Firm Becomes Signatory of the ABA/EPA Law Office Climate Challenge ATLANTA (September 4) — (LAWFUEL) Kilpatrick Stockton announced today that it will launch a firm Green Initiative effective October 1. As a centerpiece to the firm’s Green Initiative, the firm also announced that it has become a signatory to the recently adopted ABA/EPA Law Office […]
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Just two weeks after merger talks between Baker & McKenzie and Heller Ehrman broke down over conflicts issues, Heller has entered into talks with Mayer Brown. News of the discussions was broken by Legal Week’s sister title The American Lawyer last week, with sources close to both firms revealing that California-based Heller is aggressively pursuing
The Inter-Pacific Bar Association is pleased to announce that the IPBA Scholarship Programme is now open to prospective Scholars for 2008. This Programme enables Young Lawyers to attend the IPBA’s Nineteenth Annual Meeting and Conference which will be held in Manila from April 29 – May 2, 2009. What is the Inter-Pacific Bar Association? The
LawFuel – MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, JOHN P. GILBRIDE, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Office of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), and PETER J. SMITH, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Immigration
LawFuel – Last Friday Simpson Grierson commercial lawyer Andrew Lewis had his farewell afternoon tea in the Shortland Street offices before heading to Norton Rose, Dubai to join Bell Gully’s Andrew Abernethy, both of whom had been shoulder-tapped for the mid-east office of he fast-expanding City-based firm. <a href= See LawFuel.co.nz
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Keynote address: Trends in credit markets – Grant Spencer, Deputy Governor and Head of Financial Stability, Reserve Bank of New Zealand Discussion topics: • Dealing with, and advising distressed individuals • Advising Companies and Directors in the twilight zone • Lender liability – statutory / regulatory issues • The lender viewpoint • Voluntary Administration –
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LawFuel – Legal Jobs wire – Lawyers need to be mindful of their potential vulnerability to unsatisfactory conduct complaints, warns the society’s Public Issues Committee in a paper entitled What are the costs to lawyers and clients of complying with the new compulsory client regime? Full report at: <a href= LawFuel.co.nz Online Law News &
LawFuel – NZ Legal Jobs Online – A popular clothing and home goods company has pleaded guilty to breaching the Fair Trading Act and has been fined $8,500 in the Auckland District Court for marketing and selling shawls advertised as silk blend pashmina, when they were not. Between February 2007 and November 2007 Ezibuy sold
WASHINGTON — LawFuel – The Internal Revenue Service is providing tax relief to victims of Hurricane Gustav in affected areas of Louisiana. The IRS is postponing until Jan. 5, 2009 deadlines for taxpayers who reside or have a business in the disaster area. The postponement applies to return filing, tax payment and other time-sensitive acts
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Washington, D.C., Sept. 3, 2008 – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the appointment of Paul A. Beswick as Deputy Chief Accountant for Professional Practice in the agency’s Office of the Chief Accountant. Previously, Mr. Beswick served as a senior advisor to the SEC’s Chief Accountant. As Deputy Chief Accountant, Mr. Beswick will play
