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Aw, Jeez. We’ll admit it: we got a little excited earlier today when we read the news about Brown Rudnick rescinding its deferral offer. Could it be, we mused, that this was the faintest glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel? The lighthouse in the fog? The distant finish line at the end of a long, brutal march up a body-strewn mountain? We actually ran to Times Square to see if any lawyers had taken to the streets and begun making out, V-J Day style.

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But nope. No smooching lawyers. Just some sweaty tourists asking us the location of the nearest Sbarro. And now we know why: Things might be getting marginally better in BigLaw, but the turnaround ain’t going to be swift. It, like the economy at large, is going to take a long long time. The news on

Aw, Jeez. We’ll admit it: we got a little excited earlier today when we read the news about Brown Rudnick rescinding its deferral offer. Could it be, we mused, that this was the faintest glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel? The lighthouse in the fog? The distant finish line at the end of a long, brutal march up a body-strewn mountain? We actually ran to Times Square to see if any lawyers had taken to the streets and begun making out, V-J Day style. Read More »

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges Property Owner with Fraudulently Selling Bronx Building for $5.9 Million

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LawFuel.com – 21 August, 2009 – PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the filing of an Indictment yesterday charging MARK M. BENUN with four counts of interstate transportation of the proceeds from the fraudulent sale through mortgage fraud, for more than $5 million, of a building

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Sidley Austin LLP Names Nadine M. Lacombe Director of Diversity

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LawFuel.com – August 21, 2009 – Chicago — Sidley Austin LLP announced today that Nadine M. Lacombe has joined the firm as the global Director of Diversity, effective August 17, 2009. Ms. Lacombe is a lawyer with years of experience in developing and administering policies and programs designed to promote and maintain a diverse and

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Louisiana Parolee Pleads Guiltyto Federal Charge of Aggravated IdentityTheft

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LawFuel.com – 20 August, 2009 – Jacksonville, FL – United States Attorney A. Brian Albritton announces that Clinton Edward Bell (age 51, of Nassau County) today pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft. Bell faces a mandatory minimum of two years in federal prison. According to court documents, from 1982 – 1984, Bell was convicted in

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Lakeland Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Then-President-Elect Obama

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LawFuel.com – 20 August, 2009 – United States Attorney A. Brian Albritton announces that Nathan Wine (age 21, of Lakeland) pleaded guilty today to making a threat against then-President-Elect Obama. Wine faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison. Wine had been indicted on January 15, 2009. According to facts disclosed at Wine’s

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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges President of Title Insurance Agency with Misappropriating Millions of Dollars Worth of Funds

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LawFuel.com – 20 August, 2009 – PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that BRIAN H. MADDEN was indicted today on charges that he misappropriated and embezzled over $4.7 million of escrow, client, and other operating funds from three title insurance agencies that he controlled and operated in

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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges International Arms Trafficker with Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy

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LawFuel.com – 20 August, 2009 – PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and MICHELE M. LEONHART, the Acting Administrator of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), today announced that JAMAL YOUSEF, a/k/a “Talal Hassan Ghantou,” an international arms trafficker, was charged with participating in a narco-terrorism conspiracy.

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Foley & Lardner Adds Jonathon Moskin to Intellectual Property Department in New York Office

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LawFuel.com – 20 August, 2009 – New York – Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Jonathan E. Moskin has joined the firm as a partner in the New York office working with the Intellectual Property Litigation and Trademark, Copyright & Advertising Practices. Moskin has acted as lead trial and appellate counsel in trademark, copyright

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