Davis Polk Advises E*TRADE on Block Trade by Citadel

3 May 2011 – Davis Polk advised E*TRADE Financial Corporation in connection with an SEC-registered block trade by Citadel Equity Fund Ltd., an affiliate of Citadel LLC, of 27,500,000 shares of E*TRADE common stock. The aggregate proceeds to the selling holder are approximately $450 million. The offering will reduce Citadel’s equity ownership in E*TRADE from […]

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King & Spalding’s Client-Drop – And the Defense of Marriage Act Issue – Above the Law

2 May 2011 – AbovetheLaw.com – King & Spalding’s willingness to drop a client, the U.S. House of Representatives, in connection with the lawsuit challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was such an obsequious act of weakness that I feel compelled to end your legal association with Virginia so that there is no chance

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ATTORNEY PLEADS GUILTY IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT TO LAUNDERING NEARLY $19 MILLION IN CONNECTION WITH FINANCIAL ADVISER KENNETH STARR’S FRAUD

United States Attorney Southern District of New York FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE MAY 2, 2011 ELLEN DAVIS, JERIKA RICHARDSON, PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that attorney JONATHAN BRISTOL pled guilty today to conspiracy to launder nearly $19 million in connection with financial adviser

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IRS Seeks Applications for Its Tax Administration Advisory Panel

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced it is accepting applications for the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC), which provides a public forum for IRS officials and representatives of the public to discuss relevant issues regarding federal tax administration. “The feedback and recommendations from IRSAC members have and will continue to assist the

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CALIFORNIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY FOR ROLE IN DISTRIBUTING PIRATED MUSIC DURING FIVE-YEAR PERIOD

LOS ANGELES – Richard Franco Montejano, 29, of Harbor City, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit criminal copyright infringement, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney André Birotte Jr. for the Central District of California and U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride for the Eastern District of Virginia. Montejano

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