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AUSTIN – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Four former owners of an Austin-based electronic trading and software development company have settled their legal malpractice lawsuit against the law firm of Vinson & Elkins, LLP, over legal advice provided during the buyout of a former partner. The former owners were represented by Daniel W.

Wellington, 1 November 2005 -LAWFUEL – Today the Department of Labour released a website, New Zealand Now (http://newzealandnow.info), as part of an initiative to attract expat New Zealanders back home. Produced in near record time, the site was developed by two of New Zealand’s leading web companies: 3months.com and Shift. Lead developer 3months.com, fresh from

LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – A federal jury in Los Angeles today convicted singer-songwriter Ronald Isley of five counts of tax evasion and one count of willful failure to file a tax return for concealing millions of dollars of income from the Internal Revenue Service. Isley, 64, who has residences in Los Angeles

Indictment Charges 7 Murders, 7 Attempted Murders, Witness Tampering, and Arson SAN FRANCISCO – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California, the FBI, the San Francisco Police Department, and the ATF announced that a federal grand jury returned an 86-count second superseding indictment against 12

Washington, D.C., Nov. 1, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – In an emergency federal court action filed today, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Lohmus Haavel & Viisemann (Lohmus), an Estonian financial services firm, and two of its employees, Oliver Peek and Kristjan Lepik, with conducting a fraudulent scheme involving the electronic

National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Atlanta Chapter Luncheon TOPIC: Current Accounting Issues This discussion will be led by Lynn Turner, former Chief Accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission and current Managing Director of Research at Glass Lewis, LLC. Wednesday, November 16, 2005 11:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. 103 West Restaurant Members $35; Non-members

1 November – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Linklaters has advised Calyon as arranger, security trustee, agent and account bank on a US$2 billion Secured Term Loan Facility for Sonangol. The financing, which has a 7 year tenor, is the first Sonangol financing to extend beyond five years. The Linklaters team was led

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.- LAWFUEL – The Law News Network -Oct. 31, 2005–Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) today announced that Elliot Schrage joined the company as vice president, Global Communications and Public Affairs. Schrage will join the company’s senior management team and report to Google chief executive officer Eric Schmidt. He will manage relations between the company and

1 November – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – International law firm Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP has advised investment company LBO France on the acquisition of the abrasives and diamond tools company Wheelabrator Allevard SA. The acquisition was already approved by the European Commission under the EU Merger Regulation at the end

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 31 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — On October 27 the Department of Justice cleared Verizon Communications Inc.’s acquisition of MCI, Inc. O’Melveny & Myers LLP provided antitrust counsel to Verizon Communications Inc., assisting the company during the Department of Justice, Federal Communications Commission, and state regulatory agencies’ review of