DALLAS (LAWFUEL) – Attorney Andrew Spaniol, an associate in the Dallas office of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, has been elected to a two-year term on the Board of Directors for Literacy Instruction for Texas (LIFT). Founded in 1961 by the local chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women, LIFT is now one of the
(LAWFUEL) – Two men appeared in Sydney Central Local Court today following two separate attempts to import drugs into Australia. The first man, a 39-year-old Canadian national was charged with importing MDMA (also known as ecstasy) concealed inside stainless steel cooking pots. Investigations began on Sunday (21 December) when Customs officers at Sydney International Airport
Some colleagues of indicted lawyer Marc Dreier, accused of stealing $380 million from hedge funds in investors, believe his alleged crimes may have been driven by a need to support an extravagant lifestyle and the aggressive expansion of his law firm. The Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) spoke to the colleagues and chronicled the excesses
The tightening New Zealand <a href+ legal jobs market may be creating some problems for lawyers seeking legal jobs at home, but the position for solicitors may improve with smaller firms in particular becoming more specialised and more efficient in their delivery of services. LawFuel’s article on the current legal jobs scene in New Zealand
King & Spalding no longer is in the running to acquire the substantial portion of Thacher Proffitt & Wood that it had pursued in recent weeks, according to a lawyer familiar with the negotiations. Altanta-based King & Spalding has been reported to be in talks for weeks to acquire some or all of beleaguered Thacher,
LONDON/BRUSSELS – LawFuel – Law Firm Announcements – Allen & Overy LLP announced today that it advised the underwriters, including BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan as joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners, on the EUR6.36 billion (USD9.8bn) eight for five rights issue by Anheuser-Busch InBev, the recently merged Belgium-based brewer. The proceeds of
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TALLAHASSEE, FL Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced the CyberFraud Section of his Economic Crimes Division has reached a settlement with Media Breakaway, LLC, a Colorado company that markets mobile content for cell phones. Building on earlier agreements with advertising networks, a mobile content provider and a major wireless carrier, todays agreement with Media Breakaway,
NEW YORK — December 19, 2008 — LawFuel – Legal Announcements – Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP is pleased to announce that Josh Dambacher, William H. Gussman and Jason S. Kaplan have been elected partners of the firm and that Scott A. Gold, Neil P. Horne, David J. Karp and Beate Krieger have been elevated
For Immediate Release: Opa-locka, Florida, December 19, 2008 — St. Andrew Missionary Baptist Church, 15000 Northwest 27th Ave, Opa-locka, in cooperation with the City of Opa-locka Police Department, Miami-Dade County, Florida Highway Patrol, along with other partnering agencies, churches and businesses, will host a Gun Buy Back Initiative on Saturday, December 20, 2008, from 10:00
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WASHINGTON (LAWFUEL) — The Internal Revenue Service today announced the selection of seven new members for the Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee (IRPAC). The appointees will join 27 returning members who are in the second year or third year of a three-year term. “IRPAC provides an important role in the tax administration process,” said IRS
