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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – June 26, 2006 – LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Holland & Knight is proud to announce that the National Law Journal has named Martha Barnett, a partner in the firm’s Tallahassee office, one of the “100 Most Influential Lawyers in America.” This prestigious list represents those attorneys who have made a

LAWFUEL – Law News Network – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the temporary suspension, pursuant to Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”), of trading of the securities of Rudy 45 (the “Company”) (stock symbol RDYF) at 9:30 a.m. EDT, June 26, 2006 through 11:59 p.m. EST, on July

SAN JOSE – United States Attorney Kevin V. Ryan announced that Jay David Hemm was sentenced today to 30 months in federal prison for assaulting two United States Secret Service Agents. This sentence is the result of an investigation by the Secret Service and the San Jose Police Department. According to the plea agreement, Mr.

WASHINGTON, DC – June 26, 2006 Veteran employee benefits lawyer, and former Department of Labor litigation attorney, Térese M. Connerton, has joined the firm as a principal. Ms. Connerton, formerly a shareholder at Schmeltzer, Aptaker & Shepard in Washington DC, has joined Ober|Kaler to lead its employee benefits practice. Ms. Connerton brings to the firm

TALLAHASSEE – LAW NEWS NETWORK – Attorney General Charlie Crist commended Governor Jeb Bush for signing into law a bill that establishes the Attorney General’s Child Predator CyberCrime Unit in Florida statutes. The CyberCrime legislation, sponsored by Senator Victor Crist and Representative Gus Barreiro, establishes the CyberCrime Unit in Chapter 16 of the Florida Statutes.

LONDON- LAWFUEL – Press Release Service – Allen & Overy has advised Unicredito on the US$395 million acquisition of a 23% stake in International Moscow Bank (IMB) from Nordea Bank Finland Plc. The acquisition was made via Unicredito’s German subsidiary Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank AG (HVB). This deal will increase HVB’s overall shareholding in IMB’s

Defendant Agrees Never Again to Prepare Professional Tax Returns SAN JOSE – LAWFUEL – Press Release Service – United States Attorney Kevin V. Ryan and IRS-Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Roger Wirth announced that San Jose tax preparer MELINDA NEWENS pleaded guilty today to one count of aiding and assisting in the preparation of

PARIS, NEW YORK and TORONTO, June 25 LAWFUEL – Press Release Service – Sanofi- aventis (Paris Bourse: EURONEXT: SAN; and New York: NYSE: SNY) and Bristol- Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) (the”companies”) and Apotex Inc. and Apotex Corp. (“Apotex”) today announced that in response to concerns raised by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and state attorneys

WASHINGTON- LAWFUEL – Press Release Service -June 13, 2006–The following is a statement by Christopher Wolf, Proskauer Rose LLP, Counsel for Ambassador Joseph Wilson and Valerie Plame Wilson We have become aware of the communication between Mr. Fitzgerald and Mr. Luskin concerning Karl Rove’s status in the criminal investigation. We have no first-hand knowledge of

23 June 2006 LAWFUEL – Press Release Service – David Aitman and Helmut Bergmann have been appointed joint practice group leaders (PGLs) for international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s leading antitrust, competition and trade (ACT) group. They take over on 1 August 2006 from Frank Montag and Deirdre Trapp, who have led the group since