LawFuel.com – US PR Legal Service NEW YORK (April 8, 2009) – The April issue of Incisive Media’s The American Lawyer takes a close look at the story behind the seriously flawed legal strategy crafted by Wachtell Lipton to shield client Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. from liability in its busted merger with Huntsman Corporation. When
LAWFUEL.COM – Legal PR Newswire – NEW YORK CITY, April 8, 2009 — Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that Michael Elkin has been named managing partner of the firm’s New York office. He will oversee the nearly 200 lawyers based in New York for the firm. Simultaneously, Elkin was elected to firm’s executive committee.
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LawFuel.com – Legal PR Newswire Service Conservation International and National Geographic Combine Science, Celebrity Talent and Action Packed Fun to Help Protect Endangered Leatherbacks in Great Turtle Race Arlington, VA (April 8, 2009)– Conservation International (CI) and National Geographic will hold a telephone news conference April 15 to kick off the “Great Turtle Race,” with
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LAWFUEL.COM – US Business & Law Newswire – TALLAHASSEE, FL Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced that his office has obtained a court order temporarily prohibiting a Jacksonville company from charging up-front fees for foreclosure-related rescue services. According to the order issued by the Duval County Circuit Court, National Foreclosure Counseling Services Corp. is barred
LAWFUEL.COM – US Legal Newswire – LEV L. DASSIN, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and PATRICIA J. HAYNES, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), announced that GERARD CRILLY, a construction company owner, pleaded guilty today in Manhattan federal court
LAWFUEL.COM – Legal Announcements – LEV L. DASSIN, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, JOSEPH M. DEMAREST, JR., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s New York Field Division, and RAYMOND W. KELLY, the Police Commissioner of the City of New York, announced the arrests early this
Washington, D.C., April 8, 2009 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted unanimously to seek public comment on whether short sale price restrictions or circuit breaker restrictions should be imposed and whether such measures would help promote market stability and restore investor confidence. In June 2007, the SEC voted to eliminate price restrictions.
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PHOENIX (LAWFUEL) – Jesus Inez Garibaldi-Salazar, 39, of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, was sentenced on April 6th by U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell to 87 months in federal prison. Garibaldi-Salazar pleaded guilty on December 4, 2008, to Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. In May 2008, Special Agents with the Drug Enforcement
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DENVER (LAWFUEL) – U.S. Marshals are actively seizing art, homes, vehicles, sports memorabilia and bank accounts as part of an investigation into a ponzi scheme allegedly orchestrated by Shawn R. Merriman. The scheme is thought to have defrauded at least 38 investors or groups of investors of between $17,000,000 to $20,000,000, Acting United States Attorney
DALLAS/AUSTIN/HOUSTON (LAWFUEL) – Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP is proud to announce the election of Dewey Brackin, Jess Frey and Marcus Helt as partners in the firm, effective April 1, 2009. “We are proud that these outstanding attorneys have chosen to accept this new role within our firm and are excited to share this milestone in
