LawFuel.com – 3 September, 2009 – PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JAMES J. TREACY, the former President and Chief Operating Officer of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (“Monster”), was sentenced today to two years on securities fraud and conspiracy charges related to the backdating of millions of […]

LawFuel.com – 1 September, 2009 – NEW YORK — The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP today announced that Alper Deniz has joined the bankruptcy and financial restructuring practice in the London office as a partner in Chadbourne & Parke, the Firm’s affiliated partnership. Prior to joining Chadbourne, Deniz, 36, had been a

LawFuel.com – 1 September, 2009 – TALLAHASSEE, FL – Attorney General Bill McCollum today recognized the 100th anniversary of Florida’s public records laws, noting the first public records law was enacted in August 1909. The law declared that all state, county and municipal records be open for a personal inspection of any citizen of Florida.

LawFuel.com – 28 August, 2009 – SAN FRANCISCO – Jeffrey L. Fillerup, partner at Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP, has been certified as a Franchise and Distribution Law Specialist with the California Board of Legal Specialization of the California State Bar. He is one of seventeen attorneys who hold this certification. Fillerup has also

LawFuel.com – 27 August 2009 – Leading international law firm Mayer Brown has announced the promotion of Gillian Sproul as the new head of competition and antitrust for the London office. Gillian advises clients on EU and UK competition law matters. She has an excellent track record of representing clients in cartel and abuse of

LawFuel.com – 26 August, 2009 – Singapore: Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised Citi and UBS on an exchange offer, consent fee offer and new money issuance by Matahari International B.V., a special purpose finance subsidiary of PT Matahari Putra Prima Tbk, one of Indonesia’s largest retail operators. “This transaction marks the welcome

LawFuel.com – 26 August, 2009 – PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, RAYMOND W. KELLY, the Police Commissioner of the City of New York, and JAMES T. HAYES, JR., the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

LawFuel.com – 26 August, 2009 – PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and JOSEPH M. DEMAREST, JR., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced the arrest this morning of HASSAN NEMAZEE, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nemazee

LawFuel.com – 26 August, 2009 – Dallas – Winstead PC welcomed Michael P. Massad, Jr., to the Dallas Office this week. A prominent attorney in bankruptcy, reorganization and business planning law, Massad will work in Winstead’s Business Restructuring/Bankruptcy Practice Group. Massad was previously a partner at Hunton & Williams LLP. “We are delighted that Mike

LawFuel.com – 26 August, 2009 – NEW YORK – Haynes and Boone, LLP continues expanding its international bankruptcy practice with the addition of Michael Foreman, who joins the firm’s New York office as Of Counsel. Mr. Foreman is part of the long-range plans to bolster a practice that has been consistently recognized by Chambers USA