“Home-grown” Partner and Litigator Will Translate Firm’s Diversity Plan Into Action LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire – (June 11, 2008, Washington, D.C.) – Steptoe & Johnson LLP, a leading international law firm, today announced the appointment of Washington, D.C.-based partner Daryl A. “Sandy” Chamblee as its inaugural Chief Diversity Partner. The first “up-from-the-ranks” Steptoe partner of […]

LAWFUEL – Law Firm Announcement Service – (June 12, 2008, New York City, NY) – Reed Smith LLP, one of the 15 largest law firms in the world, today announced the addition of John F. Bricker as a partner in the Real Estate Group of its Business & Finance Department. He will be resident in

LawFuel – Legal Newswire – MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the indictment of JORGE ENRIQUE YEPES on wire fraud and forgery charges for perpetrating a scheme in an attempt to become the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of an international company (the “Hiring Company”), by

LAWFUEL – MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MARK BRENER, a/k/a “Michael,” 62, of Cliffside Park, New Jersey, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy charges stemming from his leadership of the international prostitution and money-laundering ring Emperors Club VIP (the “Emperors Club”). BRENER entered the guilty

BALTIMORE MD June 12, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – Ober|Kaler is pleased to announce that it has received the 2008 Pacesetter Award from the Legal Aid Bureau’s Equal Justice Council. The award was presented at the Council’s Eleventh Annual Awards and Recognition Breakfast on May 22, 2008 in honor of the firm’s significant support of Legal Aid’s

Washington, D.C., June 12, 2008 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance and Office of the Chief Accountant announced today that they have prepared for the Commission’s consideration recommendations for updating and modernizing the reporting requirements for oil and gas companies. The Commission’s reporting requirements concerning oil and gas reserves were

DENVER, June 12, 2008 (LAWFUEL) — The law firm of Dyer & Berens LLP (www.DyerBerens.com) announced today that it has initiated an investigation concerning losses suffered by certain MRV Communications, Inc. (“MRV” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:MRVC) investors. On June 5, 2008, MRV announced that it expects to restate its 2002 to 2008 financial statements, and

HARTFORD, Conn., June 12, 2008 (LAWFUEL) — The law firm of Schatz Nobel Izard P.C., which has significant experience representing investors in prosecuting claims of securities fraud, announces that a lawsuit seeking class action status has been filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of all those

(LAWFUEL) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced the temporary suspension of trading of the securities of the following issuer, commencing at 9:30 a.m. EDT on June 12, 2008 and terminating at 11:59 p.m. EDT on June 25, 2008: Harbour Intermodal, Ltd. (HICC) The Commission temporarily suspended trading in the securities of the issuer