Washington, D.C., June 20, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it will host a roundtable on July 9, 2008, to facilitate an open discussion of the benefits and potential challenges associated with existing fair value accounting and auditing standards. “This roundtable will provide an excellent opportunity for investors, preparers, auditors,

SEC Staff Gains OMB Approval to Proceed With Data Collection for Cost-Benefit Study of SOX 404 Implementation Washington, D.C., June 20, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it has approved a one-year extension of the compliance date for smaller public companies to meet the Section 404(b) auditor attestation requirement of

Toronto, June 20, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – More than 85 of Baker & McKenzie’s summer associates from its Chicago, Dallas, Houston, New York, San Diego, San Francisco/Palo Alto, Toronto and Washington, DC offices will participate in the Firm’s third annual North American Summer Associates’ Event taking place in Toronto from June 20-21. “For the first time,

DALLAS (LAWFUEL) – Haynes and Boone, LLP has been named a Go-To Law Firm® for Technology by American Lawyer Media’s Corporate Counsel in its annual survey of in-house counsel teams at the world’s largest technology companies. “Haynes and Boone has a strong focus on technology and offers clients an extremely comprehensive and multi-disciplinary approach to

LAWFUEL – Legal Announcements – A man who fled the United States after his investment company collapsed and the Securities and Exchange Commission began investigating his activities has been extradited from Spain to the United States, where he faces federal fraud charges. After arriving in Los Angeles late yesterday, Hartmut Haussecker, 52, made his first

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PHOENIX (LAWFUEL) – Randy Redtail Wescogame, 20, of the Havasupai Indian Tribe, was sentenced today for the murder of Tomomi Hanamure, a Japanese tourist who was killed on her 34th birthday after going for a hike to the Havasupai Falls in northern Arizona. U.S. District Court Judge Mary H. Murguia sentenced Wescogame to life in

LOS ANGELES, June 19, 2008 (LAWFUEL) — Liner Yankelevitz Sunshine & Regenstreif LLP (“LYS&R”) has commenced an investigation relating to Suntrust Banks, Inc. (“Suntrust” or the “Company”) and potential violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). The investigation centers on investments in Suntrust stock in the Suntrust Banks, Inc. 401(k) Plan