Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has bagged six new lawyers for its fledgling Beijing arm after a double raid on U.K. giants DLA Piper and Allen & Overy. DLA Piper corporate partner Janet Jie Tang joins Akin Gump as a partner along with a three-lawyer team, comprising corporate lawyers Lu Ying and Zeng Linyan […]
The compromise among the Iraqi factions on the bill for the management of the immense Iraqi oil reserves has failed. The most important disagreement was between Iraqi oil minister Hussain al-Shahristani and some members of the government of the Kurd provinces in the north of Iraq, where there is a lot of oil. Kurds want
Washington D.C. 9/13/2007 LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Ron Paul. Conservative Republican from Texas and a failed Libertarian party presidential candidate in 1988 is on the edge of moving into the inner circle of partisan politics. Many younger Americans with an eye towards moving the country back to a time before Washington became a
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13, 2007 LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire — Notice is hereby given that Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP has filed a Class Action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington on behalf of a class (the “Class”) consisting of all persons or entities who purchased or
LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Ron Paul may be an odds-off bet to win the Republican nomination for the 2008 presidential election, but he’s a standout when it comes to his impact to date. Using every technology at his disposal, the libertarian nominee has nonetheless relied upon his philosophical stance to distance himself from
Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged 69 auditors with issuing audit reports on the financial statements of public companies while they were not registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. The SEC administrative orders name 37 unregistered audit firms and 32
LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Two millionaire businessmen who gave money to help find Madeleine McCann refused today to contribute to the legal fight to clear her parents’ name, the Telegraph reports. The couple’s official spokeswoman, Justine McGuinness, has also decided to step down, it emerged this afternoon. Exhaustion, and the McCanns’ need for
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LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Miami-Dade police spent more than four hours looking for the wrong suspect in the shooting of four officers Thursday morning. Police say they are now searching for 25-year-old Shawn Sherwin LaBeet. Investigators believe LaBeet has been using the identity of Kevin Wehner, whom police first identified as the suspect
HOUSTON – LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Haynes and Boone, LLP announced Thursday that Leigh Ganchan will join the firm’s Houston office to lead its immigration practice group. Ms. Ganchan will advise clients across a vast array of industries on employment visa strategies and citizenship matters, including employment eligibility compliance and preparing individuals for
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Washington, D.C., Sept. 12, 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the completion of the distribution of $267 million to investors harmed by fraudulent market timing in the PBHG Funds between June 1998 and December 2001. Pilgrim Baxter & Associates, Ltd. was the investment adviser to the
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