MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and MARK J. MERSHON, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced that ten individuals associated with a Brooklyn-based medical clinic — including the clinic’s owners and several of its medical practitioners — were […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – LAWFUEL – July 15, 2008 – Holland & Knight Managing Partner Steven Sonberg has appointed litigation partner Paul Kiernan to serve as Executive Partner of the firm’s Mid-Atlantic Region, which includes offices in Washington, D.C., Bethesda, Md., and McLean, Va. Kiernan will be responsible for supervising the management of the firm’s largest

(Moscow, Russia) – LAWFUEL – Law Firm Newswire – Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP announced today that partner Burke McDavid has returned to the firm’s Moscow office to head the firm’s market-leading Russian investment funds practice. He was most recently based in the firm’s Dallas office. Mr. McDavid has nearly a decade of

LAWFUEL – MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that CHRISTOPH SCHLUTZREINEKE, was sentenced today to 188 months’ imprisonment for orchestrating an investment scam that defrauded more than five hundred investors, primarily residents of Germany, out of approximately $28 million. The sentence was imposed by United States

LAWFUEL – MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and ROSE GILL HEARN, the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation (“DOI”), announced today the unsealing of charges against LETHEM DUNCAN, the Deputy Director of the Payment Services Department of the New York City Administration For

Washington, D.C., July 16, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the mayor of Beaufort, S.C., with insider trading on non-public information that he obtained while doing consulting work for a California biotechnology company. The SEC alleges that Mayor William J. Rauch purchased stock in Advanced Cell Technology, Inc., immediately after one

Dallas (LAWFUEL) – Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce that Bradley W. Foster has joined the firm’s Dallas office as a Partner in the Litigation section. Foster will concentrate his practice on securities litigation and Corporate Compliance, Investigations and Defense (CCID). Foster has extensive experience representing clients in securities litigation and other complex business

NEW YORK, July 16, 2008 (LAWFUEL) — Roy Jacobs & Associates announces that it has filed a class action alleging violations of the federal securities laws on behalf of purchasers of FCStone Group, Inc. (hereinafter “FCStone” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:FCSX) securities during the period from April 10, 2008 through July 9, 2008 (the “Class Period”).

Users of PerezHilton.com Beware: Hilton Sued For Providing Private Information About His Users. LAWFUEL – On July 14, 2008, Perez Hilton, aka Mario Armando Lavandeira, Jr., was sued for $25 million, because he allegedly lied to the users of his site; intentionally released personal information without consent; and refused to live up to his own

London – LAWFUEL – Allen & Overy LLP today announced that it is advising Alliance & Leicester plc on its recommended acquisition by Banco Santander S.A.. The acquisition, which will be implemented by way of a scheme of arrangement, values each A&L ordinary share at 299 pence and its existing issued ordinary share capital at