WASHINGTON (LAWFUEL) – Martin Villegas Terrones, a Mexican national, was sentenced to 24 months in prison for his role in an illegal smuggling operation that trafficked in protected sea turtle species, the Justice Department announced today. Along with the prison term, Villegas was sentenced to 3 years of supervised release. Villegas pleaded guilty on March […]

Reynolds will serve at U.S. Embassy as Attorney Advisor in the Rule of Law Coordinator’s Office DENVER (LAWFUEL) – United States Attorney Troy Eid announced today that Assistant United States Attorney Hayley Reynolds will depart shortly to Iraq to serve as an Attorney Advisor in the Rule of Law Coordinator’s Office at the U.S. Embassy

(LAWFUEL) – Australian Federal Police have today charged a 35-year-old Indonesian man with people smuggling offences under the Migration Act. The man is the captain of a vessel intercepted by Australia’s Border Protection Command on 29 September near Ashmore Islands. It will be alleged in court that he captained a vessel as part of an

(LAWFUEL) – IP Australia and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) have entered into an arrangement which will see IP Australia act as an international search and examination authority for certain international patent applications filed with the USPTO. The arrangement, which comes into effect on 1 November 2008, will allow applicants from the

Tauranga based online retailer Baby Universe is pleased to report a 30% increase in sales of high-ticket items over the past 12 months. This result is in contrast to the nationwide retail trend which has been struggling in the same period. Baby Universe director Shame Loomb puts the result down to the working relationship he

LawFuel – International law firm Eversheds has advised on the administration of Willis Gambier, a British furniture importer and supplier of premium-quality furniture to major national and independent retailers such as John Lewis and House of Fraser. Eversheds advised the Bank of Scotland and PricewaterhouseCoopers in which it achieved a sale to Chinese Manufacturer Lacquer

Washington, DC – LawFuel – Law Firm Announcements – Steptoe & Johnson LLP announced today that senior Democratic strategist and former Executive Director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, James J. Bonham, has joined the firm’s Government Affairs & Public Policy practice as Managing Director. Mr. Bonham helps some of the world’s largest companies achieve

Draws on Litigation, Bankruptcy, Corporate, Insurance, Structured Finance, Real Estate New York, October 8, 2008 — LawFuel – Legal Announcements – The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP announced today the formation of a financial crisis task force to provide interdisciplinary advice to clients working through the thicket of problems associated with global

LawFuel – Legal Jobs & Newswire – MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that CHAZ GLYNN, a/k/a “Chaddio,” a/k/a “Bloody Cash,” a member of the Bloods street gang, was found guilty by a jury this morning in Manhattan federal court of ordering a murder in the