LAWFUEL – UK Legal News – Two men have been sentenced today (22/11/07) at Wood Green Crown Court, who are the final defendants involved in the Metropolitan Police’s largest crackdown on counterfeit passport factories to date. Rodrigo Goncalves [10/07/77 – 30 ys] pleaded guilty to three counts of possession of apparatus used to manufacture false […]

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Melody Jackson, Special Agent in Charge, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta Regional Office, announced the filing of criminal charges against defendant Reinel Pulido in connection with a scheme to defraud Medicare of

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – TALLAHASSEE, FL – Attorney General Bill McCollum today issued a consumer advisory, urging parents to check toy recall lists before shopping for their children’s holiday presents. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), more than 50 toys have been recalled since the beginning of the year, most

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Washington, D.C., Nov. 20, 2007 – The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed charges stemming from a $250 million offering fraud that involved phony Las Vegas casino and resort telecommunications deals and victimized as many as 1,200 investors, many of whom were senior citizens. The SEC’s action charges Detroit-area

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Frankfurt – DLA Piper is pleased to announce that Dr Julia Schönbohm is to join its Frankfurt office as a partner in January 2008. Julia joins DLA Piper from Clifford Chance, where she worked for over five years in a number of positions, most recently that of counsel. Her

DLA PIPER ANNOUNCES NEW REGIONAL MANAGING PARTNER FOR FRANCE Paris – DLA Piper today announces that Bruce Mee has been appointed Regional Managing Partner for France. Bruce currently heads the Litigation and Arbitration practice group in Paris and succeeds Alan Cariddi, who has decided to step down after more than 25 years in the role.

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Paris – DLA Piper is delighted to announce the appointment of Véronique Collin and Clotilde Dirnat as partners in its Finance and Projects practice group in Paris. Véronique and Clotilde’s appointment is in line with DLA Piper’s growth strategy for the office and will see the Finance and Projects

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Rome – DLA Piper has appointed Annalisa Rossi as a partner in its Corporate practice group in Rome. Annalisa, counsel at Clifford Chance prior to joining DLA Piper, has more than 13 years’ corporate, M&A and equity capital markets experience. She acts for Italian and foreign investors on a

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – London – DLA Piper today announced that it has appointed leading tax litigation expert, Leslie Allen, to its Litigation and Regulatory group. Leslie specialises in indirect tax litigation and will be a huge asset to DLA Piper’s Tax Investigations and Disputes team within the group, a market leader in

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C.– LAWFUEL – Environment Legal Announcements–Richardson, Patrick, Westbrook & Brickman, LLC (RPWB), one of the largest plaintiff litigation firms in the United States, in conjunction with Robertson & Hollingsworth Attorneys at Law, and Kanner & Whiteley, LLC, announced today that the U.S. District Court in Beaumont, Texas has awarded the firm’s client a