Addition of Ellen Bastier & 13-Member Team Generates Bicoastal Power For more information, contact Jamie Moss, newsPRos, 201-493-1027 (November 12, 2008, San Francisco) –Reed Smith LLP, one of the 15 largest law firms in the world, experienced a power surge today, with the addition of a 14-member group from Thelen, headed by renewable energy law
Washington, D.C. (LAWFUEL) — Foley & Lardner LLP today announced that litigator David A. Hickerson has joined the firm as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office, working with the White Collar Defense, Securities Enforcement & Litigation, and General Commercial Litigation Practices. Prior to joining Foley, Hickerson was a partner at Weil Gotshal & Manges
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DENVER (LAWFUEL) – Mark Randall Rayborn, age 56, of Lafayette, Colorado, is scheduled to make his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Denver today at 1:30 pm, on charges of making false threats aboard an aircraft, United States Attorney Troy Eid and FBI Denver Special Agent in Charge James Davis announced. Rayborn was arrested
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Washington, D.C., Nov. 12, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Sunnyvale, Calif., network security company Blue Coat Systems, Inc. and its former chief financial officer Robert P. Verheecke, alleging that they backdated stock option grants to executives and employees and reported false financial information to shareholders. The SEC’s complaint alleges that
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ATLANTA (November 12) LAWFUEL – Kilpatrick Stockton announced today that Partner Earle Taylor was formally admitted as a Fellow to the American College of Bond Counsel. Mr. Taylor was honored with this recognition for his accomplishments and legal expertise in the field of bond law. The American College of Bond Counsel was formed in 1995
DENVER (LAWFUEL) – Jack L. Chrisman, age 45, of Greeley, Colorado, was sentenced last week to serve 63 months (over 5 years) in federal prison for possession of a pipe bomb, United States Attorney Troy A. Eid and ATF Special Agent in Charge Richard E. Chase announced. The sentence was pronounced by Senior U.S. District
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(HOUSTON)LAWFUEL – Andrews Kurth LLP is one of only two law firms named to receive the 2008 CEO Diversity Leadership Award. The award is presented annually by Diversity Best Practices (DBP) to recognize leadership and commitment to inclusion and opportunities for all. DBP, the nation’s preeminent organization for diversity thought leaders, will present the award
The White House today challenged president-elect Barack Obama to make good on his campaign promise to close Guantanámo Bay saying “it’s not so easy” to shut down the notorious detention centre. Hopes that Obama would move swiftly to dismantle the detention facility rose after the Associated Press reported today that his legal advisers were drafting
New York, November 11, 2008 – LawFuel – Legal Announcements – Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced that the firm will serve as the primary provider of intellectual property law services for Alcoa Inc. pursuant to an agreement signed last week. According to the terms of the agreement, Greenberg Traurig will perform the majority of Alcoa’s non-adversarial
The demise of the 118-year-old Heller Ehrman has left questions about what went wrong. Heller died because its partners lost confidence in their leaders. And three critical decisions proved to be turning points on the road to Heller’s death. When Heller Ehrman partners gathered at Santa Barbara, California’s Bacara Resort & Spa in March 2007,
