PHOENIX – LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire – In a private ceremony held late yesterday afternoon and in the presence of her friends and family, Diane J. Humetewa (pronounced hoo-MEE-tee-wah) was sworn in as the United States Attorney for the District of Arizona. Humetewa was sworn in by U.S. District Court Judge Stephen M. McNamee in […]
New York and Dallas — LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Partners from the law firms Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP (K&L Gates) and Hughes & Luce LLP (H&L) today voted in favor of a proposal to combine the two firms, creating a law firm of more than 1,500 lawyers in 23 offices
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WASHINGTON – LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – A film executive and his spouse were arrested today on allegations of making corrupt payments to a Thai government official in order to obtain lucrative contracts to run an international film festival in Bangkok, in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the Justice Department announced
The matter of the Central Intelligence Agency interrogation tapes – and questions about who should investigate their destruction – may be Attorney General Michael Mukasey’s first big challenge at the Department of Justice. Mr. Mukasey has asked Congress and the courts to let his department and the CIA handle the initial probe. Outside inquiries might
Chicago, December 18, 2007 – LAWFUEL – Law Firm Newswire – Sidley Austin LLP announced today that Stanley M. Stevens will join the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in the real estate group. Stevens most recently served as Executive Vice-President, Chief Legal Counsel at Equity Office Properties Trust, where he worked with Sidley on
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LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – A Lomita man pleaded guilty this afternoon to federal charges stemming from his hacking into business kiosks at hotels and stealing credit card information. Hario Tandiwidjojo, 28, pleaded guilty to one count of unauthorized access to a protected computer to conduct fraud. In a plea agreement filed in United
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channel joint venture Hong Kong/Singapore/Tokyo: Leading law firm Clifford Chance has advised Turner Broadcasting, a unit of Time Warner Inc., as international counsel on its equal joint venture with India’s Alva Brothers to launch a general entertainment television channel in India. A team of lawyers from the firm’s Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo offices advised
Jury rejects Pergo’s claim for $85 million in alleged patent infringement damages, finding all asserted claims not infringed and invalid Chicago, IL, December 18, 2007 – LAWFUEL – Baker & McKenzie represented the accused infringers (Alloc, Inc., Berry Wood S.A., members of Beaulieu International Group, and Armstrong World Industries, Inc.) in a patent infringement case
~ Exchange of information from around the state is the next step in strategy development~ TALLAHASSEE, FL – LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire – Attorney General Bill McCollum will bring together statewide policymakers and stakeholders for a two-day Gang Reduction Strategy Summit in Tallahassee beginning tomorrow, December 19, 2007. Designed to obtain input from stakeholders and
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Dallas, Dec. 17, 2007 — LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire – Texas law firm Winstead PC is initiating the Winstead Juris Doctor Scholarship Program targeting first-year, top minority candidates at three Texas law schools including: The University of Texas School of Law, The University of Houston Law Center, and Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.
