Nancy Lasersohn, Dechert’s chief marketing officer, pauses at a Lucite magazine rack in the firm’s Philadelphia offices and notices that something is amiss. “Oh,” she says, grabbing a fistful of glossy brochures touting the firm’s state tax practice, “I guess we should get rid of these.” Less than a day has passed since CEO and […]

HOUSTON (May 7, 2007) — LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Bracewell & Giuliani LLP associate Francis E.W. Chin has been selected as a member of the Houston Bar Association’s Minority Opportunities in the Legal Profession committee for 2007-2008. The committee develops and sponsors educational programs and service projects aimed at promoting equal opportunities for

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