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    Stanford Clients Sue Insurance Broker Willis Group  Jul 4, 2009
    The lawsuit was filed on Thursday by law firms Strasburger LLP and Castillo Snyder PC.. "We intend to prove that the defendants willfully misrepresented the safety of the financial products offered by Stanford," attorney David Cibrian, one of the lawyers who brought the case, said in a statement. (ABC News -- Wire)

    Running Hot and Cold (Part I)  Jul 4, 2009
    The development is expected to open in July, said developer Mark Borman of Barn Lofts LLP. Prices have not yet been set for the 38 market-rate, three-story, loft-style townhouses, ranging from 1,300-2,600 square feet. All units contain two-and-a-half bathrooms, two bedrooms and roof decks, and the project holds 69 parking spaces. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)

    Buyout firms balk at plan to alter bank takeover rules  Jul 4, 2009
    The dialogue has begun with respect to the rules and that s a process that I think both sides would welcome, said Thomas Vartanian, a partner at the law firm Fried Frank Harris Shriver and Jacobsen LLP in Washington. The bad news is that the discussion has started in a way that suggests private equity investors should be treated differently. (Boston Globe)

    Agency seen as inept, not criminal  Jul 3, 2009
    Liu overrode a technical evaluation committee's findings that recommended the fund management contract be awarded to a firm called Kolohala Holdings LLP and instead selected a firm ranked third among bidders, H2 Energy LLC.. A special state Senate investigating committee, headed by Sen. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    ROLL OF HONORED INDUSTRIES  Jul 3, 2009
    1996 Distel, Okrei, Keskine & Cook LLP. 1997 Schlang s and Call of the Wild. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)

    GE, Geron to develop test for drug side effects  Jul 3, 2009
    According to the report, compiled in conjunction with DeLoitte LLP, venture capitalists, primarily from the Bay Area, spread $1. 2 billion in clean tech investments across 94 companies in the quarter that just ended. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Private-Equity Firms Say FDIC Rules Will Thwart Takeovers of Failed Banks  Jul 3, 2009
    The dialogue has begun with respect to the rules and thats a process that I think both sides would welcome, said , a partner at the law firm Fried Frank Harris Shriver and Jacobsen LLP in Washington ... The proposal may represent the starting point of an interesting compromise, said , a partner at New York-based law firm Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, who advises buyout firms on investments in financial institutions. (Bloomberg)

    People in Business  Jul 3, 2009
    June McIvor, a partner at the law firm Sinsheimer Juhnke Lebens r LLP, has been elected treasurer and secretary of the French Hospital Medical Foundation Board of Directors, effective July 1. She has served on the board since 2006 and is currently the chair of the Business Transactions practice at Sinsheimer Juhnke Lebens r.. (Lompoc Record, CA)

    Weil Gotshal to close Austin office  Jul 3, 2009
    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, which opened its Austin office in 2003, will close that office permanently at the end of the year. A statement from the New York-based international firm said the move "makes sense from an administrative, financial and client-service perspective. Our firm has a significant presence in both Houston and Dallas. As a result, our ability to serve our clients and represent them throughout the state will not be affected.". (Austin Business Journal, TX)

    Anheuser-Busch InBev to sell can, lid plants to Ball Corp.  Jul 3, 2009
    and & Co. LLC are acting as financial advisers and LLP is acting as legal counsel to A-B InBev. Reader Comments. (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)

    FDIC proposes tough PE guidelines  Jul 3, 2009
    "As one of my partners put it, I can't imagine it being more inhospitable to private equity," said Alan Avery, a banking lawyer at Arnold r LLP.. The proposals call for private equity groups to maintain capital at troubled banks at levels that far exceed current regulatory standards for "well capitalized" institutions. (India Times)

