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13 July 2004 – LAWFUEL – Marcos Daniel Jiménez, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; and Julie Torres, Special Agent in Charge, United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, announced that defendant, Fakeria Shazay Phillips, of Delray Beach, Florida, was sentenced today to a fifteen (15) year mandatory minimum term

Philadelphia, July 14, 2004 – LAWFUEL – The president of the Republic of France, Jacques Chirac, has named Peter J. Tucci, Esq., a partner with the law firm of Piper Rudnick LLP, Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor. Established by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802, the National Order of the Legion of Honor recognizes eminent

July 12, 2004 – LAWFUEL – Twelve former partners of Mancera Ernst & Young joined Baker & McKenzie’s regional and global tax practices today in Mexico. These experienced tax practitioners have specialised in transfer pricing, tax consulting and compliance and international tax. Working with our Global Tax Group, this team of highly-skilled professionals enhances our

12 July 2004 – LAWFUEL – Marcos D. Jiménez, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; and Michael Clemens, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today that defendants, Alexander Anazco, and Asbert Anazco, Alexander’s father, have pleaded guilty to having conspired to obstruct justice and to other substantive

New York, NY, July 12, 2004 – LAWFUEL – Building on the growth of its antitrust practice, Dewey Ballantine LLP, a leading international law firm, announced today that Alison L. Smith has joined the firm as a litigation partner and co-chair of the Antitrust and Trade Regulation practice group. Ms. Smith was previously a partner

PHILADELPHIA, July 12, 2004 – LAWFUEL – Law Offices Bernard M. Gross, P.C. (http://www.bernardmgross.com) announces that a class action lawsuit, numbered 04cv 3259, was commenced in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, before the Honorable Timothy J. Savage, against defendants Commerce Bancorp (“Commerce” or the “Company”)(NYSE:CBH) and Vernon W. Hill,

Washington, D.C., July 12, 2004 – LAWFUEL – On July 1, Charles F. Schill , a partner in the Washington office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, assumed the presidency of the Board of Governors of the Federal Circuit Bar Association, a national organization of attorneys who practice before the United States Court of Appeals for

MIAMI, July 12, 2004 – LAWFUEL – Adorno & Yoss, the largest certified minority-owned law firm in the United States and a Corporate Plus member of the National Minority Suppliers Development Council ( http://www.nmsdc.org ), announced today that it has agreed to combine its practice with 21-attorney Alvarado, Smith & Sanchez, one of California’s largest

BOSTON, July 12, 2004 – LAWFUEL – A Springfield man was convicted Friday, July 9, 2004, in federal court of being a felon in possession of a firearm. United States Attorney Michael J. Sullivan and Paula C. Meara, Chief of the Springfield Police Department, announced that WILFRED TOUSET, age 21, of 82 Westford Avenue, Springfield,

12 July 2004 – LAWFUEL – A joint team from Minter Ellison’s London and Melbourne offices assisted ASX-listed Norwood Abbey Limited with the successful spin-off listing of its subsidiary, Norwood Immunology Limited, by way of admission to the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange (LSE). Bio-tech company Norwood Immunology, which has developed