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LawFuel.net – The law in Pennsylvania law that requires the reporting by school officials and others of possible child abuse evidently does not apply to a Penn State administrator accused of remaining silent about allegations that a football coach had molested a child, according to the administrator’s lawyer. Gerald “Jerry” Sandusky has been charged with

November 2011 Skadden advised Alfa-Access-Renova as a shareholder in TNK-Brasil’s $1 billion acquisition of a 45 percent interest in 21 oil and gas exploration blocks located in Brazil’s Solimões Basin from HRT O&G through a farm-in agreement, announced on October 31.

November 2011 JUVE, the leading German publisher of information for the legal community, has recognized Jones Day as Law Firm of the Year for 2011 in Southern Germany. The award is based on a survey of more than 20,000 clients, lawyers, and judges, who evaluate firms throughout Germany on professional competence, strategic alignment, service orientation,

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE Southern District of New York U.S. ATTORNEY PREET BHARARA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ellen Davis, Carly Sullivan, Wednesday, November 02, 2011 Jerika Richardson Bout Convicted on All Four Counts, Including Conspiring to Kill Americans and Conspiring to Provide Material Aid to Terrorists PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE Southern District of New York U.S. ATTORNEY PREET BHARARA DATE: November 2, 2011 Jerika Richardson “As the evidence at trial showed, Viktor Bout was ready to sell a weapons arsenal that would be the envy of some small countries. He aimed to sell those weapons to terrorists for the purpose of

Lawfuel.net – PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and JANICE K. FEDARCYK, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today the arrests of TODD HANSEN, the former President of the United States division of one of the world’s largest

Ranked as a Top Firm in California and Named “Law Firm of the Year” in Technology Law and Antitrust Litigation 11/2/2011 Press Release SAN FRANCISCO (November 1, 2011) – In the second edition of U.S.News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms,” Morrison & Foerster has the 6th most first-tier national rankings out of more than

Lawfuel.net – News Corp lawyers’ briefing notes have cast a major pall over the company, discrediting claims of lack of knowledge over the phone hacking scandal, according to reports from London. According to Julian Pike, a lawyer from the London firm Farrer & Co who was at the time acting for the News of the

LawFuel.net – 2 November 2011 – The NASCAR champion driver Jeremy Mayfield was arrested at his home in Catawba, North Carolina on drugs charges. Allegedly, drugs were found at Mayfield’s home while deputies to the Catawba County Sheriff were searching his home as part of an investigation of stolen property. Also found was approximately $100,000

Surpin Joins DLA Piper’s Technology, Sourcing and Commercial Group (San Diego) November 2, 2011 – DLA Piper announced today that it has brought in Beni Surpin as a partner in its San Diego office. Surpin is joining DLA Piper’s Technology, Sourcing and Commercial group, and the firm’s Intellectual Property and Technology and Corporate practices. Prior