    Executors Named by Michael Jackson File Last Will in Los Angeles County Superior Court  Jul 2, 2009
    Mr. Branca, a partner at Ziffren Brittenham LLP, represented Mr. Jackson from 1980 until 2006 and was hired again by Mr. Jackson prior to his untimely death last week ... In addition to serving as co-executor, Mr. Branca will serve as co-chief counsel of Mr. Jacksons estate with another prominent entertainment attorney, Joel Katz of Greenberg Traurig LLP. Like Mr. Branca, Mr. Katz was hired by Mr. Jackson prior to his death and has a long history of working with members of the Jackson family.... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    LEAR HITS THE SKIDS  Jul 2, 2009
    Lear hired Kirkland & Ellis LLP as well as restructuring firm Miller Buckfire to help it sort through its reorganization plans. The auto supplier will need any reorganization plan approved by a majority of its debtholders, which could make for a much more protracted process than what Chrysler and GM are undergoing, one debtor said. (New York Post -- Business)

    Madoff claims of $231m OK’d for payment  Jul 2, 2009
    Picard, a lawyer at Baker & Hostetler LLP in New York, has been sued in turn by some victims for calculating each investor s loss by subtracting withdrawals from deposits in what he calls a net-equity formula. Hundreds of victims argue that, under federal law, claims must instead be based on their final account statements including bogus returns. (Boston Globe)

    Cleantech investment rebounds in Q2  Jul 2, 2009
    According to a report released July 1 by the in conjunction with Deloitte LLP, the total for cleantech investments in the second quarter increased 12 percent from the previous quarter, although it was down 44 percent from the same period a year ago. The average round size this quarter was $12. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)

    18 months in prison for Blago investigation doctor  Jul 2, 2009
    Silldorf e, LLP Expands Practice Into Bankruptcy. Silldorf e, LLP is a boutique civil litigation law firm headquartered in San Diego, California ... Firm partner Howard Silldorf explains, "Due to a strong demand from our clients, Silldorf e, LLP has expanded its practice to represent consumers in the area of bankruptcy.". (Fresno Bee -- Nation)

    Howrey absorbs IP litigation firm Day Casebeer  Jul 2, 2009
    Rumors that litigation powerhouse was in talks to absorb intellectual property litigation boutique Day Casebeer Madrid and Batchelder LLP were confirmed Wednesday morning ... The firm last year lured most of the highly prized construction practice from Thelen LLP, a San Francisco law firm that disbanded amid financial troubles and an exodus of partners. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)

    FIRMS SEARCH TO SELF-POLICE ONLINE PRIVACY  Jul 2, 2009
    "We think self-regulation is the preferred area," said Stu Ingis, a partner at Venable LLP, which advised the industry. "It can be flexible and can adapt, and you wind up getting much better accountability and enforcement.". (New York Post -- Business)

    Asia Bankers Expect IPO Revival As Stock Market Gyrations Ease Amid Rally  Jul 2, 2009
    IPOs in Hong Kong and China may raise $39 billion in 2009, accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP said last month. Chinas securities regulator lifted a moratorium last month on public offerings, after the benchmark climbed more than 40 percent in the first five months. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)

    Gonzalez Saggio counsels $1.5B bond sale  Jul 2, 2009
    LLP said it has completed the largest public finance transaction where a minority-owned law firm acted as sole underwriter s counsel. The Milwaukee firm served as underwriter s counsel to a syndicate led by , New York City, in the sale of $1. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)

    Should Web Search Data Be Stored?  Jul 2, 2009
    Mr. Erickson also is a partner at Holch & Erickson LLP, a law firm specializing in federal administrative and legislative law. Kevin Bankston is a staff attorney at the specializing in free speech and privacy law. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)

    Commentary: Supreme Court's Unexpected 'Judicial Minimalism' in Voting Rights Case  Jul 2, 2009
    Paul M. Smith, Jenner Courtesy of Jenner LLP. Joshua Block, Jenner Courtesy of Jenner LLP. (Law.com)

    Mandan projects take shape  Jul 2, 2009
    In a related matter, the Mandan City Commission recently extended its agreement with Western Edge Developments, LLP to redevelop the property at the corner of Main and Collins Avenue and the former bookstore property at 116 E. Main. This also is property acquired through the diesel settlement. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)

    G-Resources, Backed by BlackRock, Seeking to Acquire Asian Gold Projects  Jul 2, 2009
    Bennelong Asset Management LLP will be the second-largest holder with a stake of between 6 percent and 7 percent, Hegarty said. The sale will fund the $221 million acquisition of the Martabe gold and silver project in Indonesia from , the company that Hegarty left when it was formed by the merger of Oxiana and Zinifex Ltd. last year. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)

