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ST. LOUIS, MO, January 16, 2008 – Celebrated intellectual property attorney and mystery novelist Michael Kahn has joined Bryan Cave LLP as a partner in the firm’s St. Louis office. Mr. Kahn is a trial lawyer with particular expertise in the trademark, copyright, entertainment, libel, and First Amendment areas. His clients have included Oprah Winfrey,

Data losses put focus back on classifying and protecting sensitive data says a new report from the Information Security Forum 16 January 2008: Recent high profile date losses have highlighted the need for better information classification and the implementation of data protection measures based on the level of sensitivity and confidentiality, according to the Information

Legal Newswire – Clyde & Co has advised Speedcar International Limited in relation to the soon-to-be-launched SPEEDCAR Series, a new motor racing series featuring globally renowned drivers, an audience of billions and millions of dollars in prize money. Featuring 24 drivers competing in identical V8 620bhp stock cars, deliberately lacking electronic driver aids the series

LawFuel – See ‘Hot Files’ – Law News – Michael Nifong, the ill-fated former North Carolina DA of Duke-rape-charges fame, has now filed for bankruptcy. The WSJ Law Blog reports that Nifong, who has lost his law license, listed assets of $243,898 and debts of $180.3 million.

www.LawJobsPipeline.com – Retirement looms for increasing numbers of baby boomers and the legal media in the UK have covered moves by Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance to move its retirement practice in line with the new British age discrimination law – something larger firms are perhaps more aware of than ever with age, sex, race

Washington, D.C., Jan. 15, 2008 – LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire – The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today announced the opening of registration for the inaugural CCOutreach BD National Seminar for broker-dealer chief compliance officers. The CCOutreach BD National Seminar, designed to further promote strong compliance practices for the

LawFuel – Republican candidate Dr Ron Paul seems to have defeated Rudolph Giuliani on Tuesday in Michigan, where Giuliani was sixth place with Ron Paul in fourth position. This repeats the Iowa experience for the two candidates. However the republican nomination remains wide open with the race.

Washington, D.C., Jan. 15, 2008 – LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two former San Francisco-area employees of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) with insider trading. According to the Commission’s complaint, Gregory B. Raben, 30, a former PwC auditor, and William Patrick Borchard, 28, a former senior associate in PwC’s

VANCOUVER (January 15, 2008) – LAWFUEL – Legal Announcements – Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes), one of Canada’s leading business law firms, today announced that senior practitioners William Sirett, Bruce Sinclair and Robert Kopstein have joined its Vancouver office. “The addition of Bill, Bruce and Robert will result in Blakes having the pre-eminent securities