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25 January – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer today announced the arrest and conviction of the former head trader and owner of Securities Brokerage, Inc. (SBI), a broker-dealer formerly based in Las Vegas, who engaged in market timing. Daniel Calugar, 52, of Ponte Vedra, Florida, pleaded guilty today

25 January – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Hal Robbins, Special Agent in Charge, NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement, Southeast Region, announced today that a federal Grand Jury sitting in Miami yesterday has charged defendants Antonio Martinez-Malo, 51, Liliana

TORONTO, Jan 25 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – McMillan Binch Mendelsohn LLP announced today that Andrew J. F. Kent will be succeeding Managing Partner Graham W.S. Scott and assuming the title of Chief Executive Officer for the firm. Mr. Scott returns to practicing law full-time and will be directing the firm’s growing

NEW YORK- Jan. 25, 2006- LAWFUEL – The Law News Network -Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced today that Danyale Price Dumas has joined the firm as manager of diversity and gender initiatives. Ms. Dumas will build upon existing successful programs, and develop new initiatives, working closely with the firm’s Diversity and Women’s

NEW YORK- Jan. 25, 2006- LAWFUEL – The Law News Network -ALM’s Law Technology News(R), the legal profession’s leading technology publication, today announced the law firm and in-house law department winners in its third annual Law Technology News Awards program. The awards recognize the best technology use – and users – in the legal profession.

Hong Kong, 25 January 2006 LAWFUEL -The Law News Network – Shearman & Sterling’s global Mergers & Acquisitions Group secured lead roles on many of the most significant M&A deals of 2005. The firm advised Viacom Inc. on the $50 billion division of its businesses into separate publicly traded companies, CBS Corporation and “new” Viacom

MomentumSI, a systems integrator and professional services organization, today announced the continuation of successful consulting engagements which enabled Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) to achieve the “Powered by SAP NetWeaver” certification. SAP’s Enterprise Services Architecture (ESA) is based upon the formation of a powerful partner ecosystem that works together to deliver comprehensive solutions to customers. Austin,

Arbitration Practice and Intellectual Property Recognized ATLANTA (January 24) – Kilpatrick Stockton LLP announced today that the firm earned top recognition in the annual Chambers and Partners Global Guide. The International Arbitration practice group in London placed in the Chambers’ rankings for its “breadth” and “significant following among peers and clients.” Chambers also stated that

SAN ANTONIO – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Attorney Thomas A. Crosley is announcing the formation of The Crosley Law Firm, a personal injury legal boutique headquartered in San Antonio. The firm’s practice is dedicated to handling personal injury and wrongful death cases involving automobile and truck accidents, defective products, medical malpractice, and

TALLAHASSEE – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Attorney General Charlie Crist, Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Guy Tunnell and Miami-Dade County Inspector General Christopher Mazzella today announced the arrest of four individuals for their roles in two separate but related scams. One of the scams, a fraud scheme involving surplus foreclosure funds,