australian Law Council, says the guilty plea is the best compromise for Hicks.

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In 1995, Lasry launched Avenue Capital Group with his sister, Sonia Gardner.

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Australian lawyer Lasry says there's increasing public outcry to get Hicks home.

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"Looking on, it just seems to me inevitable that this is all being done so that he can get out of here, " Lasry said.

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Recently Wilpon approached Steve Cohen (SAC Capital Partners) and Marc Lasry (Avenue Capital) about buying a piece of the Mets but was turned down.

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Marc Lasry made headlines during the 2011 debt crisis, when he met with lawmakers from both parties to urge a compromise on the debt ceiling.

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"Even though they're not sympathetic to what he did, they're sympathetic to the problem that he's been here more than five years without trial, " Lasry said.

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Obama counts billionaires like Salesforce.com chief Marc Benioff and hedge fund king Marc Lasry among his bundlers, but he can also claim the support of high-profile members of the gay community.

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"I think there are a lot of women who can fit that bill, and it's really important to us that we don't lose another seat in the U.S. Senate, " said Cathy Lasry, president of the organization.

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