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LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Herbert Smith has continued the expansion of its highly regarded Financial Services Regulatory (FSR) practice with the hire of Patrick Buckingham. Patrick joined the firm as a partner on 10 September 2007 having previously been European Regulatory Counsel at Lehman Brothers. While at Lehman Brothers, Patrick had responsibility for

LAWFUEL – Department of Justice U.S. Attorney Troy Eid District of Colorado Statement by Troy Eid regarding Kathee Tafoya’s appointment as a U.S. District Magistrate Judge in Colorado. “Kathee Tafoya has gained national attention for her no-nonsense leadership in Colorado’s largest-ever gang takedown last spring. She is a trusted friend, a public servant of quiet

LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – The Lawyer reports that the deals slowdown hasn’t bothered Mayer Brown. It’s rebranded, opened in Brazil with a raid on Clifford Chance and hired corporate rainmaker William Charnley – all in a matter of weeks. Corporate rainmakers are in short supply. However, Charnley’s performance at McDermott Will & Emery’s

DALLAS – LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The health care law firm of Stewart Stimmel LLP is pleased to announce that four partners in the 14-attorney practice have been selected as 2007 Texas Super Lawyers by the publishers of Texas Monthly and Law & Politics Media Inc. Selected for this honor were James “Mac”

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Mr Anthony John Brownlee, of Stanmore in New South Wales, has been sentenced in the Downing Centre Local Court to nine months imprisonment with a minimum term of three months imprisonment, after pleading guilty to six charges brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Mr Brownlee was

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The use and prevalence of termination for convenience clauses in a wide range of commercial contracts is increasing. These have historically been used by Government organisations in their contracts but, progressively, termination for convenience clauses are more frequently included in contracts involving both private sector and Government parties. There

LAWFUEL – The Law Practice Newswire – October 26 – 27, 2007 Hilton on the Park – Melbourne The 2007 Legal Management Summit registrations are now open. This years Summit program focuses on leading trends in legal practice management and has specifically targeted presenters who are leading edge and highly intuned with the Australian Legal

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and MARK J. MERSHON, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today that DENNIS MICHAEL NOURI, the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and President of Smart

HOUSTON–LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP announces that Steven L. Roberts, formerly of Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, has joined the firm’s Houston office as a partner in the Litigation Practice. Roberts’ arrival follows closely behind that of Rachel Giesber Clingman. Mr. Roberts has nearly 30 years of courtroom experience, with