WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The following is a statement by Edward L. Yingling, president and CEO, ABA: “All of us agree that our nation’s bankruptcy system should be both fair and sympathetic — and this new law strikes just the right balance. The law closes several abusive loopholes […]

4 December 2004 – LAWFUEL – First for law firm news, legal, attorney news – Spirit Group has completed a £2.125bn refinancing of the Scottish & Newcastle pubs estate it bought for £2.5bn in November 2003 and its existing securitisation financing. The refinanced estate comprises a portfolio of more than 2,000 pubs. International law firm

7 September – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Two Orange County men were arraigned today on federal fraud charges stemming from their operation of a scheme that defrauded elderly and retired victims, many of whom lived in Orange County, out of nearly $1.7 million. Richard Francis Banville, 48, of Laguna Hills, and Harold

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 2004 – LAWFUEL – First for law, legal, law firm news — Michael Stern, one of three grown children of the late violinist Isaac Stern, received a call one day from a friend who told him that a Web site was auctioning off several rare instruments and, “It’s your dad’s stuff,”

Sheffield – 23 September – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Outsourcing and technology specialist Cameron Craig has joined DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary UK LLP (“DLA Piper”), as a partner. Cameron, who joins the award winning Technology, Media and Communications (TMC) department of DLA Piper’s Sheffield office, worked as a chartered engineer before

15 October – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – On Tuesday 11 October the European Commission informed Rio Tinto plc and the other companies involved that it has closed its investigation concerning alleged anti-competitive practices in the copper concentrate market with no adverse findings. The Commission’s investigation began in May 2003 when it carried

Mistletoe or Legal Woes: Holiday Parties May Pose Legal Pitfalls For Many Americans, New National Survey Finds Print This Story Email This Story Save this Link http://www.lawyers.com http://www.lexisnexis.com http://www.martindale.com Survey Commissioned by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell’s Lawyers.com NEW YORK, Dec. 3 2004 – LAWFUEL – First for law, legal, law firm news — December may bring more

(VANCOUVER, B.C.) August 19, 2005 – Venture Pipeline, a business subsidiary of DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP, is the winner of a prestigious Innovactions Award from the College of Law Practice Management (CoLPM), the law firm has announced. The award, in the Market Disruptors category, recognizes “those who have displayed the best innovation

New York, NY — Dec. 2, 2004 – LAWFUEL – First for legal, law, law firm news – The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP represented Ormat Technologies, Inc. in its successful initial public offering of $100 million of its common stock and listing of the common stock for trading on the New

Grand Junction – 24 September – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – District of Colorado United States Attorney Bill Leone, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Rocky Mountain Division Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Jeffrey D. Sweetin, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement SAC Jeffrey Copp, Mesa County Sheriff Stan Hilkey, and Grand Junction Police Chief Greg