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Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled enforcement proceedings against HSBC Bank USA, N.A., which will pay a $10 million civil penalty and approximately $500,000 in disgorgement for allowing its name and logo to be used in connection with a Florida-based offering

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – (New York, New York) – Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP announced today that Jordan J. Metzger has joined the firm as a partner in the real estate and finance practice group in New York. Mr. Metzger brings extensive experience in real estate transactions, with an emphasis on

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The GRI – which rated New Zealand DB2b as at September 2007 – is part of Dun & Bradstreet’s Country Risk Report, which provides political, commercial, macro-economic and commercial risk analysis on 131 countries across the globe. The highest possible GRI rating is assigned to countries that display the

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – A Newport Beach lawyer and a San Diego County man were indicted today on federal fraud and money laundering charges in relation to a “high-yield” investment program that took more than $1 million from victims who were promised rates of return as high as 40 percent a week. Attorney

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The FBI will host an Agroterrorism Comprehensive Integrated Training Exercise in Seattle, Washington, on Thursday, September 27, 2007, as part of a weeklong training workshop. The FBI works closely with the food and agriculture industries, which are regarded as essential components of our nation’s infrastructure, to guard against potential

Eight Years After Passage of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Key Provisions Will Now Be Implemented Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Ending eight years of stalled negotiations and impasse, the Commission today voted to adopt, jointly with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), new rules that

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has laid charges against the former directors of gold exploration company, Chameleon Mining NL (CHM), for allegedly providing false and misleading information in relation to an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Mr Landan Roberts of Dee Why, New South Wales, and Mr Gregory

ATLANTA (September 19) – LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Kilpatrick Stockton announced today that Kilpatrick Stockton attorney Shyam Reddy was a featured panelist at the League of Women Voters of Dawson and Pickens Counties Monday night. The event, “Safeguarding US Democracy: Promoting an Independent Judiciary,” was part of the League’s 2007 Constitution Day commemoration.

LAWFUEL- The Legal Newswire – The judge in record producer Phil Spector’s murder trial decided Wednesday not to allow the deadlocked jury to consider a lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter. “It’s not so much the words, it’s basically the timing when they’ve reached an impasse,” Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler told attorneys. He said

Two Lawyers Return to One of Southwest’s Strongest Practices PHOENIX, Sept. 19 LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire — Global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. today announced new additions to the corporate and securities law practice in the firm’s Phoenix office, welcoming back two lawyers who are returning to Squire Sanders from senior