San Francisco, LawFuel – US Lawyer News – CA—Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP (K&L Gates) welcomes Chris Chou to its intellectual property practice. Chou comes to the firm from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (TSMC). Chris’ addition further develops K&L Gates San Francisco’s focus on providing and facilitating services between Chinese and U.S. […]

Pending litigation highlights demand for more stringent enforcement of privacy and network security policies; reiterates need for corporate risk mitigation strategies DALLAS– LAWFUEL – Class Actions Law News –In response to the suit filed yesterday by the Texas Attorney General against Radio Shack Corporation, Scott & Scott (www.scottandscottllp.com), a Dallas-based law and technology services firm

Although Eddie Griffin denied his crashing a rare $1.5 million Ferrari Enzo was a publicity stunt for his latest movie, the issue of liability is one that could cause some red faces. Shortly after footage of comedian Griffin slamming the Ferrari Enzo into a barrier at the Irwindale Speedway, TMZ.com suggested the crash may have

Tokyo, March 30, 2007 – LAWFUEL – Law News Asia – Pioneering international lawyer Fumio Koma and a team of lawyers from Asahi Koma Law Offices as well as Janssen Foreign Law Office (the qualified joint enterprise of Asahi Koma Law Offices) will join Baker & McKenzie GJBJ Tokyo Aoyama Aoki Law Office (Gaikokuho Joint

Washington, D.C., April 4, 2007 – LawFuel – Securities Law News – The SEC’s Commissioners today endorsed the recommendations of the agency’s professional staff to eliminate waste and duplication in the Sarbanes-Oxley compliance exercise, in a move that will particularly benefit smaller companies. The Commissioners urged the SEC staff to continue to work closely with

From UNT Gulf Coast Alumni Association HOUSTON – LAWFUEL – Gardere Wynne Sewell partner Richard O. Faulk has been selected as the recipient of the 2007 Martha Turner Award of Distinction as the outstanding Gulf Coast alumnus of the University of North Texas. The award is presented annually in recognition of the extraordinary success of

Yale is the best law school in the US, according to the US News and World Report survey. The Yale Daily News has the first of a two-part profile today of Harold Koh. The man who heads the list of Supreme Court appointees under a Democrat President has some interesting observations. Fate brought Harold Hongju

LONDON – LAWFUEL- Allen & Overy LLP today announces 32 promotions to partner effective 1 May 2007; the second year in a row that A&O has promoted over 30 people to partner after last year’s record 33 promotions. Continuing Allen & Overy’s dedication to international growth, this year 63% of the appointments are in offices

LawFuel – Lead Story From Reuters – A spokesman for Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric denied reports that Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani had rejected a new draft law that would allow many former members of Saddam Hussein’s Baath party to regain state jobs. “What some news agencies said quoting who they described as an aide to