Shanghai – LAWFUEL – Law Firm Newswire – DLA Piper today announced the arrival of Ghislain de Mareuil, a corporate specialist, who joins as partner. Ghislain’s appointment will strengthen DLA Piper as it continues its expansion in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) and further develops its thriving European practice in Asia. Ghislain has a […]

March 4, 2008 (Otto Smyth) According to reports by Los Angeles personal injury attorneys specializing in motorcycle accidents, a motorcyclist who was involved in an accident with a tractor-trailer passed away on Thursday from his injuries. The accident occurred when the motorcyclist who has been identified by the Alameda County Coroners office as Mario Antonio

Chicago, Illinois – March 6, 2008 – LAWFUEL – Law Newswire – Loeb & Loeb LLP announced today that James V. Inendino will join the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in the Corporate Department, working in the Commercial Finance and Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors’ Rights practice groups. He joins from McDermott Will & Emery

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (March 5, 2008) – LAWFUEL.com – McGuireWoods LLP and Helms Mulliss & Wicker, PLLC plan to merge their practices into a law firm with nearly 900 lawyers and offices in 17 cities in the United States, Europe and Central Asia, the firms announced today. The combined firm will be known as McGuireWoods LLP.

LAWFUEL.com – R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration, announced today the convictions of defendants Leebert Ramcharan, a U.S. White House-designated Drug Kingpin, and Donovan Williams, another Jamaican national, after a seven-week jury trial before the Honorable Judge Patricia

LawFuel.co.nz – The three death row members of the Bali Nine heroin gang have been spared the death sentence. Prominent Australian Greens candidate and lawyer Larissa Waters speaks out against the death penalty. See Lawfuel video right here.

National legal publication lists $20.8 million verdict among Top 10 in Texas DALLAS – LAWFUEL.com – The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson has been recognized by American Lawyer Media’s Verdict Search for obtaining one of the nation’s largest verdicts of 2007. In May 2007, the firm obtained a $20.8 million jury verdict for the

WASHINGTON — LAWFUEL.com – The Internal Revenue Service announced today that it has automated the user fee calculations for taxpayers entering into an installment agreement. Previously, taxpayers were required to submit a paper Form 13844 to request a reduced user fee. Now, eligibility for reduced fees is determined automatically by the IRS. An installment agreement

Washington, D.C., March 4, 2008 – LAWFUEL.com – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the filing of an enforcement action against a Salt Lake City investment adviser and three of its principals for making undisclosed high-risk investments that resulted in the near total loss of the assets in two hedge funds managed by the

Dallas (Mar 5, 2008) — LAWFUEL.com – Michael Danforth, an employee benefits attorney, has joined Texas law firm Winstead PC as an associate. He will be working with the Taxation, Employee Benefits and Private Business Practice Group in the Business & Transactions Department. Danforth comes to Winstead from Haynes and Boone LLP, where he advised