The Briefcase Blog Okay, so this Chris Comeskey publicity is some Julie Christie reality show, right? Episodes 1-2: ‘The Medals’.It starts with the Waiouru medals one hour special and then moves to the mystery of Comeskey in the middle of the whole brouhaha over who stole what, when. The stories and talkback rumours swirl. Comeskey’s […]

Firm opens Washington office with addition of noted DC-based whistleblower attorneys Reuben Guttman and Ann Lugbill; Grant & Eisenhofer now hosts WASHINGTON, March 18 LAWFUEL – Legal Announcement Service — Leading securities and corporate governance law firm Grant & Eisenhofer P.A., is adding False Claims Act qui tam whistleblowers and complex worker class action litigation

WASHINGTON and LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March 18 LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire — The following advisory was issued today by the National Archives: WHAT: The William J. Clinton Presidential Library and the National Archives will open 11,046 pages of First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton’s White House schedules. These Presidential records will be made available in the

London – LAWFUEL – DLA Piper UK LLP (“DLA Piper”) has advised online auctioneer Tradus plc on its takeover by South African media firm Naspers. The transaction was structured by means of a scheme of arrangement led out of the firm’s London and Manchester offices. The £946 million deal has been completed after being given

Hong Kong, 13 March 2008 – LAWFUEL – Baker & McKenzie’s securities team in Beijing and Hong Kong recently advised China Railway Construction Corporation Limited (“CRCC”), as Hong Kong and US law counsel, on its HK$18.3 billion / US$2.3 billion (before exercise of the over-allotment option) H-share offering. The H-shares commenced trading on the Hong

Texas, Mar. 17, 2008 — What if you could see your attorney in court as an option to assess his skills? Texas law firm Winstead PC now features video web casts of attorneys from the Appellate Practice Group on the firm’s Web site at www.winstead.com. The new Web casts, available on the Appellate Practice Group

COLCHESTER, Conn., March 17, 2008 LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire — Recent reports by The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. (NYSE:BSC) have driven the price of Bear Stearns stock to roughly 99% below what it was just months ago. On behalf of Bear Stearns Employee Stock Ownership Plan participants, Scott+Scott, LLP is investigating potential attendant violations of

NEW YORK- LAWFUEL –Sidley Austin LLP announced today that Timothy Treanor has joined the firm as a partner, resident in New York. Treanor, who most recently served as the Deputy Chief of the Organized Crime Unit in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, will focus his practice on white

UPDATE, 10:45: A Ron Paul volunteer and organizer in Kansas City confirms that the Jackson County Republican caucus elected a nearly-complete slate of Paul delegates at its convention Saturday. Larry Holland says the caucus elected more than 170 Paul delegates out of an estimated 187 available. Those delegates will eventually, directly and indirectly, pick delegates