Also failed to begin payment of 4.5 million dollars in restitution PHOENIX – LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire – Sharen Lee Stewart, 65, of Laveen, Ariz., pleaded guilty here today in federal district court to Failure to Surrender for Service of Sentence. Stewart failed to turn herself in on August 5, 2006 to begin her previous […]
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LAWFUEL – The US Legal Newswire – Prepared Remarks Concerning United States v. Joseph Collins by Michael J. Garcia United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York New York, New York December 18, 2007 GOOD AFTERNOON. TODAY WE ANNOUNCE THE INDICTMENT OF JOSEPH COLLINS, A PARTNER WITH THE LAW FIRM MAYER BROWN, FOR
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PHOENIX – LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire – In a private ceremony held late yesterday afternoon and in the presence of her friends and family, Diane J. Humetewa (pronounced hoo-MEE-tee-wah) was sworn in as the United States Attorney for the District of Arizona. Humetewa was sworn in by U.S. District Court Judge Stephen M. McNamee in
New York and Dallas — LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Partners from the law firms Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP (K&L Gates) and Hughes & Luce LLP (H&L) today voted in favor of a proposal to combine the two firms, creating a law firm of more than 1,500 lawyers in 23 offices
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WASHINGTON – LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – A film executive and his spouse were arrested today on allegations of making corrupt payments to a Thai government official in order to obtain lucrative contracts to run an international film festival in Bangkok, in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the Justice Department announced
The matter of the Central Intelligence Agency interrogation tapes – and questions about who should investigate their destruction – may be Attorney General Michael Mukasey’s first big challenge at the Department of Justice. Mr. Mukasey has asked Congress and the courts to let his department and the CIA handle the initial probe. Outside inquiries might
Chicago, December 18, 2007 – LAWFUEL – Law Firm Newswire – Sidley Austin LLP announced today that Stanley M. Stevens will join the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in the real estate group. Stevens most recently served as Executive Vice-President, Chief Legal Counsel at Equity Office Properties Trust, where he worked with Sidley on
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LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – A Lomita man pleaded guilty this afternoon to federal charges stemming from his hacking into business kiosks at hotels and stealing credit card information. Hario Tandiwidjojo, 28, pleaded guilty to one count of unauthorized access to a protected computer to conduct fraud. In a plea agreement filed in United
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channel joint venture Hong Kong/Singapore/Tokyo: Leading law firm Clifford Chance has advised Turner Broadcasting, a unit of Time Warner Inc., as international counsel on its equal joint venture with India’s Alva Brothers to launch a general entertainment television channel in India. A team of lawyers from the firm’s Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo offices advised
Jury rejects Pergo’s claim for $85 million in alleged patent infringement damages, finding all asserted claims not infringed and invalid Chicago, IL, December 18, 2007 – LAWFUEL – Baker & McKenzie represented the accused infringers (Alloc, Inc., Berry Wood S.A., members of Beaulieu International Group, and Armstrong World Industries, Inc.) in a patent infringement case
