8 October 2004 LAWFUEL – Law, attorney, legal, law firm newsInternational convergence and co-operation were the themes of the interactive public forum broadcast from the SEC Headquarters in Washington DC and hosted by Allen & Overy in London on 7 October 2004. “Live from the SEC” is an annual fixture on the SEC’s calendar and […]

Washington, D.C., Oct. 8, 2004 LAWFUEL – Law, attorney, SEC, legal news– The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced simultaneously settled enforcement actions against Invesco Funds Group, Inc. (IFG), AIM Advisors, Inc. (AIM Advisors), and AIM Distributors, Inc. (ADI). The Commission issued an order finding that IFG, AIM Advisors, and ADI violated the federal securities

LAWFUEL – Law news, criminal law, arms offenses, legal, attorney newsMarcos Daniel Jiménez, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; and Jesus Torres (Miami) and Roberto G. Medina (Puerto Rico), Special Agents in Charge, Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, announced today that defendant, David Tomkins, was sentenced by United States

October 8, 2004 LAWFUEL – Law, legal, attorney, law firm news. Legal articles Thomson Prometric, a part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC), and ETS (Educational Testing Service), has announced a contract extension worth more than $1 billion over 12 years under which Thomson Prometric will continue to provide computer-based testing services to

(New York) 8 October 2004 LAWFUEL – Law firm, law, legal, attorney news– Dechert LLP today announced that Bonnie A. Barsamian has joined the firm as a partner in its Corporate and Securities Group. Prior to joining Dechert, Bonnie was a partner in the Corporate Finance group at Clifford Chance LLP. Barsamian, resident in the

San Francisco, CA October 8, 2004 – LAWFUEL – Law firm news, law, legal, attorney newsIn Re New Regulatory Framework for Pacific Bell (SBC) For the past two years, The Strange Law Firm, PC has been lead outside counsel for SBC in defending a regulatory accounting audit performed by the California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”).

Washington, D.C., Oct. 6, 2004 LAWFUEL – Law news, legal, SEC, criminal fraud, law firm news– The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it filed civil fraud and related charges yesterday against six former senior officers of San Diego-based Peregrine Systems, Inc. who orchestrated and attempted to cover up a massive accounting fraud at

7 October 2004 LAWFUEL – Law news, legal, attorney, criminal law, terrorist, law firm newsMarcos Daniel Jiménez, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Michael S. Clemens, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation; Jesus Torres, Special Agent in Charge, Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and Julie Torres, Special Agent in Charge, Bureau

7 October 2004 LAWFUEL – Law news, acquisitions, attorney, legal, law firm newsAllen & Overy has advised Pfizer on its acquisition of Meridica Ltd, the Cambridge-based drug delivery company owned by the PA Consulting Group, for US$125 million and a contingent payment. In October 2003, Pfizer purchased a 10% interest in the company and licensed

7 October 2004 LAWFUEL – Law news, attorney, criminal law, law firm, legal newsMarcos Daniel Jiménez, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Thomas Sansonetti, Assistant Attorney General, for the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, announced today that defendant, George Norris, a resident of Spring, Texas, was sentenced to seventeen (17)