Counsel For Next Of Kin Announces That Federal Court In Tri-State Crematory Class Action Lawsuit Has Denied Motions By Defendant Funeral Homes For Summary Judgment Kathryn E. Barnett, an attorney with the national law firm of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, announced today that U.S. Judge Harold L. Murphy has issued a series of […]

Baker & McKenzie announced today that it was ranked No 1 in the PLC Global 50 World Rankings 2003 and has been named ‘International Law Firm of the Year’ by PLC Global Counsel Law Firm Awards 2003. For the second consecutive year, the Firm also won the Asia Pacific category of the awards. PLC Global

A former supervisor with the Immigration and Naturalization Service and his former girlfriend have been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to smuggling aliens from the Philippines into the United States through Los Angeles International Airport. Rita A. Cunanan, 43, of North Hills, was sentenced today to 36 months in federal prison by United States

London – International law firm Masons has closed a €600 million, seven-year IT outsourcing transaction for Bank of Ireland, one of the largest outsourcing deals ever in the UK and Ireland. This completes the outsourcing of the bank’s entire technology infrastructure to HP, including desktop systems, servers, mainframes, local area networks, printing operations and IT

A man who deliberately shredded a massive backlog of federal documents at an Immigration and Naturalization Service facilility in Laguna Niguel has been convicted on two counts of wilfully destroying government documents. Leonel Salazar, 35, of Laguna Niguel, was found guilty late Wednesday by a federal jury in Santa Ana. The jury deliberated for one

“Our new partners have not only demonstrated an unstinting commitment to client satisfaction but have shown themselves to possess some of the keenest minds in the legal profession,” said Jerry Biederman, NGE Managing Partner. “This year has been one of tremendous growth and prosperity for NGE, with the addition and expansion of several of our

Baker & McKenzie today announced the recruitment of entertainment lawyer Jose Maria Mendez as a new partner in Spain. Mr. Mendez joins Baker & McKenzie following a 3 year stint with Squire Sanders where he undertook numerous significant projects, including representing a Spanish broadcaster in its negotiation of television rights to the World Football Cup

Top law enforcement officials and prosecutors joined together today to announce that they are working together to combat criminals with guns in an initiative called Project Safe Neighborhoods. At a press conference in South Los Angeles, participants in Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) committed their resources and expertise to continue to target gun crimes in two

InjuryBoard.com, the most-visited personal injury web site, today announced the launch of the first personal injury law firm search engine. The search engine, still in beta, can be found at http://firms.injuryboard.com. By determining and analyzing the information found on law firm web sites, the search engine is designed to help personal injury victims locate firms

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced today the filing of civil and criminal charges, respectively, against Richard Marks, the former President and Chief Operating Officer of Motorcar Parts and Accessories, Inc. Motorcar, a public company based in Torrance, California, remanufactures automotive alternators and