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(LAWFUEL) – Victoria Police and the Australian Federal Police have acknowledged the sentencing of the seven men involved in the terrorism trial which was held in Melbourne last year. Operation Pendennis, the court case which was heard over eight months found seven men guilty of a variety of terrorism offences. Those men have now been

Hong Kong (LAWFUEL) – DLA Piper is pleased to announce that Graham Ridler will be leading the firm’s insolvency practice in Hong Kong. Graham, a leading insolvency lawyer with significant international and Asia expertise, joins the office as a Consultant and a member of the Asia Debt and Corporate Restructuring team. His practice focuses on

Arrival Underscores Foley’s Standing as One of the Nation’s Premier Intellectual Property Firms Washington, D.C. (LAWFUEL) — Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Jon W. Dudas has joined the firm as a partner in the

LawFuel For Law News – EEOC General Counsel Will Resume National and International Employment Litigation Practice For more information, contact Jamie Moss, newsPRos, 201-493-1027 (February 2, 2009, Washington, D.C.) – Steptoe & Johnson LLP, a leading international law firm, today announced the return of Ronald S. Cooper as a partner in the firm’s employment litigation

3 February 2009 – LawFuel.co.nz – Legal Jobs & Newswire Service – New Zealand needs to keep up with the opportunities as the rest of the world develops renewable sources of energy, or risk being left behind. That’s according to Bryan Gundersen, partner at Kensington and leader of the firm’s energy and climate change workgroups.

Dallas, Feb. 2, 2009 – LawFuel – Legal Announcements – Lekha Gopalakrishnan joined Winstead PC’s Dallas office from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP as a shareholder in the Intellectual Property Practice Group. Dr. Gopalakrishnan’s extensive legal experience encompasses all areas of intellectual property law including patent procurement in chemical and biological disciplines, technology licensing, and

(LAWFUEL) – The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) today announced the temporary suspension of trading in the securities of Global 1 Investment Holdings Corporation (GOIH) (Global), commencing at 9:30 a.m. EST on February 2, 2009, and terminating at 11:59 p.m. EST on February 13, 2009. The Commission temporarily suspended trading in Global’s securities

Washington, D.C., Feb. 2, 2009 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that Robert L.D. Colby, Deputy Director of the Division of Trading and Markets, will leave the agency in February to join the law firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell in its Washington, D.C. office. Since coming to the Commission 27 years

ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 30, 2009 (LAWFUEL) — The United States Second Circuit Court of Appeals today reversed the dismissal of a massive antitrust class action brought by merchants against the American Express Company (“Am Ex”). The case alleges that American Express in 1999 began a massive effort to take a share of the standard