    New London Firm Established Under Name Greenberg Traurig Maher, LLP  Jul 2, 2009
    NEW YORK, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The international law firm LLP announced that it will enter the London market. A new UK firm, operating as Greenberg Traurig Maher, LLP, has been formed ... Greenberg Traurig LLP is an international, full-service law firm with approximately 1,750 attorneys and governmental affairs professionals in the United States, Europe and Asia. (PR Newswire)

    GM seeks court approval to become new company  Jul 2, 2009
    Jeff Manning, a managing director with New York-based Trenwith Securities LLP, said he expects to see less resistance from GM bondholders, noting that most of them consented to the deal instead of being forced into it like many of the debtholders in Chrysler s case. I suspect the GM bondholders were generally more accommodating, Manning said. (Hartford City News-Times, IN)

    Jackson family lawyer says will has surfaced  Jul 1, 2009
    A will almost always names an executor, and if validated, it would negate the petition of Jackson's mother to control the estate, said John Novogrod, an estate lawyer and partner at Kramer Levin Naftalis el LLP in New York. "If there is a will and if the will is a valid will, the whole petition to be named administrator will just fall away," Novogrod said. (Fresno Bee)

    J.P. Morgan Settles WorldCom Suit for $2 Billion  Jul 1, 2009
    The J.P. Morgan settlement leaves only former WorldCom director Bert C. Roberts Jr. and the defunct Arthur Andersen LLP accounting firm as defendants in the case. Cote directed the two remaining parties to continue settlement talks under the supervision of another federal judge. (Yahoo News -- WorldCom/MCI)

    Kozlowski sentenced to up to 25 years in prison  Jul 1, 2009
    The sentences were harsh, but nowhere near as severe as those in previous cases, said Greg Wallance, a former federal prosecutor now at Kaye Scholer LLP in New York. "It's a much more lenient sentence than handed out in federal cases, and I think that partly reflects the fact that the company was not forced into bankruptcy or destroyed but is doing relatively well," he said. (Yahoo News -- Tyco)

    NB&T Financial Group, Inc. to Acquire Community National Corporation  Jul 1, 2009
    NBTF is being advised in the transaction by Austin Associates, LLC, and Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP. Community is being advised by Stifel, Nicolaus & Company and Dinsmore & Shohl LLP.. About NB&T Financial Group, Inc.. (Primezone Releases)

    Levi & Korsinsky LLP Investigates Board of First Advantage Corporation  Jul 1, 2009
    Levi & Korsinsky LLP Investigates Board of First Advantage Corporation - Yahoo ... Levi & Korsinsky LLP Investigates Board of First Advantage Corporation ... Source: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP. (Primezone Releases)

    Canadian Mint Plans to Review Security to Find C$15 Million in Lost Gold  Jul 1, 2009
    The Royal Canadian Mint cant account for 17,500 ounces of gold, according to an by Deloitte & Touche LLP released yesterday. The audit said the mint should consider reviewing its security and technical procedures. (Bloomberg -- Canada)

    North Texas business leaders react to health care reform plan  Jul 1, 2009
    Carroll Burgoon MIXED BAG: Drake Frazier, an attorney at Strasburger Price LLP, says the House;s plan would mean added costs for larger businesses and could lead to job losses, but that smaller companies could benefit from tax breaks ... Drake Frazier, an attorney at Strasburger & Price LLP in Dallas who specializes in employee benefits, said the proposed bill will mean added costs for larger businesses, and an employer mandate to offer health insurance could cause more job losses ... Travis... (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Pittsburgh G-20 Partnership details planning efforts for September summit  Jul 1, 2009
    Contributions of $10,000 came from Allegheny Technologies Inc., Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, P.C., GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, H.J. Heinz Co., iGate Global Solutions, Ltd., Jones Day, NOVA Chemicals, Inc. and Malin Bergquist & Co., LLP.. A number of other businesses and foundations contributed smaller amounts and in-kind donations of time. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)

    Jobless opt for entrepreneurship over job hunting  Jul 1, 2009
    Ernst LLP is pleased to announce the winners of the Ernst Entrepreneur Of The Year award in the Midwest region ... The winners of the Ernst LLP Entrepreneur Of The Year 2009 award in the Midwest are. (Fresno Bee -- Business)

