Andrew Brereton and Lee Taylor join partnership in Singapore from 1 May Singapore: LAWFUEL – International law firm Clifford Chance LLP today announced the election of 35 lawyers to the partnership from the firm’s 27-office global network. The new partners include finance specialist Andrew Brereton and corporate expert Lee Taylor, both based in Clifford Chance’s […]
Washington, D.C., April 7, 2008 – LAWFUEL – The Securities and Exchange Commission today took action to stop a sophisticated Internet scheme that stole the identities of unsuspecting individuals and netted more than $66,000 in illicit profits in just seven weeks. In a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of
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WASHINGTON — LAWFUEL – The Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers who owe but can’t pay in full that several options are available to help them meet their tax obligations and save money by the April 15 filing deadline. Taxpayers should file their return on time, pay as much as they can with their return and
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IRS Continues Efforts to Reach People for Stimulus Payments WASHINGTON — LawFuel – Legal Announcements – With the April 15 tax filing deadline quickly approaching, the Internal Revenue Service today reminded taxpayers that free help is available and announced extended hours at some locations. Free assistance also is available to retirees, disabled veterans and others
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LAWFUEL – Two men – one a Chinese national and one a naturalized United States citizen – who were arrested early Saturday morning at Los Angeles International Airport were charged today with attempting to bring 10 thermal-imaging cameras to the People’s Republic of China without obtaining the necessary licenses. Tah Wei Chao, 52, and Zhi
Princess Diana was unlawfully killed due to the “gross negligence” of driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi, an inquest jury has found. The jury reached the same verdict for her companion Dodi Al Fayed. The jury also specified that Mr Paul’s drink-driving and a lack of seatbelts contributed to their deaths. Mr Al Fayed’s father
ST. LOUIS, April 7, 2008 – LAWFUEL – Law Firm Newswire – Bryan Cave LLP has promoted three lawyers to counsel in the firm. Bryan Cave has more than 870 lawyers worldwide. New counsels are: Joseph Heckendorn, Chicago Joseph Heckendorn, formerly an associate at the firm, practices in the area of intellectual property rights, including
LAWFUEL – Herbert Smith announced today the promotion of 18 lawyers to its partnership. The promotions take effect from 1 April 2008. From this date, the firm will have a total of 249 partners. The majority of the partners are based in Herbert Smith’s Continental European and Asian offices. The new partners are: Alex Aitken,
The costs from the “boom-boom room” culture at Smith Barney are really starting to add up. After settling a sexual discrimination lawsuit in 1997, the Citigroup unit has agreed to settle again. This time it’s ponying up $33 million to settle claims from some 2,500 current and former female brokers that the company discriminated against
<a href= – Legal Jobs Network – An article in LawFuel.co.nz points out the need for lawyers seeking work in the Middle East, attracted by monstrous salaries and exciting work prospects, need to also carefully research the firms they plan to work for. An article on two Australian lawyers working in Dubai shows the need
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