Hong Kong, June 25, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – Baker & McKenzie will host a seminar on “Indian Outbound Investment: The Key to Success” in collaboration with the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (“Bombay Chamber”) at the Trident hotel in Mumbai on July 2, 2008. The seminar will address those critical issues which Indian companies that […]
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(Baton Rouge, LA) LAWFUEL – Adams and Reese LLP is pleased announced that former Assistant Attorney General Rand Dennis has joined the Litigation Practice Group as Special Counsel in the firm’s Baton Rouge office. Dennis is a former Assistant Attorney General, and served 10 years as Executive and General Counsel. He has served as litigation
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Arbitration Over Cross-Border Lingerie Franchise Results in California Supreme Court Decision Confirming Broad Arbitrator Powers Los Angeles (June 23, 2008) LAWFUEL – Trial lawyers with global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. represented Celine Gueyffier in an appeal before the California Supreme Court that resulted in a landmark decision bolstering the role of private
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CHICAGO (LAWFUEL) – Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, is pleased to announce that Jeffery A. Handelman, a shareholder and chair of Brinks’ Trademark Group, and Christopher A. Harkins, an attorney in the firm’s Chicago office, are recipients of 2008 Burton Awards, which are
The UK legal market is set for a radical shakeup with over 100 law firms expected to attempt a merger or acquisition in the next 12 months, experts predict. Commenting on a new survey from BDO Stoy Hayward, Tony Williams, founder of Jomati, a legal consultancy, said: “The legal industry could witness over 100 firms
DENVER – Terrice Gay Hutchinson, age 53, of Denver, Colorado, was arrested without incident this morning by Special Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for phoning in a bomb threat to Southwest Airlines. Hutchinson made her initial appearance where she was advised of the charges pending against her. Her next court appearance will
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AUSTIN (LAWFUEL) – McKool Smith, PC, one of the country’s leading intellectual property and commercial litigation trial firms, is expanding its Austin offices with the addition of three experienced attorneys. Joining the firm are senior counsel Trent E. Campione and associates Victoria L. Wicken and Ramzi R. Khazen. All three come to McKool Smith from
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Justice Department officials over the last six years illegally used “political or ideological” factors to hire new lawyers into an elite recruitment program, tapping law school graduates with conservative credentials over those with liberal-sounding resumes, a new report found Tuesday. The blistering report, prepared by the Justice Department’s inspector general, is the first in what
NEW YORK, June 24, 2008 (LAWFUEL) — The law firm of Harwood Feffer LLP announces its investigation of possible violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) by Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc (“Lehman Brothers”) (NYSE:LEH) and certain of its officers, directors, and employees. Specifically, Harwood Feffer is investigating whether certain fiduciaries of
HOUSTON (LAWFUEL) – Godwin Pappas & Ronquillo PC is proud to announce that shareholder Amy Dunn Taylor has been named a recipient of a State Bar of Texas Presidential Citation. The award will be presented to Ms. Taylor by State Bar President Gib Walton during the Bar’s Annual Meeting on June 26 in Houston. Presidential
