Tokyo, 4 December, 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – Baker & McKenzie GJBJ Tokyo Aoyama Aoki Koma Law Office (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise) announced today that Ken Okawara has joined the Tokyo office as Head of Transfer Pricing and Economic Analysis. A team of tax professionals (zeirishi) and economists will also follow to […]

LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire – Yesterday’s vote in Venezuela is a substantial victory for the rule of law in our hemisphere and a message to oppressive regimes around the world that their causes will not be tolerated at the expense of freedom. The 69 amendments that Hugo Chavez sought for Venezuela’s constitution included provisions to

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – A Whittier tax preparer has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for conspiring with her daughter to file bogus income tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service for the purpose of fraudulently obtaining refunds. Inez Garcia, 50, was sentenced Friday by United States District Judge Dean D.

LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Want to know a secret? There were two moments I especially enjoyed at the CNN/YouTube debate — despite my frustration at some of the questions, and the maldistribution of time. First, I was pleased at John McCain’s attack, which he clearly had planned. Not because that sort of stream-of-consciousness

Documents Proving Citizenship and Identity Will be Required When Entering The United States Through Land and Sea Ports of Entry WASHINGTON – LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Department of State (DOS) remind the traveling public that as of Jan. 31, 2008, all adult travelers

PHILADELPHIA–LAWFUEL – Litigation Newswire – The law firm of Spector, Roseman & Kodroff, P.C. announces that a class action has been filed against Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MER) for potential violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). The lawsuit follows the SEC’s announcement of its inquiry into whether Merrill Lynch

TAMPA, Fla.– LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire –Greenberg Traurig, an international law firm with more than 1,750 attorneys in 28 offices throughout the United States and Europe, including Tampa, has added nationally recognized attorney Robert A. “Rob” Soriano as a shareholder to its business reorganization and bankruptcy and litigation practices. Soriano joins the firm

Paperless Office the Goal Robert Goldwater and Associates Increases Efficiency, Lowers Costs with Electronic Personal Medical Records Retrieval CHICAGO–LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire –Robert Goldwater and Associates (RGA) deals with hundreds of client files and personal medical records. Because of this, they are on a quest to become a paperless office, which resulted in their

BOCA RATON, Fla.–LAWFUEL – The Lawyer Newswire – The law firm of Ellis, Ged & Bodden, P.A., announced that J. Albert Johnson has joined the firm as of counsel. An accomplished trial attorney and noted legal expert, Mr. Johnson has represented some of the country’s largest corporations and best-known personalities. Now, he is looking forward