Bryan Cave Adds Three Attorneys ST. LOUIS, March 4, 2009 (LAWFUEL) – The international law firm Bryan Cave LLP (www.bryancave.com) announced today that three attorneys have joined the firm. Greg Hummel has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner and will practice with the Real Estate and Banking Client Service Group. Marcy Bergman has […]
A second major US law firm, this time O’Melveny & Myers, has announced cuts affecting hundreds of lawyers and support staff, the day after Orrick announced major staffing cuts. One round of layoffs hasn’t been enough to stem the tide of falling profits at some major law firms, the National Law Journal reports. The cuts
Justice Department officials intend to release more secret legal memos that underpinned the Bush administration’s approach to national security issues, responding to pressure from Democratic lawmakers and interest groups that have sued for access to the sensitive materials, sources said yesterday. At his January confirmation hearing, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said he would
PHOENIX (LAWFUEL) – A Paradise Valley man pleaded guilty today to Willful Failure to File his 2003 Federal Income Tax Return. Mario Alexander Pino, 38, was indicted by a federal grand jury in August, 2008. As part of his guilty plea, Pino admitted to U.S. Magistrate Judge Lawrence O. Anderson that a reasonable estimate of
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PHOENIX (LAWFUEL)- A federal grand jury in Phoenix returned a 1-count indictment today against Mike Kee James, Sr., 64, of Ganado, Ariz., for Embezzlement from an Indian Tribal Organization. James will be summonsed to appear in U.S. District Court for an arraignment on the charge. Winslow Residential Hall, Inc. is a corporation organized under the
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(LAWFUEL)- BSC conference examines the responsibilities on directors to prevent injury and ill-health to their workers and the consequences of failing to act or getting it wrong Directors should be aware that any prosecutions under the new health and safety legislation could find the courts examining the entire safety culture of a business, and not
PHOENIX (LAWFUEL) – Hasham Wael Shawky, 19, of Glendale, Ariz., was sentenced yesterday to 156 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Martone. Shawky pleaded guilty to Assault of a Postal Employee on September 23, 2008. Shawky’s sentence will run concurrently with sentences previously imposed in Arizona Superior Court on related charges.
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DALLAS (LAWFUEL) – John Podvin has joined Haynes and Boone, LLP as of counsel in the firm’s finance practice group in Dallas. Mr. Podvin’s practice will primarily focus on regulatory compliance, mergers and acquisitions, enforcement actions and litigation with respect to banks, financial institutions, and other similarly regulated entities. “John has extensive experience in Federal
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Washington, D.C., March 3, 2009 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced an enforcement action against Los Angeles-based investment adviser M.A.G. Capital LLC and its president and sole owner, David F. Firestone, for taking warrants from three hedge funds that M.A.G. advises without compensating the funds for them. M.A.G. and Firestone agreed to
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DENVER (LAWFUEL) – Marc Harold Ramsey, age 40, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Wiley Y. Daniel to serve 30 months in federal prison for mailing a threatening communication. Following his term of incarceration, Chief Judge Daniel ordered Ramsey to serve an additional 3 years of supervised release. Ramsey must also pay
