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LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has been appointed to represent the Government of Bahrain on the proposed development of the Al Dur independent water and power plant in Bahrain with a capacity of up to 2000MW. Joe Huse, the partner leading the Freshfields team from the Dubai office

LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Australian Immigration officials worked with Mohamed Haneef’s legal team to keep him out of the media spotlight during his final days in Australia, arranging a decoy van and secret hideaway while claiming he was free to speak openly and move around publicly, the Hindu News reported. Haneef was mobbed

LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – When Alberto Gonzales was asked during his January 2005 confirmation hearing whether the Bush administration would ever allow wiretapping of U.S. citizens without warrants, he initially dismissed the query as a “hypothetical situation” the Washington Post reports. But when Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., pressed him further, Gonzales declared: “It

LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Four days after Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick and three other men pleaded not guilty to federal dogfighting charges, one of Vick’s co-defendants is due back in court today in Richmond, Va., for a hearing on a potential deal with prosecutors, USA Today reports. Meanwhile, Nike has suspended its

24 July 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP today announced that Marshall C. Stoddard, one of four Firm Practice Leaders of the Global Finance Practice, will relocate to the New York office. Mr. Stoddard, who is moving from the firm’s Los Angeles office, has 30 years

Getting divorce is one of life’s more tedious and trying experiences. Here’s what some senior UK divorce lawyers believe are 20 shirt-saving tips for staying . . well, with your shirt. So you’re a private equity or hedge fund bigshot – maybe an ex-Beatle with a cool £800 million fortune. You’ve made your money; you’re

LAWFUEL – The Legal News Network – David Anderson, QC, of Brick Court Chambers, appeared for the Hindu monks at the Skanda Vale community in Carmarthenshire, in the judicial review that resulted in the quashing of the decision to slaughter the bullock Shambo that had tested positive for bovine TB. He successfully argued that sufficient

LAWJOBSPIPELINE.COM – Legal Jobs Blog – Boston law firm Choate Hall & Stewart has launched a career section on its website that uses a range of videos that are entertaining and pointed. The range of videos look at the difference between Choate and “Mega Firm”, including the proliferation of offices in the mega firm, the

LOS ANGELES (July 25, 2007) — LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce that Laurence Berman and Eric Levinrad have joined the Firm in the Intellectual Property, Media & Technology Department based in the Los Angeles office. Mr. Berman joins McDermott as a partner while Mr. Levinrad