SINGAPORE – January 14, 2008 – International law firm Cassin Law LLC has announced that Paul T. Oki has become a member of the firm. As one of Nigeria’s leading commercial lawyers, Oki advises U.S. and European clients on significant cross-border transactions and business partnerships in telecommunications, aviation, oil and gas, lotteries, infrastructure and other
From 1999 to 2004, the actor Wesley Snipes earned $38 million appearing in more than half a dozen movies, including two sequels to his popular vampire thriller “Blade.” The taxes he paid in the same period? Zero. But unlike other celebrities who find themselves on the wrong side of the Internal Revenue Service, Mr. Snipes
LOS ANGELES, January 14, 2008 – LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire – Loeb & Loeb LLP attorneys secured an order in the Los Angeles Federal District Court granting reconsideration of the previous summary judgment decision that stripped Marilyn Monroe of her posthumous publicity rights. Had the original ruling remained in place, Ms. Monroe’s estate would have
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ATLANTA (January 14) -LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire – Kilpatrick Stockton announced today that it has been honored by the National Law Journal with a prestigious 2008 National Law Journal Pro Bono Award. Only four firms were awarded nationally. The firm was recognized for its work with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (National
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 8, 2008 – LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire – Waldo McMillan, has joined Bryan Cave Strategies LLC as vice president and counsel, after having held high-level positions in both government and the non-profit sector. An affiliate of the international law firm Bryan Cave LLP, Bryan Cave Strategies provides government relations and strategic counsel
www.Lawfuel.co.nz – Legal Jobs & News – The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has today welcomed a move by National Australia Bank (NAB) to tailor its lending practices in recognition of the special needs and circumstances of borrowers in regional and remote Indigenous communities. ASIC’s Acting Executive Director of Consumer Protection, Ms Delia Rickard,
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LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire – Law firm Eversheds has announced further expansion of its global offering with the addition of Swiss law firm Schmid Rechtsanwaelte to Eversheds International. Schmid has offices in both Zurich and Berne, and will operate locally from January 2008 as Schmid Eversheds. The move increases Eversheds’ global footprint to 36 offices
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LAWFUEL – Legal Announcements – Linklaters has advised Credit Suisse Asset Management, manager of the German open-ended real estate fund CS EUROREAL, on the acquisition of 3 Hardman Square, Spinningfields in Manchester from Norwich Property Trust Limited on behalf of the fund. The building, which was designed by Foster & Partners, comprises 180,000 square feet
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SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (January 7, 2008) – LAWFUEL – US Law Firm Announcements – Morrison & Foerster LLP has named 24 new partners from its associate and of-counsel ranks for 2008. The two dozen partners are resident in 10 offices and represent a continuing investment in deepening a number of the firm’s major litigation and
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The problems are mounting for Powell Goldstein. Last week the Atlanta-based firm lost a big chunk of its health care practice group in Washington — and today, two partners and two counsel will leave the firm’s tax and business and finance practices. Those are just the latest in a long list of departures from the