    Commercial Real Estate Market to Hit Bottom Next Year, Urban Land Institute  Jul 1, 2009
    According to the "Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2009" report, released by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, real estate industry experts expect financial and real estate markets in the United States to bottom in 2009 and then flounder for much of 2010, with ongoing drops in property values, more foreclosures and delinquencies, and a limping economy that will continue to crimp property cash flows. "Commercial real estate faces its worst year since the wrenching... (RealtyTimes)

    AIG Taiwan Unit Draws Interest From Private Equity  Jul 1, 2009
    The six private-equity firms are Affinity Equity Partners Ltd., Bain Capital LLC, Carlyle Group L.P., Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., MBK Partners Ltd. and Primus Pacific Partners LLP, the person said, adding final bids will be submitted shortly. Taiwan financial firms Cathay Financial Holding Co. (2882. (SmartMoney)

    Free legal advice available for Somerville senior citizens  Jul 1, 2009
    an associate with the Somerville law firm of Moschella and Winston LLP, provides no-cost consultations for seniors at the Council on Aging (COA). As the Council on Aging s Lawyer of the Day, Mulvena addresses a wide range of issues, from Medicaid eligibility questions to veterans benefits problems. (Somerville Journal, MA)

    5:15 Capital Starts Bond Hedge Fund With Nod to Who Song for Firm's Name  Jul 1, 2009
    July 1 (Bloomberg) -- Three traders from Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP and RBS Greenwich Capital Markets started a government-bond hedge fund named for one of their favorite songs by. 5:15 Capital Management LLC, named for the track 5:15 on the British rockers 1973 album , will begin trading today with about $60 million, according to , one of the founders, who said the fund will grow to $100 million. (Bloomberg -- UK)

    WHO paper: TB vaccine could kill babies with HIV  Jul 1, 2009
    Additionally, stockholders ratified the appointment of Porter Keadle Moore LLP as the company's ind 00000B47 ependent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009. Don Hildebrand, company co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors, provided opening remarks at the meeting, highlighting significant progress over the past year. (Fresno Bee -- Local)

    Madoff Faces Harder Time in Prison Than Former WorldCom, Enron Executives  Jul 1, 2009
    a sentencing expert at law firm Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, was less convinced that Madoff would find himself walled off from other prisoners. Such virtual solitary confinement is very onerous for a prisoner and would likely result only if he requested it, Behre said. (Bloomberg)

    Fed E-Mails May Chill Bank Regulation After Breach of `Ironclad' Secrecy  Jul 1, 2009
    The regulatory process could be chilled or stifled because of a reluctance to speak candidly, said , a former comptroller of the currency and now a senior partner at Bracewell & Giuliani LLP in Houston. At a minimum, supervisors may communicate less via e-mail, said , an ex-Fed attorney now at Morrison & Foerster LLP in Washington ... former director of the Feds bank- supervision division and now with Deloitte & Touche LLP, said that while he recognizes the argument for more transparency,... (Bloomberg)

    U3O8 Corp. Shareholders Approved All Matters at Annual & Special Meeting  Jul 1, 2009
    - the reappointment of KPMG LLP, Chartered Accountants, as auditors of the Corporation. - the approval of a new stock option plan for the Corporation, and all previous stock option plans being hereby terminated; and. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Former AG Reilly to return to roots as trial lawyer  Jul 1, 2009
    Reilly, 66, today will join the firm Cooley Manion Jones LLP, a 50-lawyer firm that specializes in litigation and represents victims of the Station nightclub fire in Rhode Island. I ve been a trial lawyer pretty much all of my career and I miss it, said Reilly, whose work at Greenberg involved advising clients on government investigations, civil litigation, and business regulation. (Boston Globe)

    Andersen Will Settle Suit Over WorldCom  Jul 1, 2009
    NEW YORK, April 25 -- Defunct accounting firm Arthur Andersen LLP has agreed to pay $65 million to settle its part of a massive WorldCom Inc. class-action shareholder lawsuit, sources familiar with the deal said Monday. The agreement, to be unveiled at a hearing in federal court on Tuesday, would end a three-week trial in which shareholders argued that Andersen should have uncovered an $11 billion accounting fraud at WorldCom. (Yahoo News -- WorldCom/MCI)

