SEC & Australian Authorities Sign Mutual Recognition Agreement

Washington, D.C., Aug. 25, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox, the Australian Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law – Senator Nick Sherry, and Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Chairman Tony D’Aloisio today entered into a mutual recognition arrangement between the SEC, the Australian government, and ASIC. The mutual recognition arrangement […]

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Baker & McKenzie Represents SK Telecom in the Combination of Helio and Virgin Mobile USA

New York, NY, August 25, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – Baker & McKenzie has advised SK Telecom, the top wireless communications provider in Korea, in connection with the combination of its majority owned U.S. venture Helio LLC with Virgin Mobile USA LP, the operating subsidiary of Virgin Mobile USA, Inc. (NYSE: VM). The combination was completed on

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International Law Firm Bryan Cave Grows Its Capacity in France

PARIS, August 25, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – The international law firm Bryan Cave LLP announced today that French attorney (avocat) Jilali Maazouz has joined the French law practice affiliated with Bryan Cave. Upon receipt of regulatory approval, the practice will become Bryan Cave’s Paris office. “Jilali’s experience adds additional strength and depth to the practice in

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NZLegalJobs – Local Authority Legal Work – LawFuel.co.nz – Legal Jobs Daily

LawFuel.co.nz – NZLegalJobs – Check LawFuel.co.nz for this superb opportunity in local authority work.  Are you looking for career advancement?  Want to move your lifestyle to the BOI?  Do you want more family time?  Maybe wineries, arts and crafts or cafes We have a vacancy for an Intermediate Local Government Lawyer.

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Judge’s Order Gags Googling But Not TV – NZ Legal News

LawFuel.co.nz – The NZ Legal Jobs & News site reports that Auckland Judge David Harvey has taken the unusual and unprecedented step of prohibiting publication of two accuseds’ names by digital media while permitting their publication by ‘conventional’ media. The two accused, who are accused of murder, have had their names suppressed from website or

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Three Defendants Plead Guilty for Online Commercial Distribution of Pirated Software – Software Legal News

Defendants Used Multiple Web Sites to Sell Counterfeit Software Worth $2.5 Million WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 LawFuel – Legal Announcements — Three defendants pleaded guilty today to selling counterfeit computer software on the Internet in violation of criminal copyright infringement laws, Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Matthew Friedrich, U.S. Attorney for the Western

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Three Defendants Plead Guilty for Online Commercial Distribution of Pirated Software – Software Legal News

Defendants Used Multiple Web Sites to Sell Counterfeit Software Worth $2.5 Million WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 LawFuel – Legal Announcements — Three defendants pleaded guilty today to selling counterfeit computer software on the Internet in violation of criminal copyright infringement laws, Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Matthew Friedrich, U.S. Attorney for the Western

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A Boomer With ‘Grand Wishes’ Changes The Law! – The Rights of Grandparents

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Aug. 25 LawFuel – Legal Announcements — While Susan Hoffman’s story tugs at the heartstrings, it is not a sob story. The author has published a book about grandparents’ rights and how she was forced into action after the courts refused to let her petition for visitation with her only grandchild. Grand

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The legal slowdown is hitting the most profitable firms the hardest. In the first half of 2008, demand dropped off even more dramatically and expenses increased at a more rapid pace at the top firms, resulting in even greater margin compression and a steeper drop in productivity than experienced by their less profitable rivals.

Since 2001, the legal industry has been characterized by double-digit profit growth, strong demand, solid productivity and controlled expense growth. That all started to change in the second half of 2007, and now, the first half of 2008 looks very different from the previous six years. In a trend that started last year, expense growth

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Sen. Joe Biden, now a Democratic candidate for vice president, paid off a sizable amount of debt last month from the presidential campaign he ended in January.

Sen. Joe Biden, now a Democratic candidate for vice president, paid off a sizable amount of debt last month from the presidential campaign he ended in January. Among the bills paid were some from son Hunter Biden’s Washington law firm, Oldaker, Biden & Belair, which was owed $52,000 at the last filing, according to a

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