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LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire – MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and MARK J. MERSHON, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced the arrest late yesterday afternoon of MARTIN BODNER in connection with a scheme to defraud his

LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire – An Oxnard man has pleaded guilty to federal charges for posing as a CIA agent and requesting money from individuals to support his “mission” in Iraq. Larry Lee Risser Jr., 34, pleaded guilty Thursday before United States District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez in Los Angeles. Risser pleaded guilty to one

LAWFUEL – The UK Legal Newswire – Lovells has been shortlisted for Financial Services and Insurance Team of the Year, Most Enterprising Law Firm of the Year and Asia-Pacific Firm of the Year in the Legal Business Awards 2008. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in London on 7 February 2008. Financial

LAWFUEL – US Legal Newswire – Skadden is representing Loews Corporation and Lorillard Inc. in the approximately $15 billion split off of Lorillard, the tobacco company, from Loews, announced on Dec. 17. Loews is a diversified holding company that includes C.N.A. Financial, Bulova, Diamond Offshore Drilling, HighMount Exploration & Production and the Loews hotel chain.

LAWFUEL.co.nz – NZ Legal news & law jobs – Landcare Research has issued Lowndes Associates with carboNZeroCertTM certification. This is the most prominent form of carbon neutral certification in New Zealand, making us the first law firm in the country to be certified carbon neutral. Through our international work and network we have learned that

ARLINGTON, Va.– LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire –Holly Clearman has been hired as the Ron Paul 2008 presidential campaign’s California State Coordinator. The move reflects Texas Congressman Ron Paul’s status as a rising contender for the Republican presidential nomination. “I am honored to be a part of this campaign,” said Holly Clearman, a third generation

Washington, D.C., Dec. 21, 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The continuing resolution funding the Securities and Exchange Commission for fiscal year 2008 since Oct. 1, 2007, is being extended through Dec. 31, 2007. Therefore, fees paid under Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Sections 13(e), 14(g) and 31 of

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 21, 2007 LAWFUEL – Class Actions — On December 6, 2007 Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P. announced that it had filed a class action lawsuit against Morgan Asset Management, Inc., Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc., Regions Financial Corporation, MK Holding, Inc., Regions Financial Corporation, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and certain individuals, officers and directors associated with