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LawFuel.com – The Law Newswire – A World Bank official who helped negotiate the terms of Paul D. Wolfowitz’s job as the bank’s president two years ago said that Wolfowitz failed to resolve a conflict of interest involving his girlfriend, a bank employee. The bank’s general counsel,Roberto Danino, who has now resigned from the bank,

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 30, 2007 LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire —Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP announced today that a prominent group of 18 capital markets attorneys led by John Nicholas “Jay” Suhr, Jonathan J. Nugent and James M. Tucker have joined the international law firm as partners to open a new office in Charlotte,

He created a ‘super-major’ oil company – merging BP with Amoco. He lead an illustrious career as a business titan. He lead a dignified quiet life of a titled businessman in Britain. And he lied in court, an act that finally destroyed the long career of BP boss Lord John Browne. Britain’s press has shot

May 2nd, 2007 LawJobsPipelines.com – Associates with law jobs at Freshfields and Linklaters in London are due for increases, according to The Lawyer. Top of the newly qualified salary list in London are Allen & Overy and Freshfields (at £65,000) followed by Linklaters £64,000, Clifford Chance £63,500. These are substantial pay hikes – up by

BP CEO, John Browne, regarded as on of Britain’s leading business figures, has resigned after the revocation of a court injunction exposing details of his private life. Several reports including those from CBS MarketWatch, BBC news, The Wall Street Journal, and the Street.com said the injunction barred The Daily Telegraph from printing stories about Browne’s

Wellington – LawFuel.com – The Law Newswire – The Police have not allocated any “direct or specific budget” to respond to the anti-smacking bill, expected to become law this month, they have told law news website LawFuel.com. The controversial legislation, which has aroused much controversy for a number of reasons, one being the fact that

Courtney Love has arranged lawyers to represent her late husband Kurt Cobain, to protect her from being taken advantage of should Cobain’s personal items be auctioned. Love, who was married to Cobain until he killed himself in 1994, has spoken to Cobain’s mother about selling his childhood belongings – and fears her former mother-in-law will

New York – May 1, 2007 – LAWFUEL – Law Firm Newswire – Debevoise & Plimpton LLP’s Financial Institutions Group has published the inaugural issue of the Debevoise & Plimpton Financial Institutions Report, a new report focusing on legal and industry trends affecting all sectors of the financial services industry. The premiere issue, authored by

LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – April 27, 2007 (California) California sportsmen face advancing legislation that will put unnecessary hardships on sporting dog owners and outlaw the breeding of accomplished hunting dogs. Assembly Bill 1634, which requires dogs over four months of age to be spayed or neutered, passed the Assembly Business and Professions Committee