2007

IBM agrees to cease and desist order – No fine or monetary penalty imposed ARMONK, N.Y.– LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced that the company has reached an agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to resolve the previously disclosed investigation by the SEC concerning the company’s disclosures relating […]

NEW YORK– LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, a national law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami, announced today that three partners from Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP have joined Stroock. Boris Ziser is joining Stroock’s Structured Finance Practice Group and Albert J. Pinzón and

Thursday 7 June 2007 LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Chairman, Mr Tony D’Aloisio, said that the custodial sentence handed down today to Mr Dominic Fodera shows that company officers who withhold information from investors will face serious consequences. On 4 April 2007, Mr Fodera was convicted of authorising

NEWARK, N.J.–LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – The Executive Committee of McCarter & English, LLP announced that Eric Watt Wiechmann, a partner in the Hartford office, has been elected Deputy Managing Partner of the 400-lawyer, eight-office firm. He will succeed Managing Partner Lois M. Van Deusen when she retires in October. “Our expansion beyond New

WASHINGTON– LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire: Scooter has dedicated much of his life to public service at the State Department, the Department of Defense and the White House. In each of these assignments he has served the nation tirelessly and with great distinction. I relied on him heavily in my capacity as Secretary of Defense

PITTSBURGH–LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Cohen & Grigsby, a business law firm with offices in Pittsburgh, PA; Bonita Springs, FL; and Naples, FL, is pleased to announce the appointment of attorneys to key positions within the firm. Mark R. Stabile has been named the firm’s executive vice president. He is a director in the

NEW YORK–LAWFUEL- The Law Newswire – BDO Seidman, LLP, one of the nation’s leading professional service organizations, today announced that Brian J. Mich, JD, has joined the firm as a Director in the Litigation and Fraud Investigation practice. He will be responsible for engagements and investigations in matters involving the Foreign Corrupt Policies Act, internal

NEW YORK–LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Cherry Lane Music Publishing Co, one of the world’s leading independent music publishers — responsible for catalogues of world famous artists such as Elvis Presley, Quincy Jones, The Black Eyed Peas, John Legend, and more than 65,000 other copyrights — along with the national French tennis organization (Federation

Hong Kong/Singapore: LAWFUEL – The Asia Law Newswire – More Asian business disputes are being resolved by arbitration than ever before, but many companies still struggle to understand the process. Now, the region’s leading arbitration advisers – Clifford Chance and WongPartnership – are touring Asia in June and July to explain arbitration to business audiences

LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – The Court sentencing Scooter Libby had to read 337 pages of letters, many from lawyers. The WSJ Law Blog outlined the highlights – the so-called “Libby Letters, Lawyers Edition”. Read them at: http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/libbyletters20070605.pdf