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William Lutz, Disclosure and Transparency Expert, Tapped to Lead Effort Washington, D.C., June 24, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox today announced the kickoff of an ambitious effort to examine fundamental questions about the way the SEC acquires information from public companies, mutual funds, brokers, and other regulated entities, and the

WASHINGTON (LAWFUEL) — The Internal Revenue Service today announced an increase in the optional standard mileage rates for the final six months of 2008. Taxpayers may use the optional standard rates to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes. The rate will increase to 58.5 cents a

Highest ranked law firm; Recognized for Most Generous Staff ATLANTA (June 24)(LAWFUEL) — Kilpatrick Stockton announced today that it was named among the top 12 employers in Atlanta according to Atlanta Magazine’s first ranking of the city’s best places to work. Kilpatrick Stockton was the highest ranked law firm on the list. The firm was

Defendants Hassan Saied Keshari and Traian Bujduveanu were arrested on charges of conspiring to export military aircraft parts to Iran, announced R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Michael Johnson, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Export Enforcement, Anthony V. Mangione, Special Agent in Charge, U.S.

SANTA ANA, Calif. – LawFuel – Legal Announcements – Dr. Henry Samueli, the co-founder and former chief technical officer of Broadcom, Inc., pleaded guilty today to making a false statement in testimony before the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to that agency’s investigation into options backdating at the Irvine-based technology company. Samueli, 53, of Carona

WASHINGTON (June 23, 2008) (LAWFUEL) – Clutch Group, a global provider of legal support services, was rated the top Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) company worldwide in the 2008 Black Book Top Vendors survey conducted by the Brown-Wilson Group, an outsourcing consultant firm and publisher of the Black Book. In addition to its overall number one

LOS ANGELES, June 23, 2008 (LAWFUEL) — Liner Yankelevitz Sunshine & Regenstreif LLP (“LYS&R”) has commenced an investigation relating to Fifth Third Bankcorp (“Fifth Third” or the “Company”) and potential violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). The investigation centers on investments in Fifth Third stock in the Fifth Third Bankcorp

Washington, D.C., June 23, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the distribution of approximately $26.6 million to more than 250 investors in the Banc of America Securities LLC (BAS) settlement. In March 2007, BAS paid $26 million in disgorgement and penalties to settle SEC charges that the firm published false research

HARTFORD, Conn., June 23, 2008 (LAWFUEL) — The law firm of Schatz Nobel Izard, P.C., which is one of the leading firms in the country representing employees who lost money investing in company stock in their 401(k) retirement plans, is investigating potential claims against Lehman Brothers Holdings (“Lehman Brothers” or the “Company”) (NYSE:LEH) for violations