WASHINGTON, D.C. – Houston-based energy company Reliant Energy Services, Inc., and four of its officers have been charged in connection with a federal criminal investigation of the manipulation of the California energy markets, the Department of Justice announced today. A federal grand jury in San Francisco returned a six-count indictment today against Reliant Energy Services, […]

Atlanta (April 12) — The American Cancer Society announced today that Kilpatrick Stockton LLP has raised over $325,000 to establish the David M. Zacks Patient Resource Navigation Center. David Zacks, a partner with Kilpatrick Stockton and for whom the Patient Resource Navigation Center is named, was honored recently at the Board of Directors Meeting of

Chadbourne & Parke LLP has been retained to represent the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Chapter 11 cases of Parmalat USA Corp., et al., the U.S. dairy subsidiaries of Italian conglomerate Parmalat. The case is pending in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Chadbourne attorneys working on the

Washington, D.C. – Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Scott L. Fredericksen has joined the firm as a partner in the Litigation Department. Fredericksen will focus his practice on white collar defense as a member of the White Collar Defense and Corporate Compliance, and the Securities Litigation, Enforcement and Regulatory practices. “The addition of

Los Angeles, April 12, 2004— Jan E. Dodd, 39, a partner with Kaye Scholer LLP, has been selected by Daily Journal Extra, a legal publication serving both northern and southern California, as one of the state’s top 20 lawyers under the age of 40 in the April 5, 2004 issue. There are approximately 50,000 lawyers

New York, April 12, 2004 — Corporate attorney Gary R. Silverman, recently a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, has joined Kaye Scholer LLP (www.kayescholer.com) as a partner and head of the firm’s Private Equity Practice in Chicago. At Kaye Scholer, he will continue to focus on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and venture capital

International law firm Allen & Overy advised Hamburg-based Hapag-Lloyd AG, the main subsidiary of TUI, on the outsourcing and sale of the bulk and special logistics division of VTG Lehnkering AG, Hamburg, a subsidiary of Hapag-Lloyd to the private equity fund Triton Managers Limited. Hamburg-based partner Dr Helge Schäfer led the Allen & Overy team,

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A North Hollywood accountant has been indicted on federal charges related to two schemes in which he defrauded clients out of well over $100,000, in part by falsely telling victims that they were being audited by the Internal Revenue Service. David Scott Halcrow, 54, who until recently lived in Granada Hills, was indicted Thursday afternoon

Jim Rocap has joined Steptoe & Johnson as a partner in the litigation department, specializing in complex insurance coverage litigation. Previously, Jim was one of the managing partners of Miller, Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin, LLP until its merger with Baker Botts, in January 2001. He has been a partner at Baker Botts since the merger.