Washington, D.C., Oct. 7, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced additional details on the process and initial steps that the SEC has undertaken to conduct a study on “mark-to-market” accounting, as authorized by Sec. 133 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, signed into law by President Bush last Friday. […]

Washington, D.C., Oct. 7, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a former vice president at national home furnishing retailer Restoration Hardware with insider trading for tipping three friends that the company was about to be acquired, enabling them to make more than $900,000 in unlawful profits when public announcement of the

ATLANTA (October 7) — Senior leaders from more than 65 of the top companies in the U.S. were among those in attendance at the 2008 Kilpatrick Stockton Labor and Employment Law Seminar held September 25 in Atlanta. Distinguished guest speakers, including top executives from Best Buy and H&M, as well as members of Kilpatrick Stockton’s

WASHINGTON, DC, October 6, 2008 — LawFuel – Legal Announcements – Covington & Burling LLP is significantly expanding its national intellectual property litigation practice with the addition of approximately 50 lawyers in California and Washington, DC. Covington is also opening new offices in Silicon Valley, where it already has a large client base, and San

LawFuel – Legal Announcements – R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Michael E. Yasofsky, Jr., Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigations (“IRS”), announced that defendants Omar Mohd Oweis and Anisa Oweis were indicted on tax fraud charges in connection with American Fire Sprinkler Systems, Inc.

<a href=LawFuel – The Law Jobs and Legal NewsWire Bell Gully stands out among New Zealand commercial law firms The firm has achieved top-tier rankings for each practice area featured in the just released 2009 edition of IFLR1000. Bell Gully is named in the top tier of recommended New Zealand firms in banking and project

A former teacher at Mayfield High School in Pasadena pleaded guilty today to a federal charge of possession of child pornography for having hundreds of images on his home computer. David Wakefield Hassler, 62, of South Pasadena, pleaded guilty to the felony offense in United States District Court in Los Angeles. As a result of

<a href=LawFuel – The Law Jobs and Legal NewsWire Thomson Reuters Announces Appointment of New Zealand Country Manager WELLINGTON, New Zealand, 7 October 2008 – Thomson Reuters has announced the appointment of Haydn Davies as Country Manager for its New Zealand legal and regulatory business. As Country Manager, New Zealand, Mr Davies assumes overall management