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HONG KONG (Sept. 14, 2006) — LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Vinson & Elkins LLP announced today the opening of an office in Hong Kong, its seventh international office, to meet the increasing demand from clients for its services in Asia. Jay Cuclis, the V&E partner who coordinates the firm’s International Practice, has relocated

NEW YORK, September 19, 2006 – LAWFUEL – Law News Network – The international law firm of Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced today that Valerie Grey has joined the firm’s Albany office as a Director in the Governmental Affairs Department. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Valerie most recently served as Vice President of AmeriChoice of NY

Combining with Labor & Employment Law Firm Sets the Stage for National Expansion PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 19 LAWFUEL – Law News Network — Fox Rothschild LLP, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2007, announced today that it would merge with Grotta, Glassman & Hoffman, P.C. (GG&H), the largest firm in New Jersey specializing in labor and

London – LAWFUEL – UK Law News Daily – DLA Piper has advised GNER in completing its negotiations for the implementation of a new Electronic Point of Sale (EPOS) system for its train fleet. The new system, including the rollout of new handheld till devices and the implementation of back office systems, will be prototyped

Washington, D.C., Sept. 18, 2006 – LAWFUEL – Law News, Law Jobs – The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Chief Accountant has selected three professional accounting fellows for two-year terms: Mark J. Barrysmith, formerly a senior manager in KPMG LLP’s Department of Professional Practice based in New York, N.Y., began in July 2006;

LawFuel.com – LawFuel – Law News, Law Jobs – LawFuel’s lead story from the New York Times reports on Duane Chapman, known as Dog, the premier American bounty hunter and the star of A&E’s highly rated “Dog the Bounty Hunter,” who was transported to the federal detention center in Honolulu to await extradition to Mexico

Four Individuals Prepared Over 11,000 False Returns Since 1999 WASHINGTON — LAWFUEL – Law News, Law Jobs – A federal grand jury in Los Angeles, Wednesday, indicted five individuals for orchestrating a $14 million tax fraud scheme, the Department of Justice and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. The defendants are Matthew Berry, Karen Berry,

Milwaukee – Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that the firm has been presented with the prestigious 2006 Drucilla Stender Ramey Award by the California Minority Counsel Program (CMCP) in recognition of its strong and ongoing commitment to diversity. The annual award is designed to honor an organization dedicated to increasing diversity in the legal

NEW YORK, Sept. 18 LAWFUEL – Legal News Network — High-profile patent cases such as the May 2006 eBay decision and, most recently, the case against Blackboard Inc., which brought allegations of patent infringement to the steps of academia, have continued to fuel negative press about so-called “patent trolls” and focused even greater attention on

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 18 LAWFUEL – Law News, Law Jobs — The law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C., is announcing a $3.9 million wrongful death verdict handed down in Los Angeles Superior Court against Stamford, Conn.-based Crane Co. (NYSE: CR) on behalf of the family of a U.S. Navy veteran who died from his