New York, NY – LAWFUEL – Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP (K&L) continues its research into the concerns of larger corporate legal departments by releasing its survey findings on the pressing issues facing in-house attorneys. The Top of Mind™ Survey, K&L’s unique survey of senior in-house counsel of FORTUNE 500 and 1000 companies, reveals that while […]

June 18, 2004 – LAWFUEL – O’Melveny Class Action practice group head John Beisner was the kick-off speaker for the seminar “Global Forum Shopping: The Importation of Foreign Lawsuits.” The seminar was sponsored by the National Chamber Foundation, and was intended to highlight the growing number of lawsuits filed in U.S. courts that have little

Washington, D.C., June 18, 2004 – LAWFUEL – The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday approved PCAOB Release No. 2004-003: An Audit of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting Performed in Conjunction with an Audit of Financial Statements. On June 5, 2003, the Commission amended its rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, pursuant to Section

BALA CYNWYD, Pa., June 18, 2004 – LAWFUEL – The following statement was issued today by the law firm of Schiffrin & Barroway, LLP: Notice is hereby given that a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of all persons who purchased or

WASHINGTON, June 20, 2004 – LAWFUEL – The following is a statement issued yesterday, June 19, by the Press Secretary: The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Wisconsin and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding beginning on

PHILADELPHIA, JUNE 18, 2004 – LAWFUEL – Gene E.K. Pratter, a lawyer with Duane Morris LLP for 30 years, was sworn in today as a judge of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The ceremony took place at 2 p.m. at the United States Courthouse in Philadelphia, where Judge Pratter will serve. Judge

CHICAGO, June 18, 2004 – LAWFUEL – The search for truth and justice in our legal system is best served by recording custodial interrogations of felony suspects from Miranda until the interviews end. This practice benefits law enforcement, suspects, prosecutors, juries and judges, according to officers contacted in a recent study conducted by Thomas P.

Participated in fraud scheme orchestrated by former National Revenue Corporation Executive COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 18, 2004 – LAWFUEL – A Toronto accountant, Ronald J. Bogart, 50, was sentenced in United States District Court here today to 18 months in prison. Bogart pleaded guilty in June 2003 to three conspiracy charges in connection with schemes to

LOS ANGELES, June 18, 2004 – LAWFUEL – It’s been called a case of “David vs. Goliath” – or at least that’s how Scott Smith, owner of EntrepreneurPR, characterized it during his six-year smear campaign. But in the end, Entrepreneur Media Inc. demonstrated that in order to maintain a 27-year-old brand in this highly competitive

WASHINGTON, June 18, 2004 – LAWFUEL – Continuing the expansion of its intellectual property practice, international law firm Crowell & Moring LLP has added two partners to its more than 40-lawyer roster of IP lawyers. Michael J. Songer, a former partner at Arnold & Porter LLP, and Mark M. Supko, a former partner at IP