2007

(Washington, D.C.) – LAWFUEL – DLA Piper US LLP announced today that William P. Cook has joined the firm as a partner in the Government Affairs practice in the Washington, D.C., office. Cook, who will serve as the U.S. head of the Communications, E-Commerce and Privacy Practice Group, also brings associate Sydney White, associate Adrian […]

Addition of Former Snell & Wilmer Partners Strengthens Southwest Presence; Establishes DLA Piper’s Team as Leading Corporate and Securities Group in Phoenix LAWFUEL – Law Firm Newswire – (Phoenix) – DLA Piper US LLP today announced that Steven Pidgeon and David Lewis, leading Phoenix attorneys, will be joining the firm’s Corporate and Securities practice group

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – A Washington Post editorial outlines the pitfalls around presidential candidates like Hillary Clinton, who fall foul of poor laws relating to campaign donors like Norman Hsu. The editorial: Norman Hsu may turn out to be the best thing that’s happened to campaign finance reform in years. The Hsu episode

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – A Portuguese judge has started to examine the files into the disappearance of their four-year-old daughter Madeleine, Sky News reports. He has ten days to read the 4,000-page dossier and review the evidence complied by the Policia Judiciaria – Portugal’s CID. Legal experts said the judge has the power

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The public prosecutor considering the Madeleine McCann case decided within hours of receiving details of the police investigation yesterday to pass it to a judge. The 10-volume report on the Judicial Police’s investigation was delivered through the back door of the public prosecutor’s office in Portimao, near Praia da

(September 11, 2007, Los Angeles, CA) – LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – Robbin L. Itkin, a partner residing in the Century City office of international law firm Steptoe & Johnson LLP, and member of the firm’s Business Solutions Group, is the 2007 recipient of two highly competitive awards. She was recently named to

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Herbert Smith has continued the expansion of its highly regarded Financial Services Regulatory (FSR) practice with the hire of Patrick Buckingham. Patrick joined the firm as a partner on 10 September 2007 having previously been European Regulatory Counsel at Lehman Brothers. While at Lehman Brothers, Patrick had responsibility for

LAWFUEL – Department of Justice U.S. Attorney Troy Eid District of Colorado Statement by Troy Eid regarding Kathee Tafoya’s appointment as a U.S. District Magistrate Judge in Colorado. “Kathee Tafoya has gained national attention for her no-nonsense leadership in Colorado’s largest-ever gang takedown last spring. She is a trusted friend, a public servant of quiet

LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – The Lawyer reports that the deals slowdown hasn’t bothered Mayer Brown. It’s rebranded, opened in Brazil with a raid on Clifford Chance and hired corporate rainmaker William Charnley – all in a matter of weeks. Corporate rainmakers are in short supply. However, Charnley’s performance at McDermott Will & Emery’s

DALLAS – LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The health care law firm of Stewart Stimmel LLP is pleased to announce that four partners in the 14-attorney practice have been selected as 2007 Texas Super Lawyers by the publishers of Texas Monthly and Law & Politics Media Inc. Selected for this honor were James “Mac”