ATLANTA (March 4) – LAWFUEL.com – Kilpatrick Stockton announced today that Partner Scott Dayan was elected Vice-President-Secretary of the USA Branch of the International Fiscal Association (IFA). Mr. Dayan will also serve as a member of the organization’s Executive Committee. The IFA is a leading non-governmental, international organization, which consists of 10,000 international tax professionals […]

International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is assisting Reed Elsevier in its acquisition of ChoicePoint for $4.1bn (£2.1 bn/€2.8bn) payable in cash. This comprises an equity value of US$3.5bn and the assumption of $0.6bn of net debt. The acquisition is subject to ChoicePoint shareholder and regulatory approvals. ChoicePoint has a leading market position providing data

LawFuel – Dr. Paul has done us all the great service of bringing the issue of the income tax into the realm of public awareness and debate. While Hillary and Obama have never met a tax they didn’t like, Dr. Paul’s remaining Republican opponents give feeble lip service to tax reduction, going as far (in

LAWFUEL.com March 4, 2008 Bryan Cave LLP Chicago Partner Daniel Cullen, co-leader of Bryan Cave’s Tax Advice & Controversy Practice, tackles the topic of oil and gas working interests as Section 1031 replacement property in the latest issue of Real Estate Taxation. A frequent author and speaker on complex tax issues, Cullen has advised clients

Haynes and Boone, LLP was selected as the North American Law Firm of the Year for 2007 in the Transactions category of the Private Equity Real Estate (PERE) Annual Awards. Dallas (Vocus/PRWeb) March 4, 2008 -– Haynes and Boone, LLP was selected as the North American Law Firm of the Year for 2007 in the

LAWFUEL.com – An enforcement operation by the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service has led to the filing of criminal charges against 27 defendants who allegedly acquired or attempted to acquire United States passports with false identities. The operation, which resulted in the latest arrest this morning, targeted individuals who applied for passports –

PHOENIX – Rosario M. Hernandez, 44, of Phoenix, was sentenced here this afternoon to 21 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Roslyn O. Silver. Judge Silver also prohibited Hernandez from engaging in any tax preparation business during the term of her post-imprisonment supervised release. Hernandez pleaded guilty on Friday, October 26, 2007 to

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Five New Partners Enhance International Capital Markets and Arbitration Practices NEW YORK, March 3, 2008 – LAWFUEL.com – The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP announced today that five attorneys with experience across Latin America will join Chadbourne as partners in New York and México City. As part of its expansion, Chadbourne plans