LawFuel – Legal Announcement Service – DLA Piper has appointed Maricla Pennesi as partner in its Italian Tax practice. Maricla joins DLA Piper from Deloitte, where she was a partner. Maricla has over 19 years’ experience in domestic and international tax, including restructuring and business planning, transfer pricing issues, M&As, due diligence and tax planning […]

Los Angeles, California – LawFuel Legal Announcement Service – On September 29, 2008, United States District Judge Christina A. Snyder sentenced a Los Angeles woman to 14 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for filing over 100 false federal income tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service. In addition to

LawFuel Legal Jobs Online – Here’s an inhouse counsel role – Reporting to the General Counsel, you will work closely with business groups within the company (including our overseas offices) and external legal counsel, providing legal advice to assist in the day-to-day running of the company. You will also assist in providing legal advice on

Former Zappos GC, Steve Gasser to Help Develop Silicon Valley Base in E-Commerce and New Media For more information, contact Brad Wise, newsPRos, 415-659-5669 (October 1, 2008, San Francisco, CA) – Reed Smith LLP, one of the 15 largest law firms in the world, continues its West Coast expansion with the addition of another high-profile

LawFuel – A federal grand jury in Santa Ana today indicted former congressional candidate Tan Nguyen on a federal obstruction of justice charge, announced Grace Chung Becker, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, and Thomas P. O’Brien, U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California. The indictment alleges that Nguyen made misleading

More Than 100 Leading Women Executives Shoot it Out at Kramer Levin’s Women’s Billiards Night New York, October 1, 2008 – LawFuel – Legal Announcements – More than 100 prominent female business executives and lawyers gathered for Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP’s Women’s Billiards Night at Slate Plus in New York City on September

PHOENIX (LAWFUEL) – Shawn Michael Cole, 40, of Honolulu, Hawaii, was sentenced here yesterday to seven years in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Susan R. Bolton. Cole pleaded guilty on May 20, 2008 to Sexual Abuse of a Minor and Abusive Sexual Contact. Both crimes were committed aboard an aircraft. At the completion of

Washington, D.C., Oct. 1, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued the following statement concerning short selling: The Commission has taken steps during recent weeks to address concerns regarding short sales in light of the ongoing credit crisis. These efforts relating to short sales have focused particularly on the securities of financial

October 1, 2008 — LawFuel – Chadbourne & Parke LLP’s Russia Practice has recently been awarded the International Law Office (ILO) Client Choice Award for 2008. The Russia Practice has also been recognized by Acquisition Finance Magazine as Legal Advisor of the Year. ILO, one of the largest online legal update services and online partner