LAWFUEL – Legal Announcement Service – Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is advising Liberty Mutual Group (“Liberty Mutual”) in a definitive agreement with Safeco Corporation (“Safeco”) pursuant to which Liberty Mutual will acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of Safeco for $68.25 per share in cash. The proposed transaction is valued at approximately $6.2 billion.
LAWFUEL – Law Firm Newswire – The United States Lawyer Rankings has named Larry W. Nettles, a partner at Vinson & Elkins, as the top rated environmental lawyer in the nation. Mr. Nettles, who has practiced environmental law full-time with V&E since 1981, also has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America and Americans Leading
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With his joint appearance alongside Bill Cosby on Thursday night, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Marvin Arrington continues an arc that is bringing growing fame as one of the newest voices calling — or shouting — for a renewed focus on self-respect and education among the black youth that too often end up in his
<a href= Baker & McKenzie REIT Report LAWFUEL – From 6 April 2008, a new form of regulated tax-advantaged real property investment company known as a “property authorised investment fund” (PAIF) will become available in the UK. It is modelled on existing rules for open-ended equity and bond authorised investment funds in the UK. A
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DENVER (Lawfuel) – Troy A. Eid, United States Attorney for the District of Colorado, and Jeffrey Copp, Special Agent in Charge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Colorado, announced that JOSE BENEDICTO JOSE-ZACARIAZ, age 28, of Guatemala, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Wiley Y. Daniel to serve 42 months in federal prison
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HARTFORD, Conn., April 25, 2008 (Lawfuel) — The law firm of Schatz Nobel Izard P.C., which has significant experience representing investors in prosecuting claims of securities fraud, announces that a lawsuit seeking class action status has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of all
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<a href= Law Jobs Pipeline The good old State Bar of New York has come out with a work/life balance report that shows that the holy grail of work/life balance is as elusive as ever, with lawyers missing out on the chance to play a part not only in the community, but also in their
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Los Angeles, California – Appearing in United States District Court in Los Angeles this morning, the owner / operator of G Ray Hawkins Gallery, an art gallery located in Los Angeles, was sentenced by United States District Judge Dean D. Pregerson to spend 12 months and one day in federal prison for his participation in
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The FBI director and a Republican congressman sketched out a far-reaching plan this week for warrantless surveillance of the Internet. During a House of Representatives Judiciary Committee hearing, the FBI’s Robert Mueller and Rep. Darrell Issa of California talked about what amounts to a two-step approach. Step 1 involves asking Internet service providers to open
