2007

Anticipating the Future State of the Real Estate Market, Bilzin Sumberg Forms Distressed Property Group MIAMI–LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – The Florida law firm of Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP, widely known for its expertise in real estate, announced today the formation of its Distressed Property Group. The group is comprised of

PHOENIX – LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Robert A. Green, 46, of Scottsdale, Ariz. was sentenced to four months in federal prison, four months home detention and three years of supervised release on one count of mail fraud by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Martone. Green was also ordered to pay restitution to the

LawFuel – Hot Gossip – She’s been up for just about everything else, so why not child abuse? That’s what she now faces as her lawyer appeared this monring in LA County Superior Court’s dependency (ie child abuse) section. A lawyer for her estranged husband Kevin Federline, who has been fighting Spears for custody of

LAWFUEL – Law Newswire – Mr Michael Kwong, of Reservoir, Victoria, today pleaded guilty in the Melbourne County Court to six charges following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Mr Kwong pleaded guilty to charges associated with dishonestly using his position as an employee of Smith Barney Citigroup Australia Pty Ltd

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Leading London-based international law firms are starting to feel a chill from the world market turmoil that may threaten the industry’s unprecedented profits boom, the Financial Times reports. Corporate lawyers say the turbulence in the private equity sector is already feeding through to top legal advisers, clouding their otherwise

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Eight years ago Sydney’s Big Four accounting practice Deloitte had two people in its Sydney forensic operation. Now there are 140, making it the biggest crime investigation unit in the country, BRW report. See: Lawfuel – Legal Newswire

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – One of the most spectacular falls from grace in the history of American sport was sealed yesterday as star quarterback Michael Vick formally pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and involvement in dog-fighting, that could see him jailed for a year or more, The Independent reports. Appearing at a

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The Age reports that a Federal Court judge has granted an application to expedite an appeal over a $2 billion pulp mill proposal in Tasmania’s Tamar Valley. The appeal concerns a Federal Court decision earlier this month which rejected a challenge by the Wilderness Society and business group, Investors

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The Washington Post reports that the federal government yesterday announced the settlement of a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union against conditions at a government detention center for illegal immigrant children and families in Taylor, Tex. The deal averted a trial set to open in U.S. District