17 November 2004 – LAWFUEL – Law, criminal law, legal, attorney news – An Iranian media personality and a Van Nuys attorney are among four persons who were arrested over the weekend on federal charges in connection with a fraud scheme involving the filing of fraudulent employment visa applications on behalf of hundreds of foreign […]

TORONTO and CALGARY November 16, 2004 – LAWFUEL – Law, law firm, legal, attorney news – Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes), one of Canada’s leading business law firms, today announced that Edward Rowe will be joining Blakes as a Tax Partner in its Calgary office. “The Taxation Group in Calgary has been very busy,

Washington, D.C., Nov. 16, 2004 – LAWFUEL – Law, legal, SEC, attorney news – The Commission announced today the appointments of Helene Glotzer, David Rosenfeld and Andrew M. Calamari as Associate Regional Directors in New York with responsibility to oversee and manage the Commission’s enforcement program in the Northeast Regional Office. These appointments fill vacancies

November 11, 2004 – LAWFUEL – Law, legal, attorney news – Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is representing XL Capital in its role as financial guarantor in the $270 million multi-source financing of the Américo Vespucio Sur Toll Road, a 24 km electronically tolled urban toll road concession in Santiago, Chile. The project is being financed

NEW YORK–Nov. 15, 2004 – LAWFUEL – Law firm, legal, attorney news –The National Law Journal(R) reported today that the NLJ 250(R), the nation’s 250 largest law firms, eked out minimal growth last year. Attorney head count at these firms inched up by just 1.5%, compared with last year’s 1.6%–the lowest rate of increase since

Dallas 17 November 2004 – LAWFUEL – Law firm, attorney, legal news – Shackelford, Melton & McKinley, LLP, is pleased to announce David T. Norton and Perry L. Butler have joined the firm to establish an Aviation Law Section. Also joining the firm’s Transactional Law practice is Dominic M. Federico. Mr. Norton joins as a

15 November 2004 – LAWFUEL – Criminal, legal, law news – A La Mesa man who invented a product and sold his company for $1 million was found guilty this afternoon on several federal charges for failing to pay income taxes on the money generated by the sale. John Zentmyer, 62, who formerly lived in

Relief Sought Includes Penalties, Officer and Director Bars, and Imposition of Voting Trust on Hollinger, International Shares Held by Black and Hollinger, Inc. Washington, D.C., Nov. 15, 2004 – LAWFUEL – Law, legal, attorney, SEC news – The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it has filed an enforcement action in the U.S. District

Washington DC – 16 November 2004 – LAWFUEL – SEC, legal, law news – The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) today filed civil fraud charges in federal court in the Southern District of Florida against six boiler room operations in connection with their operation of a series of recovery room advance-fee schemes directed primarily at

Chicago – LAWFUEL – Law firm, legal, attorney news – Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Stephen P. Bedell has joined the Firm as a partner in the Litigation Department in its Chicago office. Bedell, 50, will focus his practice on financial markets and financial services litigation as a member of the Firm’s Securities