Initially Charged with Perjury; Defendant Was Later Arrested with Egyptian Passport and $20,000; While in Jail, Defendant Attempted to Intimidate Witnesses and Solicited the Arson of Witness’ Car SAN FRANCISCO – LAWFUEL – United States Attorney Kevin V. Ryan announced that Amr Mohsen, a former chairman and CEO of a high-tech company, Aptix Corporation, was […]

LOS ANGELES–LAWFUEL –Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, the national law and consulting firm, announced today that Becky S. Walker, Chief of the Criminal Appeals Section in the Los Angeles U.S. Attorney’s Office, will join Manatt’s Litigation Division Appellate Practice on February 20, 2007. Ms. Walker has practiced in the Los Angeles U.S. Attorney’s Office since

LAWFUEL – A Riverside man was arrested this morning on federal bribery charges after allegedly receiving the latest in a series of bribes from the general contractor in charge of the construction of a psychology building on the campus of the University of California, Riverside. Theodore Chiu, 53, was arrested on the UCR campus without

New York, NY and London – LAWFUEL – UK—Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP (“K&L Gates”) today announced the launch of its first Continental European office in Berlin, Germany. The office will be staffed by partners who formerly practiced in the Berlin office of Taylor Wessing, an international firm of British and German origins.

Largest National Employment and Labor Law Firm to Join with Thriving Cleveland Firm SAN FRANCISCO–LAWFUEL–Littler Mendelson, P.C., the nation’s largest employment and labor law firm, today announced a merger with Cleveland-based Duvin, Cahn & Hutton, the largest standalone labor and employment focused firm. The firms are joining forces to meet the Ohio business community’s significant

E-Friendly Amendments Bring Most Significant Change to Bermuda Company Law in Half a Century HAMILTON, Bermuda–LAWFUEL –The Bermuda International Business Association (BIBA) fully supported the amendments as proposed by the Minister of Finance during the House of Assembly Session on 13th December 2006 to “The Companies Amendment Act 2006”. The Act aims to assist companies,

NEW YORK–LAWFUEL–Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, a national law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami, named three new partners and seven new Special Counsel, effective January 1, 2007. “These individuals have not only demonstrated commitment to our clients and Stroock, but have shown themselves to be outstanding practitioners in their

Lawfuel.com’s Hot Files – See news on Paris Hilton, Sara Evans, Bounty Hunter, Donald Trump – Celebrity Lawsuit – Poor little speeding rich girl Paris Hilton has pleaded innocent to a charge of filling her tiny frame with too much booze, when she appeared before the LA Superior Court. The fully unemployed heiress was stopped

Wood’s Experience With Tenant-In-Common Offerings Bolsters West Coast Corporate Practice, Provides Firm With Coast-To-Coast TIC Resources LOS ANGELES – Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Craig P. Wood has joined its Los Angeles office as a partner in the Business Law Department and a member of the firm’s Real Estate Practice. Wood focuses his

LAWFUEL – US Law News – A transient who was indicted on fraud and money laundering charges for allegedly bilking several victims out of more than $5 million with promises of huge returns on their investments has surrendered to federal authorities. Steven M. Ferguson, who formerly resided in Marina Del Rey and Las Vegas, Nevada,