Washington, D.C., March 29, 2007 – The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that Carol A. Stacey, Chief Accountant in the Division of Corporation Finance, will leave the Commission after 11 years on the Commission’s staff. As the Division’s Chief Accountant since 2002, Ms. Stacey has been the Commission staff member with primary responsibility for […]

LawFuel – See ‘Hot Gossip’ – A former Ontario judge from Barrie, Canada has been allowed to practise as a lawyer again after resigning following a variety of sexual misconduct allegations, including force feeding jujubes to court employees. A Law Society of Upper Canada appeal panel has restored Kerry Evans’ membership in the province’s legal

LawFuel – American Lawyer News – Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Chicago partner Jill L. Murch has been elected chair of the Chicago Network of The International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) effective April 1, 2007. IWIRC is an international professional association dedicated to enhancing the professional status and reputation of women

London – LAWFUEL – Allen & Overy LLP is advising Mytilineos Holdings S.A., the Greek metallurgical and engineering company, on the joint venture with Endesa, the largest Spanish electricity company, to create the largest independent power operator in the Greek market and expand into Southeastern Europe. The new company will have an initial enterprise value

Washington, D.C., March 29, 2007 – LawFuel.com – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Nicor, Inc., a major Chicago-area natural gas distributor, and Jeffrey Metz, its former Assistant Vice President and Controller, will pay more than $10 million to settle charges that they engaged in improper transactions, made material misrepresentations, and failed to

DENVER – LawFuel – Legal News – Troy Eid, United States Attorney for the District of Colorado, and Richard C. Powers, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Denver Office, announced that STAN TARAN FORD, age 36, of Denver, Colorado, was sentenced today by US District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn to

Lawfuel.com – Lead story today – Jenkens & Gilchrist, a Dallas-based firm that once had 600 lawyers, is shutting down after reaching an accord with authorities to avoid prosecution for selling tax shelters that generated more than $1 billion in phony losses. The firm admitted it developed and marketed fraudulent tax shelters and faces a

Announces New Public Service Advertisement Campaign Targeting Teen Girls with the Message “Think Before You Post” HOUSTON – LawFuel – US Legal News – Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales today joined U.S. Attorney Donald J. DeGabrielle Jr., of the Southern District of Texas and Ernie Allen, President and CEO of the National Center for Missing

WASHINGTON— LawFuel – Three companies that own and operate an oceangoing chemical tanker named the M/T Clipper Trojan were indicted today in connection with an attempt by crew members to cover up the illegal dumping of oily waste in international waters, the Justice Department announced. The 11-count indictment named Clipper Wonsild Tankers Holding A/S and