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TORONTO (June 13, 2005) – Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes), one of Canada’s leading full-service business law firms, today announced that Mark S. Hayes will be joining the Firm’s Intellectual Property Group in Toronto as a Partner. “Mark is a highly regarded IP practitioner,” said Jim Christie, Chairman of Blakes. “His experience and expertise

14 June – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – A Los Angeles man accused of sending scores of hateful letters that threatened Jews and made disparaging remarks about other ethnic groups was arrested this morning on federal charges of mailing threatening communications. Stanley C. Jaroszenski, who often used the nom de plume “Stan Jay,”

Lawfuel.com – 14 June – LawFuel.com reports on Michael Jackson’s acquittal on child molestation charges and the bitter defeat handed to the prosecutor who tried to pin child molestation charges on the singer over the past decade.

New York, NY – June 13, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP announced today that it has expanded its commitment to The Door Legal Services Center through the creation of a Chadbourne & Parke Fellowship. Christa Stewart, Director of The Door Legal Services Center, commenting on the Fellowship

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 14 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — The families of three U.S. Army personnel who were killed when the airplane transporting them across Afghanistan slammed into a mountain are now filing suit for negligence against Blackwater. Blackwater is a large civilian contractor to the U.S. military and provides both support

June 13, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Fulbright & Jaworski has joined twenty-eight other legal organizations to launch the Electronic Discovery Reference Model Project. Formed to address inconsistencies in the electronic discovery market, the project’s primary goal is to place a documented reference model in the public domain by May 25,

COLCHESTER, Conn., June 11 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — On behalf of client shareholders, Scott + Scott LLC today announced that a class action has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California for the benefit of purchasers of the common stock or other securities of

June 13 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – On June 9, Cravath partner Jeff Smith will serve as a panelist in a national teleconference on the topic of electric power climate risk disclosure. Panelists will discuss what obligations, if any, power companies have to disclose their climate risk, what a climate risk report

13 June – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – LawFuel.com’s lead story from the NY Law Journal covers a lawsuit filed by a gay senior associate in the LA office of White + Case claims two partners in the office made unwelcome sexual advances.

11 June – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Gibson Dunn has created a new pro bono award to encourage and recognize pro bono efforts by the firm’s lawyers. The Frank Wheat Memorial Award will be presented annually to the Gibson Dunn lawyer or group of lawyers who have demonstrated leadership and initiative in