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LAWFUEL – The Law Firm News Service – Herbert Smith has advised Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley on the HK$13.74 billion (US$1.77 billion) initial public offering of Sino-Ocean Land Holdings, a Beijing-based residential developer on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The company sold 36.6% of its enlarged share capital, or 1.51 billion shares, of which

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – A jury in Los Angeles today convicted three former correctional officers at Chino State Prison on federal charges related to a 2002 incident in which shackled inmates were hurled to the ground. Robert McGowan, 38, of Apple Valley, was convicted of two counts of deprivation of rights under color

SAN JOSE – LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – United States Attorney Scott N. Schools announced that Suzie Moy Yuen pleaded guilty last week to mail fraud and to filing a false tax return. The plea was entered before United States District Judge James Ware. In pleading guilty, Ms. Yuen, 53, of San Francisco, acknowledged

SAN JOSE – LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – United States Attorney Scott N. Schools announced that Suzie Moy Yuen pleaded guilty last week to mail fraud and to filing a false tax return. The plea was entered before United States District Judge James Ware. In pleading guilty, Ms. Yuen, 53, of San Francisco, acknowledged

Los Angeles, California – LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Friday afternoon, Dante Marco Fala, of Canoga Park, made his initial appearance in United States District Court in Los Angeles, pleading not guilty to five counts of tax evasion. Appearing before United States District Judge Manuel L. Real, Fala entered his not guilty plea to

~ Office location is the second of seven opening statewide~ ORLANDO, FL – LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – As part of an ongoing mission to combat the startling escalation of cybercrimes against children, Attorney General Bill McCollum today hosted the grand opening of the Orlando branch of the newly expanded Child Predator CyberCrime Unit.

Scott Joins New York Office From Weil Gotshal; Heller Ehrman Creates New COO Post (NEW YORK) October 15, 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – Heller Ehrman has announced that Brad Scott has joined the firm as Chief Operating Officer. As COO, a new senior staff position at Heller Ehrman, Scott will collaborate

LAWFUEL – US Legal Announcements – MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that former hedge fund manager JOHN H. WHITTIER, the former manager of the Wood River Partners, L.P. (“Wood River U.S.”) and Wood River Partners Offshore, Ltd. (“Wood River Cayman”) hedge funds, was sentenced this

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Randy Charles Harris, 37, of Indiantown, Florida, entered a guilty plea today in Fort Pierce, Florida, to one count of using a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of such conduct and one count of conspiracy to use a minor engaged

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – One of the world’s first successful prosecutions against internet ‘spammers’ has seen two men sentenced to five years in jail in Arizona, the Guardian reports. The two, who sent millions of unsolicited pornographic emails and netted millions of dollars, were the subjects of the first US prosecution under new