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LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Thurston R. Moore, managing partner of Hunton & Williams LLP since 1991, has been elected Chairman of the law firm’s Executive Committee. Moore, 59, is a partner in the firm’s business practice group. He succeeds Gordon F. Rainey Jr., who becomes Chairman-Emeritus. Rainey, 65, is also a partner

NEW YORK, February 24, 2006- LAWFUEL – The Law News Network -Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced today that Peter A. Bicks has been named Partner-in-Charge of the firm?s New York office. Bicks succeeds Peter Coll, who led the New York office since 2004, the year of Orrick?s 20th anniversary in New York. “Orrick’s New

BIRMINGHAM, Mich., Feb. 24 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — Like so many other Thomas Kinkade Signature Gallery franchisees, Jeff Spinello and Karen Hazlewood were first drawn to their investment by Kinkade’s artwork and the reputation of the “Painter of Light”. Kinkade and Media Arts, Inc. (Kinkade’s then publicly-traded corporate franchisor) kept these

Yesterday Fannie Mae released the report of its internal investigation of the company’s accounting, corporate governance and internal controls. The investigation on behalf of Fannie Mae’s board was conducted by a team of Paul, Weiss lawyers led by of counsel and former U.S. Senator Warren Rudman. Today’s Washington Post reported that the inquiry found that

Coach Sentenced for Distributing Drugs to Olympic-Caliber Track & Field Athletes SAN FRANCISCO – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – A California man was sentenced today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute illegal steroids and other performance enhancing drugs to athletes. The sentence was imposed by U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston

LONDON, ON, Feb. 24 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Info-Tech Research Group analyst Carmi Levy says that the very future of the North American mobile economy is at stake as Judge Spencer hears today’s arguments in whether or not to issue an injunction in the RIM patent suit. “Continued frivolous litigation of

NEW YORK- LAWFUEL – The Law News Network -Feb. 24, 2006–The law firm of Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman LLP announces that it has filed a class action lawsuit today on behalf of all persons who purchased or otherwise acquired the securities of Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (“CBI” or the “Company”) (NYSE: CBI),

Defendants Allegedly Charged Medicare Over $1 Million For Physician Services, Equipment, and Tests Not Provided or Ordered By A Medicare Physician SAN FRANCISCO – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – United States Attorney Kevin V. Ryan announced that a federal grand jury in San Francisco indicted the following individuals with conspiracy to commit healthcare

Salem, Oregon (February 24, 2006) – InfoFirst LLC today announced it has acquired Washington, DC-based Litigation Research Associates, Inc . The agreement enables InfoFirst to better serve the needs of a national clientele by establishing operations bases on both coasts, and the two companies’ complementary service offerings will expand the range of services available to

24 February – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Allen & Overy Budapest advised Swisscom AG on its indirect acquisition through Swisscom Broadcast AG of Antenna Hungária Nyrt., the Hungarian broadcasting company. Swisscom Broadcast privatised 75% and one share in July 2005, subsequently made a takeover bid and, as a result of the acquisition