ATLANTA, June 18, 2008 (LAWFUEL) — Holzer Holzer & Fistel, LLC is investigating possible violations of federal securities laws by State Street Corporation (“State Street” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:STT). The investigation concerns whether State Street Corporation and others misrepresented the risks associated with its SSgA Yield Plus Fund and/or failed to adequately disclose that the […]
(LAWFUEL) – International law firm Clifford Chance is advising The Carlyle Group on the acquisition of the cash systems business of De La Rue plc, for approximately £360 million. Clifford Chance Partner David Walker comments: “We are delighted to have been involved in this deal for Carlyle which has played to our international strength, involving
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PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA (LAWFUEL) – U.S. Attorney Troy A. Eid of Colorado will join the Honorable Martin J. Jackley, U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, to teach qualified tribal, state and local officers from South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, and North Dakota tomorrow and Wednesday. This special two-day “Criminal Justice Country” training, hosted by
DALLAS (LAWFUEL) – Marcos Ronquillo, Managing Partner of the Texas-based law firm of Godwin Pappas & Ronquillo PC, has been named one of Dallas’ top business defense attorneys by the Dallas Business Journal. Mr. Ronquillo is one of just 15 attorneys selected by the newspaper for a special section titled “The Defenders,” which appears in
PHOENIX (LAWFUEL) – Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven P. Logan returned to the U.S. Attorney’s Office this Spring after completing his second tour of duty in Iraq with the United States Marine Corps. On Monday, June 16, 2008, Lieutenant Colonel Logan traveled to Camp Lejeune, N.C. to receive the Bronze Star Medal. The award was presented
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(LAWFUEL) – As part of its Anti-Spam Initiative, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) today announced the temporary suspension, pursuant to Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), of trading in the securities of Greenstone Holdings, Inc. (Greenstone), a company organized under the laws of Florida and having its
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While most Republicans are likely to consider Rep. Ron Paul of Texas a mere pest, his devoted followers could be a problem for Sen. John McCain in November, writes Jim Brogan. Ron Paul’s decision Thursday to end his bid for the Republican presidential nomination could provide a major boost for the Libertarian candidate’s campaign. There
In the end, says the lawyer who defended the Milberg firm for more than four years, he had no choice: If Milberg was to survive as a law firm, it had to reach a deal with Los Angeles prosecutors to avoid a guilty plea or conviction in the federal probe of kickbacks to lead plaintiffs
Abu Qatada, the radical Islamic cleric described as Osama bin Laden’s “right-hand man in Europe”, has been released from jail after a judge ruled that there were no grounds to keep him in prison. The decision to allow him to return to his home in London – where he will receive around £1,000 per month
MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, RONALD J. TENPAS, the Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, ALAN J. STEINBERG, the Regional Administrator of Region 2 of the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), JOHN H. DUNNIGAN, the Assistant Administrator of the National Ocean
