MIAMI – LAWFUEL – A federal Judge in the Southern District of Florida has sentenced Jose Padilla, Adham Amin Hassoun, and Kifah Wael Jayyousi on charges of conspiracy to murder, kidnap and maim individuals in a foreign country, conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, and providing material support to terrorists, Assistant Attorney General for […]

LawFuel.co.nz – Legal Jobs, NZ Legal Newswire – Recessionary times are here, according to New Zealand & Australian lawyers spoken to by LawFuel. But plunging stockmarkets worldwide do not necessarily translate into less profitable work. While 2007 was busy on both sides of the Tasman with private equity deals and M&A work, the turn towards

LawFuel – Joseph Padilla, the former criminal gang member-turned-Islamic ‘enemy combatant’ may have been sentenced to over 17 years’ jail, but has it made America a safer place? The sentencing of Padilla, who has been in federal custody since May 2002, when he was arrested in Chicago on his return from Egypt, follows his conviction

LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire – Third Consecutive Year Law Firm Earns Spot on the Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” List January 22, 2008 (New York, NY) – International law firm Nixon Peabody LLP has been named one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” by FORTUNE magazine for the third year in

LawFuel.com – Legal Celebrity News – Kiefer Sutherland’s jail doors opened at 12.05am and the 24-Hour man, the model prisoner, was released after serving the full 48 day sentence for DUI. But query: why did he serve the full sentence when socialites and flakes get to serve only part of their time? Looks? Youth? Loopyness?

www.LawFuel.co.nz – The Law Jobs and Legal NewsWire The Book Judith Fordham has worn zebra print shoes into a courtroom, represented transvestites, bikies, murderers and alleged rapists and raised four children as a single mother. Life, Law and Not Enough Shoes is her story, from her early life of struggling on welfare with four children

22 January 2008 – LAWFUEL – Asia Law Newswire – Clifford Chance advises Telefónica on agreements to increase its stake in China Netcom Hong Kong: Leading law firm Clifford Chance has advised Telefónica Internacional S.A.U., a wholly owned subsidiary of Telefónica S.A., on agreements to acquire from four PRC state-owned entities, an additional 2.22% stake

This week in London, Allen & Overy played host to the 7th Annual Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe. Subtitled “A Contrast in EU & US Provisions” and widely recognised as the pre-eminent event of its kind, the Institute brings together a formidable array of leading practitioners, government regulators, investment bankers and in-house counsel from

LAWFUEL – Law & Business Newswire – Ron Paul’s campaign has passed another fundraising record, having just passed $1,100,000 with donations from over 14,000 people. The donors include 3,500 first-time donors, according to Ron Paul’s fundraising director Jonathan Bydlak. Bydlak is encouraging supporters to make a bigger splash after Saturday’s second-place finish for Ron Paul