SAN FRANCISCO (May 9, 2007) – LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Bingham McCutchen LLP announces the arrival of Deborah M. Rosenthal and L. Elizabeth Strahlstrom as partners in the firm’s Land Use and Development Practice Group. Rosenthal joins the Orange County office, and Strahlstrom joins the San Francisco office. Strahlstrom comes to Bingham from […]

CURITIBA, Brazil–LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – After almost eight months since the largest airplane accident in Brazilian skies, the Federal Police deputy, Renato Sayão, responsible for the investigation, closed it after preparing the police investigation’s final report and having sent it to Sinop’s Federal Police, placing responsibility on the American pilots Joseph Lepore and

LawFuel – The Legal Newswire – By Marc Fisher – Washington Post – Around the D.C. government and around the world, Roy Pearson — the man who sued his neighborhood dry cleaner for $65 million in a dispute over a missing pair of pants — has become a laughingstock, a symbol of a legal system

LawFuel – The Law Newswire – The Times reports that a billionaire trader who is one of the world’s most prolific gamblers has won a £60m High Court battle with the Iranian military over a missing aeroplane. Fouad al-Zayat – known in casinos across the world as the “Fat Man” – was accused by the

May 11, 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Clifford Chance US LLP represented Terra Firma, the European private equity group, in its acquisition of Pegasus Aviation Finance Company “Pegasus” from a partnership of investment funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, LLC and the senior management of the company through Terra Firma> ‘> s

11 May 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Allen & Overy will establish an associated office in Riyadh in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, further expanding our footprint in the Middle East. It is anticipated that the new office will be operational in July 2007 and will work closely with our Dubai, London,

LAWFUEL – The Lawyer reports from the UK that a continuing trend towards a downturn in litigation has resulted in a begging letter to barristers’ chambers pointing out that its judges can be used as arbitrators. The magazine reports that Mr Justice David Steel, the judge in charge of the Commercial Court, last month wrote

New York – May 11, 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is pleased to announce that Edward Drew Dutton, Jyotin Hamid, Jonathan E. Levitsky, Vadim Mahmoudov and Kevin A. Rinker will become partners of the firm, effective July 1, 2007. Mr. Dutton is resident in the firm’s Paris office,

LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Newsweek reports on Paris Hilton’s chances of getting out of jail free. She better not hold her breath. Last week, a judge ruled that Paris Hilton was going to jail for 45 days, after violating her probation on a previous DUI-related conviction. She couldn’t use a work permit to