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Tyson Foods and Don Tyson Settle and Pay Penalties of $1.5 Million and $700,000 Washington, D.C., April 28, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it has instituted settled enforcement proceedings against Tyson Foods, Inc. and its former Chairman and CEO Donald “Don” Tyson. The

New York, April 28, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – With widespread acceptance of public private partnerships (PPP) already established in Europe, global industry representatives, including NFL Commissioner Paul J. Tagliabue, recently noted at a conference hosted by Dewey Ballantine in New York that PPPs are beginning to gain momentum in the

Hong Kong – April 29 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Clifford Chance has once again been named “Best Funds Law Firm” at the FinanceAsia / AsianInvestor Magazine 2005 Achievement Awards. The prestigious award reflects the firm’s outstanding reputation and expertise in this sector. Now in its [fourth] year, the award seeks to

29 April – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura counties will receive a total of $1.42 million from the Department of Justice to help solve “cold” cases and to identify missing persons through the use of DNA evidence. The three grants are part of $14.2 million in grants that

Palo Alto, CA—29 April – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham (K&LNG) is pleased to announce the May 2, 2005 opening of its newest office in Palo Alto, California. With existing offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco, K&LNG’s Palo Alto office strengthens the firm’s presence in California and

29 April – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Two former top officials, including the ex-CEO, of Homestore.com, Inc. have been charged in both criminal and civil cases that allege they directed and participated in a scheme to inflate the company’s on-line advertising revenues through a series of fraudulent transactions in 2001. Stuart Wolff,

29 April – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – LawFuel.com’s lead story from the American Lawyer looks at who are America’s biggest, deal-making law firms.

CHICAGO – 29 April – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Twenty-eight McGuireWoods partners have been named Illinois Super Lawyers in a recent study by Law & Politics magazine. The findings were published in the May 2005 edition of Chicago magazine. 40% of McGuireWoods partners in its Chicago office were included in the results.

29 April – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Five men who participated in an insider trading ring that used non-public information obtained from two investment banking firms to trade stocks and collectively earn profits of more than $970,000 have been charged with conspiring with each other to commit fraud. The cases filed in

Philadelphia, Pa. – April 28, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Pepper Hamilton LLP announced that M. Kelly Tillery, a national authority in intellectual property and anti-counterfeiting protection, will join the firm on May 1 as a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in Philadelphia. “Kelly focuses his practice on IP