    Local firm submits lone bid for Brookstone Inn  Jul 1, 2009
    Helfrich Enterprises LLP, a La Crosse partnership that owns residential and commercial property in the area, made the only bid of 1. 4 million Tuesday at a sheriff s foreclosure sale of the Brookstone Inn motel at 1830 Rose St.. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)

    McGrane Greenfield LLP Files Class Action on Behalf of Holders of 2007 Copia Bonds; Announces Upcoming Class Deadline  Jul 1, 2009
    SAN FRANCISCO, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The law firms of McGrane Greenfield, LLP and Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff, LLP have filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of a class of persons or entities that hold a derivative interest as of June 10, 2009 in bonds issued by the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, referred to as Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2007A and Series 2007B (COPIA: The American Center for Wine, Food & The Arts Project), issued pursuant to a certain Indenture... (PR Newswire)

    Battle to control Jackson's fortune begins  Jun 30, 2009
    How much AEG can recover will likely depend on the wording of insurance policies it took out and whether they included protection against "medical conditions or another event," said Mary Craig Calkins, a partner at Howrey LLP who handles insurance recovery cases for TV and film productions. The promoter took out about $18 million in insurance through Lloyd's of London, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Venture capitalists invest $16M in NM  Jun 30, 2009
    Survey results are collected and aggregated by the law firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP on behalf of the Venture Capital Association and individual survey results are confidential. Reader Comments. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)

    IRS: $10,000 in foreign account? Tell us  Jun 30, 2009
    Specifically, investors in hedge funds domiciled offshore ought to disclose that to the IRS, said Mary Thomas, a tax accountant at LLP.. At the end of the day, if it s an offshore hedge fund, the U.S. investor needs to be reporting it, she said. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)

    Should Web Search Data Be Stored?  Jun 30, 2009
    Mr. Erickson also is a partner at Holch & Erickson LLP, a law firm specializing in federal administrative and legislative law. Kevin Bankston is a staff attorney at the specializing in free speech and privacy law. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)

    Swiss banks closing Americans’ accounts amid US pressure  Jun 30, 2009
    The United States has also proposed increasing reporting and oversight requirements for so-called qualified intermediaries - foreign banks that withhold taxes on behalf of the IRS. That may increase the cost of compliance and the risk of violating US laws, said Charles C. Adams, managing partner at the law firm Hogan & Hartson LLP in Geneva. Sandra Dysli, an American who has lived in Geneva for 40 years, said Bank Zweiplus AG, the Zurich-based joint venture of Basel-based Bank Sarasin & Cie. (Boston Globe)

    Bachelor and bros. plotting new downtown pad  Jun 30, 2009
    Brothers Brad, Chad and Wes Womack have signed a lease to take over the space at 715 W. Sixth St. that houses the Irish pub, according to Kareem Hajjar, of Hajjar Sutherland & Kelly LLP. Hajjar represented the Womacks in the deal. The Womacks have plans to take over the space mid 2010. (Austin Business Journal, TX)

    Forestar to sell 20,000 acres for $40M  Jun 30, 2009
    for free extra services. Subscribe to Austin Business Journal. (Austin Business Journal, TX)

    Mayor Pro Tem Sharon Barovsky, Mayor Andy Stern, City Manager Jim Thorsen, and Councilmembers Jefferson Wagner and Pamela Conley Ulich at the Malibu Performing Arts Center after the announcement the city purchased the property for $15 million. Photos by Melonie Magruder / TMT  Jun 30, 2009
    "Jeffrey Golden, the Chapter 11 trustee with law firm Weiland, Golden, Smiley, Wang, Ekvall , LLP, who handled the bankruptcy proceeding, said that Malibu's was the only "qualified" bid offered in the proceedings."This might be indicative of today's real estate market," Golden said. "There were other interested parties, but none who came forward under the terms we required. Value of a property is always a function more of what someone can pay at any given time, rather than any real intrinsic... (Malibu Times, CA)

