WASHINGTON, D.C.— 8 September – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Five persons associated with Innovative Financial Consultants (IFC) were convicted of tax crimes in connection with the promotion of a tax evasion scheme utilizing abusive trusts called “pure trust organizations,” the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Today’s convictions resulted […]

SAN JOSE – 8 September – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California announced that William Carl Shea, 39, of San Jose, California, the former Program Manager of a Silicon Valley-based debt collection company, was convicted late yesterday afternoon by a federal jury in

WASHINGTON, DC -09/08/2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The law firm of Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C. has filed a lawsuit on behalf of its client and a proposed class of purchasers of the securities of Buca, Inc. (NASDAQ :BUCA) (“Buca” or the “Company”) between February 6, 2001 and March 11,

Singapore – 8 September – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – International law firm Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP recently represented Merrill Lynch & Co., as joint lead manager and sole book runner, in connection with the successful completion of a US$600 million future flow securitization of coal export receivables for PT Kaltim

” Board Approaches to Compliance Program Assessment ” Panel discussion on recent developments in compliance programs and entity-level assessments of the effectiveness of those programs. The program will be moderated by Carol Newman, a corporate and compliance partner at Powell Goldstein LLP, and feature the following panelists: · Allen Nelson, Compliance Counsel, BellSouth Corporation ·

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — Responding to the increase in government investigations, shareholder scrutiny and the adverse impact of failed acquisitions, Patton Boggs LLP has announced the formation of a new specialty area — the Transactional Risk Assessment group. The Transactional Risk Assessment group is a rapid response team

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — The securities arbitration law firm of Klayman & Toskes, P.A. (“K&T”) ( http://www.nasd-law.com ) continues to pursue securities arbitration claims on behalf of Cisco shareholders and employees who have sustained damages from holding margined, concentrated portfolios in Cisco stock. One such claim before

(September 8, 2005, Phoenix, AZ) – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Steptoe & Johnson LLP, an AmLaw 100 international law firm, this week announced that seven lawyers from Beshears Wallwork Bellamy Chartered, one of Phoenix’s best known civil litigation boutiques, are joining the firm. Beshears Wallwork Bellamy principals Nicholas J. Wallwork and Fredric

7 September – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is advising Gas Natural, Spain’s largest natural gas distributor, on its €22.55bn takeover bid for 100 per cent of the share capital of Endesa, and on the financing of that bid. Endesa is Spain’s leading electricity company and its

New York – September 7, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Debevoise & Plimpton LLP advised J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC in connection with a definitive agreement in which Marsh, Inc., the world’s leading risk and insurance services firm, would sell Crump Group, Inc., its U.S.-based wholesale broking operation, to an affiliate