New York – LAWFUEL – Legal News Network – U.S. companies are making significant strides in their efforts to improve diversity initiatives for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees and clients, according to a survey of the nation’s largest employers. This year, 138 companies received perfect scores for LGBT diversity, up from 101 companies […]

LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Allen & Overy underlined the continued and growing demand from clients for it’s top flight real estate practice by announcing the appointment of Jean-Dominique Casalta as partner in its Paris office. Jean-Dominique joins A&O from Freshfields where he was counsel. This follows the appointment of Arent van Wassenear as

LAWFUEL – US Attorney News – R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Henry Gutierrez, Postal Inspector in Charge, United States Postal Inspection Service, announced that on September 18, 2006, a jury found Mark Pelle guilty on all charges against him in connection with his participation in fraudulent business

Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2006 – LAWFUEL – Legal News Network – The Office of the Chief Accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a letter summarizing the staff’s views regarding the accounting for stock options in the historical financial statements of public companies. “The views expressed in this letter will assist in

HONG KONG (Sept. 14, 2006) — LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Vinson & Elkins LLP announced today the opening of an office in Hong Kong, its seventh international office, to meet the increasing demand from clients for its services in Asia. Jay Cuclis, the V&E partner who coordinates the firm’s International Practice, has relocated

NEW YORK, September 19, 2006 – LAWFUEL – Law News Network – The international law firm of Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced today that Valerie Grey has joined the firm’s Albany office as a Director in the Governmental Affairs Department. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Valerie most recently served as Vice President of AmeriChoice of NY

Combining with Labor & Employment Law Firm Sets the Stage for National Expansion PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 19 LAWFUEL – Law News Network — Fox Rothschild LLP, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2007, announced today that it would merge with Grotta, Glassman & Hoffman, P.C. (GG&H), the largest firm in New Jersey specializing in labor and

London – LAWFUEL – UK Law News Daily – DLA Piper has advised GNER in completing its negotiations for the implementation of a new Electronic Point of Sale (EPOS) system for its train fleet. The new system, including the rollout of new handheld till devices and the implementation of back office systems, will be prototyped

Washington, D.C., Sept. 18, 2006 – LAWFUEL – Law News, Law Jobs – The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Chief Accountant has selected three professional accounting fellows for two-year terms: Mark J. Barrysmith, formerly a senior manager in KPMG LLP’s Department of Professional Practice based in New York, N.Y., began in July 2006;

LawFuel.com – LawFuel – Law News, Law Jobs – LawFuel’s lead story from the New York Times reports on Duane Chapman, known as Dog, the premier American bounty hunter and the star of A&E’s highly rated “Dog the Bounty Hunter,” who was transported to the federal detention center in Honolulu to await extradition to Mexico