2007

LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Hammonds, the national law firm locked in a financial dispute with 14 former partners, has taken the unusual step of suing them in the High Court, The Times reports. The firm, which has suffered a raft of partner defections in the last 18 months, claims the group of former […]

~Subcommittees formed to delve into economic, education, and health issues~ ORLANDO, FL – LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – The Florida Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys met in conjunction with the 22nd National Conference on Preventing Crime in the Black Community on May 30, 2007, at the Caribe Royale Resort

ATLANTA (June 12) – LAWFUEL – The US Law Newswire – Kilpatrick Stockton announced today that Partner Seth A. Cohen received the prestigious Abe Schwartz Young Leadership Award from the Jewish Federation of Atlanta at its annual meeting on June 7. Also, receiving the Abe Schwartz Young Leadership Award was Randy Gold — Partner and

WASHINGTON, DC (June 12) – Kilpatrick Stockton announced today that Arch Galloway , Director of Government Relations in the firm’s Washington, DC office, addressed key military leaders from all services at the high-profile annual “Test Week 2007” conference being held this week in Huntsville, Alabama. Mr. Galloway spoke to a crowd over 500 concerning “Joint

12 June 2007 – LAWFUEL – UK Lawyer Newswire – Linklaters has been awarded a framework agreement under the Major Projects category of OGCbuying.solutions’ new Legal Services, Catalist Framework available to the whole public sector. The new Catalist Framework has been designed to replace “L-Cat” when it expires at the end of June and will

LONDON, June, 2007 — LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – Roger Enock has been elected a partner of Covington & Burling LLP and will be resident in the firm’s London office, where he will be serving as Head of the European Policyholder Coverage Practice. Roger joins from the litigation and dispute resolution team at

LAWFUEL – Law Newswire – A US judge in Georgia has overturned a ruling in which a 17-year-old man was imprisoned for 10 years for having consensual oral sex with a teenager, the BBC reports. Genarlow Wilson, now 21, was jailed in 2005 for aggravated child molestation after he was videotaped engaging in the act

LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – Herbert Smith senior partner David Gold has outlined his plan to drive the firm’s European alliance forward, but has ruled out the need for a merger, ‘The Lawyer’ reports. Gold has called an autumn meeting with the new managing partner of Germany’s Gleiss Lutz, Rainer Loges, and his

LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – A medical expert has told a House panel that executives with a company that makes a widely used diabetes drug threatened to sue after he raised safety concerns, AP reports. Doctor John Buse says in 1999, he raised questions about heart problems among some patients using Avandia. Buse is

NEW YORK, June 11 LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire — Appleseed — one of the largest legal pro bono networks in the United States — will recognize DuPont General Counsel Stacey J. Mobley and the company’s Legal team for their “unwavering leadership and commitment to promoting pro bono and workplace diversity.” DuPont (NYSE: DD) is