12 January 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Marcos Daniel Jiménez, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Ricky Langlois, Special Agent in Charge, Environmental Protection Agency; Robert E. Harris, Special Agent in Charge, United States Department of Defense, Defense Criminal Investigative Service; and Thomas Wilkin, Special Agent in Charge, […]

11th January 2005, Taipei – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The international law firm of Jones Day has announced the appointment of John Kao as a partner of the firm’s Taipei office, effective 1st January 2005. John specializes in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, private equity, venture capital and technology transactions. He has

Washington, D.C., Jan. 11, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to extend for 45 days the comment period on the proposed rulemaking relating to self-regulatory organizations (SROs) that was published in the Federal Register on December 8, 2004 (Release No. 34-50699). These proposed new rules

12 January 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Some Birds Were Infected with Exotic Newcastle Disease Two Inland Empire residents have pleaded guilty to their roles in a scheme that smuggled hundreds of protected parrots from Mexico, Central America and South America into the United States, where they were sold at a

Former federal prosecutor Evan Barr and experienced local litigator John Lovi join the firm as partners WASHINGTON, D.C., January 11, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Steptoe & Johnson today announced the opening of a New York office in Manhattan and that local attorneys Evan Barr and John Lovi have joined the

11 January 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – A woman who traded air pollution credits among Southern California businesses was indicted this afternoon by a federal grand jury that alleged the defendant took $12.5 million from investors who were falsely told that the money would be used to purchase pollution credits that

11 January 2005 – LAWFUEL – The law news network – Marcos Daniel Jiménez, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; and Michael S. Clemens, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced today that on Friday, January 7, 2005, defendant, Lillie Mae Xavier, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge

NEW YORK, Jan. 11 2004 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — Bloomberg, the leading global provider of business and financial news and data, today unveiled its Bloomberg Law Merger, Acquisition and Divestitures rankings for 2004. The global rankings are compiled by Bloomberg as part of Bloomberg Law, a comprehensive legal information, news and

Washington, D.C., Jan. 11, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a settled administrative proceeding against Respondents Lawrence S. Powell and Delano N. Sta.Ana in connection with their participation in a scheme to defraud mutual fund shareholders through improper market timing and late trading. Powell and

PARIS, 10 January 2005 – LAWFUEL – Law news network – Securities attorney Anne Maréchal will join the Paris affiliated office of DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary, the firm has announced. Maitre Maréchal and her two associates will be the first securities attorneys practicing in the firm’s affiliated Paris office. The firm notes that, in