London – LAWFUEL – Arab & Middle East Law & Business – DLA Piper will host the AIWF conference at its London offices on Thursday 8 March 2007. The conference has been planned to celebrate International Women’s day – a annual day of global recognition for the economic, political and social achievements of women. The […]

WASHINGTON, DC -LAWFUEL – Law Firm News – The American College of Bankruptcy announced today that John Penn, partner in the Fort Worth office of Haynes and Boone, LLP, will be inducted as a college fellow March 23 in Washington, D.C. Mr. Penn is one of 26 nominees from the United States and abroad being

LawFuel.com – The full list of law firms and lawyers who received approved legal aid claims has raised increasing questions from readers, clients and lawyers wanting to know how fewer than 20 lawyers and law firms can receive over $20 million in legal aid fees over 12 months. The full list – Click on http://www.lawfuel.com/page.asp?ID=19

LAWFUEL – Investment Law News – Late yesterday evening the SEC obtained a federal court order directing a $3 million freeze of certain assets at a U.S. brokerage firm — by far the largest freeze obtained in an intrusion-related market manipulation scheme. The assets reside in an omnibus brokerage account whose owners are located in

Chicago – LAWFUEL – US Law Firm News – Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that the firm has been named a “Top 100 Law Firm for Diversity” by Multicultural Law magazine. The magazine compiled the list from surveys completed by more than 200 law firms in January 2007. “This recognition is particularly gratifying because

Twighlight Marine, Ltd., Pleads Guilty and to Pay $100,000 to Environmental Restoration Fund for Grossly Negligent Operation of a Vessel OAKLAND – LAWFUEL U.S. Attorney Scott Schools announced that $800,000 has now been collected for environmental restoration projects in the San Francisco Bay as a result of three shipping pollution prosecutions. Yesterday, Twighlight Marine, Ltd.,

TALLAHASSEE, FL – Attorney General Bill McCollum today made the following statement regarding the passage of Senate Bill 1004: “I commend Senate President Ken Pruitt and members of the Florida Senate for passing Senate Bill 1004, creating the CyberCrimes Against Children Act of 2007, a critical piece legislation that will give us important tools in

LAWFUEL – Law News, Law Jobs – An Orange County man has pleaded guilty to a federal wire fraud count, admitting that he ran a real estate investment scam that lured victims with bogus claims of large returns on investments in commercial real estate developments. Barry Landreth, 37, formerly of Coto de Caza, pleaded guilty

WASHINGTON D.C. (March 7) — Kilpatrick Stockton LLP announced today that Antitrust Practice Partner Constance K. Robinson has been named to the prestigious International Who’s Who of Competition Lawyers & Economists 2007. This peer nominated distinction sets Ms. Robinson apart as one of the world’s pre-eminent Competition attorneys. Selections to the International Who’s Who listings

Attorney Mark Lanier: ‘Merck Can’t Turn a Loss Into a Win Just By Saying It’s So’ ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., March 7 /PRNewswire/ — A jury on Friday in New Jersey Superior Court imposed a serious and strong verdict against Merck & Co., finding that the manufacturer of VIOXX(R) withheld information and made misrepresentations to doctors