WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2009 – LawFuel.com – The Washington D.C. boutique law firm of Saltman & Stevens, P.C. has announced that Alan F. Holmer has become Special Counsel to the firm. Holmer has a long and distinguished career in government and the private sector, including serving most recently as Special Envoy for China and the
Tokyo – 10 September 2009 – LawFuel.com Legal Announcements – Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is advising Toyota Tsusho Corporation (“TTC”) and Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (“Chubu”) in a strategic partnership with affiliates of Sithe Global Power, LLC (“Sithe Global”). TTC and Chubu, collectively, have acquired 50% ownership stakes in the Goreway Station, an
The hot seat just got a little hotter for Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz in the Bank of America bonus disclosure drama. In a court filing Wednesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission maintained that Wachtell knowingly gave Bank of America bad advice about how it should disclose $5.8 billion in bonuses approved for Merrill Lynch
10 September 2009 LawFuel.com – China, Hong Kong, New York ― DLA Piper advised China Natural Gas Inc. on its successful US$50 million public offering on the NASDAQ Global Market on 9 September 2009 (NASDAQ stock code: CHNG). The partners leading this deal were Gene Buttrill and Rocky Lee, with core team members Jenny Liu
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Finkelstein Thompson LLP is investigating potential shareholder claims arising from the proposed acquisition of Candela Corp. (“Candela” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:CLZR) by Syneron Medical Ltd. (“Syneron”) (Nasdaq:ELOS). Under the terms of the proposed merger, Candela shareholders will receive 0.2911 shares of Syneron stock for each share of Candela
LawFuel.com Legal Announcements – PHOENIX – Mario Bernadel, 51, of Phoenix, was convicted yesterday on 19 Counts of Conspiracy to Commit Mail, Wire and Bank Fraud; Mail Fraud; Wire Fraud; Bank Fraud and Transactional Money Laundering as a result of his involvement in a cash back mortgage fraud scheme. Sentencing is set before U.S. District
The Securities and Exchange Commission released the full report from its inspector general on the bungled investigations of Bernard L. Madoff a little after 5:00 p.m. on the Friday before Labor Day. How’s that for timely disclosure. The report goes into excruciating detail on how the commission missed numerous opportunities to uncover the enormous Ponzi
Making Strides Is American Cancer Society’s Premier Breast Cancer Event WASHINGTON (September 9, 2009) – Kilpatrick Stockton announced today that it is serving as a flagship sponsor of the Washington, DC Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk for the second year in a row. This year, the sixth annual walk will be held Saturday, October
New York, September 8, 2009 – LawFuel.com – Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP announced today that Paul H. Schoeman, most recently the Chief Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, has rejoined the firm’s Litigation Department as a partner. While in the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Mr. Schoeman supervised the office’s
NEW YORK (September 8, 2009) – LawFuel.com – The American Lawyer has announced its sixth annual Am Law Lifetime Achievement Award winners, a distinguished list that this year includes Venable partner and former U.S. Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti and retired Milbank, Tweed partner William Webster who served as FBI and CIA director. In addition, the
