DENVER (LAWFUEL) – David M. Gaouette, of Lakewood, Colorado, has been appointed Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado by the United States Department of Justice. Gaouette took over the U.S. Attorney responsibilities at 12:01 am on Saturday, January 10, 2009. Former United States Attorney Troy Eid resigned effective midnight, Friday, January 9, 2009. […]

TUCSON, Ariz. (LAWFUEL) – James Williams, 37, of Tucson, Ariz., was sentenced here on Friday, January 9, 2009, by Chief U.S. District Judge John M. Roll to three years of federal probation and was ordered to pay restitution to the victims of the offense. Williams pleaded guilty on September 23, 2008, to Theft of Government

Asia (LAWFUEL) – DLA Piper’s promotion of 53 lawyers worldwide includes six appointed to its partnership in Asia. In addition to the new partners, another lawyer has been promoted as legal director. Two lawyers were promoted in each of the Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong offices, with one promoted to partner in Tokyo. Partner and

(LAWFUEL) – The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has charged a 48-year-old Nedlands man today in relation to insider trading offences committed in August 2002. The man appeared today in Perth Local Court where it was alleged that he has been involved in offences against the Corporations Act 2001, principally Insider Trading offences. As a result

Tampa, FL – LawFuel.com – Legal Newswire – Today, U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday sentenced IVAN GONZALEZ-BEJARANO, a/k/a “Flaco,” a/k/a “Omar,” a/k/a “Marino,” a/k/a “Don Ruben,” a/k/a “El Vicino,” to a term of life imprisonment for conspiracy to import and distribute over five kilograms of cocaine. On October 17, 2008, Gonzalez-Bejarano was found guilty

NEW YORK (January 12 – LAWFUEL) – Kilpatrick Stockton, leading international law firm, announced today that Frederick L. Whitmer has joined the firm’s fast-growing New York office. Mr. Whitmer, previously co-chair of the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group at Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner, will be a partner in the Kilpatrick Stockton’s internationally-recognized Intellectual

(LAWFUEL) – Clyde & Co LLP is pleased to announce the arrival of partner* David McElveney to head the firm’s Abu Dhabi construction and projects practice. His arrival boosts the firm’s already well established construction and projects practice in Abu Dhabi and, regionally, to a total of 14 partners and associates. David is a recognised

The legal jobs cuts at Clifford Chance have set a gloomy start to the New Year, although by no means unexpected. At Clifford Chance’s London HQ lawyers from each of the firm’s eight practice groups piled into the firm’s windowless auditorium to hear the same pep talk from London management partner Jeremy Sandelson: the decision

January 10, 2009 (by Otto Smyth) According to reports by Panorama City car accident lawyers, a Panorama City accident occurred in the vicinity of Van Nuys in which speed was a factor in the drivers death. According to police a man in his 20’s was speeding at approximately 100 miles per hour on Parthenia at