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Amsterdam – LAWFUEL – Law Firm Newswire – DLA Piper today announces that insurance litigation lawyers Gerard Endedijk and Nadia Haase have been appointed to its Dutch Litigation and Regulatory practice, respectively as partner and senior associate. Both join on 2 June from Dutch law firm Kennedy Van der Laan Advocaten. Gerard has over 17

Hong Kong: LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire – Leading global law firm Clifford Chance has advised founding shareholder Wu Jieh Yee Company Limited on the joint sale of the Wu family’s controlling stake in Wing Lung Bank to China Merchants Bank. Wing Lung Bank is valued at approximately US$4 billion, or 3.1 times book value. The

MONTRÉAL (May 27, 2008) – LAWFUEL – Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes), one of Canada’s leading business law firms, today announced that Sébastien Vilder will be joining its Financial Services Group as a Partner in Montréal. “Sébastien’s expertise will contribute significantly to the growth of our financial services practice in Montréal,” said Jim Christie,

TAL Reporter Finds Yale Classmates Contest Clarence Thomas’ “15-cent Diploma” Claims NEW YORK (June 2, 2008) – LAWFUEL – Law Newswire – The June issue of The American Lawyer reports that the Am Law Second Hundred, the nation’s 101 to 200th highest-grossing law firms, continued to grow significantly in revenues, profits and headcount, albeit at

Attorney Orchestrated Firm’s Secret Kickback Scheme in Class Actions LOS ANGELES – LAWFUEL – Lawyer News Announcement Service – Melvyn I. Weiss, a founding partner of the New York law firm now known as Milberg LLP, was sentenced this morning to 30 months in federal prison after admitting that he and others concealed secret payment

New York – June 2, 2008 – LAWFUEL – Law Firm Newswire – Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is pleased to announce that Erik Bierbauer and Erich O. Grosz have been named Counsel to the firm, and Felicia A. Henderson, Nicola C. Port, and Gaëtan Verhoosel have been named International Counsel to the firm. Erik Bierbauer,

DENVER (Lawfuel) – On February 21, 2003, Terry Lynn Barton was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard P. Matsch to serve 6 years in federal prison followed by 4 years of supervised release for starting the Hayman Fire, the largest wildfire in Colorado history. Today Barton was released from the Federal Medical Center –

DALLAS (Lawfuel) – The Dallas law firm of Shackelford, Melton & McKinley, LLP, is pleased to announce the addition of noted local bankruptcy attorney Wm. Chris Wolffarth as Of Counsel. In addition to his bankruptcy practice, Mr. Wolffarth handles commercial transactions for a wide variety of companies. “Chris is a tremendously talented attorney, known and

Washington, D.C., June 2, 2008 (Lawfuel) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Walter G. Ricciardi will retire as Deputy Director of the Division of Enforcement in June. He will join the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP as a partner in the firm’s New York office. Mr. Ricciardi,