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LAWFUEL – The legal Newswire – Lawyers involved in the Northwest Airlines bankruptcy case have been denied fees of over $4 million. The federal court judge in New York believed they had received enough with their average charge-out rate of $500 an hour. The major beneficiary of the claims – to the tune of $3.5 […]

ORLANDO, Fla.–LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – A federal court’s dismissal here of a cutting-edge “cybersquatting” case should help internet-based businesses avoid similar lawsuits in remote locations. The good news for online businesses and domain name-related companies came when the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, last week granted a motion to dismiss

IRVINE, Calif. (September 12, 2007) – Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP today announced three new attorneys, Jennifer R. McClure, Lisa J. Holmes and Jennifer Wood Dienhart, have joined the firm ’s growing real estate and environmental litigation practice group. McClure joins as special counsel, and Holmes and Dienhart as associates. All three attorneys were

(Washington, D.C.) – LAWFUEL – DLA Piper US LLP announced today that William P. Cook has joined the firm as a partner in the Government Affairs practice in the Washington, D.C., office. Cook, who will serve as the U.S. head of the Communications, E-Commerce and Privacy Practice Group, also brings associate Sydney White, associate Adrian

Addition of Former Snell & Wilmer Partners Strengthens Southwest Presence; Establishes DLA Piper’s Team as Leading Corporate and Securities Group in Phoenix LAWFUEL – Law Firm Newswire – (Phoenix) – DLA Piper US LLP today announced that Steven Pidgeon and David Lewis, leading Phoenix attorneys, will be joining the firm’s Corporate and Securities practice group

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – A Washington Post editorial outlines the pitfalls around presidential candidates like Hillary Clinton, who fall foul of poor laws relating to campaign donors like Norman Hsu. The editorial: Norman Hsu may turn out to be the best thing that’s happened to campaign finance reform in years. The Hsu episode

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – A Portuguese judge has started to examine the files into the disappearance of their four-year-old daughter Madeleine, Sky News reports. He has ten days to read the 4,000-page dossier and review the evidence complied by the Policia Judiciaria – Portugal’s CID. Legal experts said the judge has the power

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The public prosecutor considering the Madeleine McCann case decided within hours of receiving details of the police investigation yesterday to pass it to a judge. The 10-volume report on the Judicial Police’s investigation was delivered through the back door of the public prosecutor’s office in Portimao, near Praia da

(September 11, 2007, Los Angeles, CA) – LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – Robbin L. Itkin, a partner residing in the Century City office of international law firm Steptoe & Johnson LLP, and member of the firm’s Business Solutions Group, is the 2007 recipient of two highly competitive awards. She was recently named to

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