The role of Contracts Coordinator offers a unique opportunity to contribute your contract management and relationship skills. Reporting to our in-house Legal Counsel, based in Rotorua, your responsibilities will be: • Carry out an assessment of all contracts to ensure completion and appropriate direction for review • Monitor and administer the progress of contracts through […]

A federal jury in Miami today convicted Roy M. Belfast Jr. of crimes related to the torture of people in Liberia between April 1999 and July 2003, the Department of Justice and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced. Belfast, 31, a/k/a Chuckie Taylor, Charles Taylor Jr., Charles Taylor II and Charles McArther Emmanuel, was

LawFuel – Legal Announcements – United States Attorney MICHAEL J. GARCIA announced today that $549.2 million was collected on behalf of the United States in the Southern District of New York during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008. The funds collected included payments on criminal fines and restitutions, property forfeited in criminal prosecutions and

LawFuel – Legal Announcements – Illicit trade is undermining moves to establish a single market in East Africa according to a report issued today at the East Africa International Business Forum in Kigali. The Forum which is being convened by the Commonwealth Business Council, East African Business Council (EABC) and held under the leadership of

LawFuel – The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) today called on the Egyptian government to investigate death threats received by Nasser Amin, Director General, Arab Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession (ACIJLP), and Mr Hammad Wadi Sannd, ACIJLP researcher. On 25 October 2008, the ACIJLP received an e-mail

Washington, D.C., Oct. 30, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Miami resident Andres L. Pimstein and two private companies, The Bottom Line of South Florida, Inc. and Summit Trading LLC, with securities fraud for conducting a $30 million Ponzi scheme. The SEC’s complaint alleges that from at least 2005 to April

Chicago, October 30, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – Baker & McKenzie has announced plans to expand its presence in the Gulf when it enters Abu Dhabi later this year. The Firm has been active in the Saudi Arabia market since the mid-1970s and opened in Manama, Bahrain in 1999. The Abu Dhabi office will become the Firm’s

WASHINGTON (LAWFUEL) – Haynes and Boone, LLP joins a select number of law firms that will represent the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in project finance and other transactions that support the development of alternative sources of energy. “We are thrilled and honored that the DOE has approved Haynes and Boone to act as Project

DENVER, Oct. 30, 2008 (LAWFUEL) — Dyer & Berens LLP (www.DyerBerens.com) today announced that a class action has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of all purchasers of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (“Cadence” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:CDNS) common stock during the period between April 23,

NEW YORK, Oct. 29, 2008 (LAWFUEL) — On October 28, 2008, Scott+Scott LLP filed a class action lawsuit against Constellation Energy Group, Inc. (“Constellation Energy” or the “Company”) (NYSE:CEG) and certain officers and directors of the Company in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. The action is on behalf of those purchasing