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LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Debevoise & Plimpton LLP marked its 75th anniversary on October 1, 2006. Founded by Eli Whitney Debevoise and William Stevenson in 1931, the firm now has more than 630 lawyers in eight cities throughout the world. “Our 75th anniversary gives us a special opportunity to reflect upon the growth

Nearly Four Dozen Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining Credit, Skimming Credit Cards, and Negotiating Stolen Checks and Credit Cards LAWFUEL – Legal News Network – Formed to combat a pressing white-collar crime problem, the Orange County Identity Theft Task Force has charged nearly four dozen identity thieves who targeted the mails, banks, mortgage companies, stores and

SAN FRANCISCO LAWFUEL – Law News Network – United States Attorney Kevin V. Ryan announced that a federal grand jury in San Francisco indicted a former contract employee in the procurement office of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), on public-corruption charges. Steven Donnelly is charged with selling confidential bid information to a competing

ATLANTA – October 6 – Rick Horder has been selected as a 2006 Angels in AdoptionTM award recipient. Congressman John Lewis nominated Mr. Horder as a 2006 Angels in AdoptionTM for his outstanding advocacy of adoption and foster care. The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI), which oversees the Angels in AdoptionTM program, held a

WASHINGTON, DC (October 5) – Kilpatrick Stockton announced today that Mark Levy has been appointed by Chief Justice John Roberts to serve a second term on the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (Committee). As a member of the Committee, he will serve another three-year term. Chief Justice Rehnquist originally

US Law – LawFuel, The Legal News Network – WASHINGTON, D.C., October 5, 2006 — Holland & Knight LLP adds depth and experience to its syndication and bond practice groups with the arrival of a prominent group of lawyers to its Washington, D.C., office. Anthony “Tony” Freedman, partner, Florence Wood, partner, and Jill Chessen Cork,

TALLAHASSEE – Attorney General Charlie Crist today announced that his office has reached a settlement with the former owner of Tate Enterprises,Inc., resolving allegations of involvement in a gasoline price fixing scheme. Robert Tate must pay $100,000 in civil fines, the statutory maximum amount for an individual, and must refrain from any activity that would

London – LAWFUEL – UK Law News Daily – DLA Piper has advised The Royal Bank of Scotland Leveraged Finance and Bank of Scotland Structured Finance as joint mandated lead arrangers on their provision of Senior, Second Lien, Mezzanine and Working Capital debt funding which was utilised to fund the £350 million acquisition and refinancing

Loeb & Loeb LLP announced today that ERISA and Executive Compensation expert Dana Scott Fried has joined the New York office as a partner. Fried concentrates his practice in all aspects of ERISA, employee benefits and executive compensation. He advises clients on such matters in the context of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, venture capital,