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LawFuel – The Law Jobs and Legal NewsWire New Zealand’s largest cartel case to date has resulted in further heavy penalties for companies and individuals involved in the cartel in the timber preservatives industry. Three Nufarm companies, which operated the Fernz Timber Protection brand, have been fined a total of $1.9 million for price-fixing and […]

Governor Pataki, Other Firm Attorneys To Lead Team New York, February 11, 2008 — LAWFUEL – Law Newswire – Building on its international reputation in energy and environmental issues, Chadbourne & Parke LLP announced today that it has formed a Climate Change practice to help clients with the legal and economic impact of global warming.

LAWFUEL – William S. Lerach, a former name partner in the law firm now known as Milberg Weiss, was sentenced today to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty last year to a federal conspiracy charge and acknowledging that he and others concealed secret payment arrangements that Milberg had with named plaintiffs in class-action

Restaurant’s Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Related Charges Los Angeles, California – LAWFUEL – Legal Announcements – This morning, the owner of Barsac Brasserie, a restaurant located in North Hollywood, pleaded guilty to two counts of tax evasion for the years 2003 and 2004. Appearing before United States District Judge Otis D. Wright, James Saliba,

IRVINE, Calif. (February 11, 2008) – Douglas J. Evertz and Steven C. Knoblock have joined Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP, one of California’s leading full-service law firms, in the firm’s Real Estate and Environmental Litigation practice group. Evertz and Knoblock will serve as Partner and Of Counsel, respectively. “Steven and Doug are both valued

NORTH CAROLINA (February 11) — Kilpatrick Stockton announced today that 19 of the firm’s attorneys were selected as North Carolina Super Lawyers. This distinction denotes that these lawyers attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement as some of the State’s pre-eminent lawyers. In addition to this prestigious list, partner Jim Kelly was

Firm’s US-China Growth and Integration Accelerate To Capture Global Expansion of Asian Companies (February 11, 2008, Los Angeles, CA) – LAWFUEL – Law Firm China Newswire – Reed Smith LLP, one of the 15 largest law firms in the world, today announced the addition of the highly experienced cross-cultural lawyer Jinshu “John” Zhang as a

London, 11 February, 2008 – LAWFUEL – Law Newswire – Debevoise & Plimpton LLP was named “US Law Firm of the Year” at the Legal Business Awards 2008 ceremony in London last week. Legal Business described the firm as “among the boldest and most forward thinking of global players”. James A. Kiernan, Managing Partner for

The Firm’s Public Finance and Energy Clients to Benefit Greatly from Howell’s Experience HOUSTON – LAWFUEL – Andrews Kurth is pleased to announce that Donald L. Howell has joined the firm’s Houston office as Of Counsel to the Public Law section. Howell is a nationally recognized energy and public finance lawyer. His reputation, experience and