2007

CHICAGO, June 4, 2007 – Christy Phanthavong has been promoted to counsel at Bryan Cave LLP. Resident in the firm’s Chicago office, Phanthavong has worked with Bryan Cave since 2004 and is a member of the Labor & Employment and Commercial Litigation Groups. “We are pleased to promote Christy Phanthavong to counsel following her successful […]

WASHINGTON– LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire: Today the President designated five foreign individuals and one foreign entity in the eighth annual set of determinations of drug traffickers who will be subject to the sanctions provided in the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (“Kingpin Act”). This action brings the total number of individuals and entities designated

Scheme Used Offshore Bank Accounts, Phony Loans and Debit Cards to Hide Income and Assets from IRS DENVER – LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – United States Attorney Troy A. Eid and Terry L. Stuart, Special Agent in Charge of the IRS-Criminal Investigation, Denver Field Office, today announced the sentencing of ROBERT N. BEDFORD, age

Los Angeles, California – LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – A San Bernardino, California woman was sentenced today in United States District Court in Los Angeles to spend 24 months in federal prison for filing false tax returns, in the names of unknowing individuals, with the Internal Revenue Service. In addition to spending 2 years

NEW YORK– LAWFUEL – The Law News Wire–Statement by Alexander Angueira, Attorney for Vivendi Holdings 1 Corp., Assignee of Claims Held by Elektrim Bondholders, Regarding Lawsuit Filed on June 1, 2007, for Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Breach of Contract against Law Debenture Trust Corporation, Plc (U.K.)and for Fraud and Breach of Contract against Elektrim

LOS ANGELES– LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire –Richard A. Hutton, attorney for Paris Hilton, today announced that Paris Hilton has turned herself in to begin serving her sentence for violating probation at a Los Angeles County Jail located in Lynwood, California. “I am ready to face the consequences of violating probation. During the past few

LONDON–LAWFUEL – The Law Firm News Wire – Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, one of the world’s leading international law firms, today announced the recent hires of Jonathan Price and Karl Clowry who join the firm as special counsel resident in the Firm’s London office. Mr. Price joins the Capital Markets Department while Mr. Clowry

LAWFUEL – From the New York Times – Jack Kevorkian, the former pathologist once known as Doctor Death, says he will never again counsel a terminally ill person on how to die. But eight years behind bars and a strict list of promises to gain parole have done nothing to mellow the blunt, passionate, combative

LAWFUEL – Prison is not the only problem Paris Hilton has on her plate at present, she has also been hit by a plagiarism lawsuit relating to her debut single ‘Stars Are Blind’. The Sparta Florida Music Group are suing V2 Music Publishing, claiming that Hilton’s track is a rip-off of UB40’s classic song ‘Kingston

LAWFUEL – The Equity & Business Law Wire – Skadden is representing Aeroflex Incorporated, a manufacturer of components for the aerospace and communications industries, in its approximately $1.1 billion leveraged buyout by Veritas Capital, a private equity firm. Aeroflex’s products include integrated circuits, microelectronic modules and thin-film interconnects used in military aircraft, satellites and fiber-optic