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LONDON – LAWFUEL – Press Release Service – Clifford Chance antitrust partner Martin Bechtold will join Allen & Overy’s international antitrust practice in the Brussels office. Bechtold has been a partner with Clifford Chance since 1994 and moved from its Frankfurt office to Brussels in 1999. He was a case handler at the Bundeskartellamt (Federal

Wednesday 2 August 2006 06 – LAWFUEL – Law News Network – The Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Queensland, has dismissed the appeals of former directors, Mr Richard Spencer and Ms Silvana Perovich in relation to the winding up of Brisbane-based property developers, Neolido Holdings Pty Ltd (Neolido Holdings) and Neo Lido Pty Ltd

TUCSON, Ariz. – LAWFUEL – Press Release Service – A federal grand jury in Tucson, Ariz. returned an eighteen count indictment against Sergio Renteria of Willcox, Ariz., his wife, Sandra Renteria, also of Willcox, and their daughter, Kayla Taylor, for conspiring to impede and impair the functions of the Farm Service Agency of the U.S.

Will Ask Investors’ Views on Their Financial Service Providers Washington, D.C., Aug. 1, 2006 – LAWFUEL – Law News Network – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a request for contract proposals to conduct the first stage of a major study comparing how the different regulatory systems that apply to broker-dealers and investment

LAWFUEL – Press Release Service – Four gang members were convicted today in connection with a six-year conspiracy to assault and murder African-Americans in the Highland Park area of Los Angeles. The four defendants, members of the notorious Avenues street gang, were convicted of a conspiracy charge that alleges numerous violent assaults against African-Americans, including

VANCOUVER, Aug. 1 /CNW/ – The Law Society of BC wishes to convey its deep sadness over the loss of lawyer Dugald Christie, whose commitment to pro bono work profoundly affected access to justice for the people who could least afford it. Law Society President Robert McDiarmid, QC, who has known Mr. Christie for many

Operation Has Yielded Thirty-Two Convictions, Including the First Convictions in U.S. for Camcording in a Movie Theater and Uploading “Pre-Release” Movies on the Internet SAN JOSE– LAWFUEL – Press Release Service – United States Attorney Kevin V. Ryan announced that, as part of the ongoing prosecution arising out of Operation Copycat, four individuals were sentenced

Clifford Chance is advising long-standing private equity client Permira on its acquisition of All3Media Group which announced on 31st July. All3Media is an independent production company, behind many familiar programmes such as Richard and Judy and Hollyoaks. The deal values All3Media at £320m and is expected to complete in mid-September, following receipt of regulatory clearance.

NEW YORK- LAWFUEL – Press Release Service –Aug. 1, 2006–Richard Plansky, formerly the Deputy Criminal Justice Coordinator for the Office of the Mayor of the City of New York, has joined Kroll, the global risk consulting company, as a managing director in its Business Intelligence & Investigations division. Based in Kroll’s head office in New

Firm Takes Top Ranking in Best-Selling Vault Guide for Fourth Straight Year NEW YORK- LAWFUEL – Press Release Service –Aug. 1, 2006–Career publisher Vault Inc. (www.vault.com) has released the 2007 edition of its best-selling Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms, and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz ranks highest in overall prestige. This is