    Willowstar Announces Shareholder Meeting Results and NEX Transfer  Jun 30, 2009
    Mark Raguz, Mr. Stephen Dunn, Mr. Gino Cozza and Mr. Luciano Grossi), re-appointed Schwartz Levitsky Feldmann LLP as the Corporation's auditors for the ensuing year, approved a name change of the Corporation to "Creso Resources Inc." or such other name as the directors of the Corporation determine to be acceptable, approved the Corporation's 10% rolling stock option plan, authorized the Corporation to apply to list its common shares on the NEX Board and authorized the cancellation of 999,999... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    People on the Move: June 22  Jun 30, 2009
    Joseph R. Biden Jr. on the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act in 2000 and was an associate at the law firm of LLP and a teaching fellow at the Law Center Appellate Litigation Clinic. The in Fairfax named Tiffany Singleton to the organization s newly created position of director of social entrepreneurship programs. (Washington Business Journal, DC)

    E&Y moves into Victory Park  Jun 30, 2009
    Accounting firm LLP has moved into its North Texas headquarters at One Victory Park on the edge of downtown Dallas. As of today, Ernst & Young has moved about 1,000 of its Dallas office employees into about 150,000 square feet on five floors in One Victory Park, a 20-story building in Hillwood's Victory Park development. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Alternative Asset Management Acquisition Corp. Announces Record Date and Meeting Date for Warrantholder and Stockholder Vote  Jun 30, 2009
    NEW YORK, June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alternative Asset Management Acquisition Corp. (NYSE Amex: ) ("AAMAC") announced today that AAMAC's special meeting of warrantholders will be held on July 28, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. eastern time and will be immediately followed by AAMAC's special meeting of stockholders at 10:30 a.m. eastern time (collectively, the "Special Meeting"), each at the offices of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, AAMAC's counsel, at 150 East 42nd Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY... (PR Newswire)

    GM seeks court OK to become new company  Jun 30, 2009
    Jeff Manning, a managing director with New York-based Trenwith Securities LLP, said he expects to see less resistance from GM bondholders, noting that most of them consented to the deal instead of being forced into it like many of the debtholders in Chrysler's case. "I suspect the GM bondholders were generally more accommodating," Manning said. (MSNBC -- Business)

    Wind symposium airs energy issues  Jun 30, 2009
    Representatives from and LLP also will discuss how a company can enter the wind energy industry. Reader Comments. (Buffalo Business First, NY)

    Watch Fox News for the untold stories — and keep the lanterns of patriotism burning bright  Jun 30, 2009
    " wtf wrote on Jun 27, 2009 12:25 PM:" Gore, self-proclaimed Patron Saint of the Environment, buys his carbon off-sets from himselfthe Generation Investment Management LLP, an independent, private, owner-managed partnership established in 2004 with offices in London and Washington, D.C., of which he is both chairman and founding partner. The Generation Investment Management business has considerable influence over the major carbon credit trading firms that currently exist, including the... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

    Emulex Advises Stockholders to Take No Action At This Time in Response to Revised Broadcom Tender Offer  Jun 30, 2009
    June 29, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emulex Corporation (NYSE: - ) today said its Board of Directors, consistent with its fiduciary duties and with the assistance of its financial and legal advisors, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP respectively, will review the terms of the revised tender offer from Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: - ) to acquire all of the outstanding Emulex shares for $11. 00 per share in cash. (Primezone Releases)

    BusinessWoman of the Year finalists named  Jun 30, 2009
    Young: Kim Francis, president of Kim Francis Communications Inc.; Jessica Kirkwood Alley, partner with Phelps Dunbar LLP; Melanie Lenz, VP of Development for the Tampa Bay Rays; Stephanie Narvades, CFO of Healthesystems; Michele Northrup, founder of Intensity Academy; Brooke Palmer, president of RSBP Events; Allison Renee Raver, CEO of Raver Medical LLC; Ester Venouziou, owner/founder of Local Shopper LLC; Shelby Weir, director of Kforce Inc.; and Laura Webb, president of Webb Insurance Group.... (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)

    Running Hot and Cold (Part I)  Jun 29, 2009
    The development is expected to open in July, said developer Mark Borman of Barn Lofts LLP. Prices have not yet been set for the 38 market-rate, three-story, loft-style townhouses, ranging from 1,300-2,600 square feet. All units contain two-and-a-half bathrooms, two bedrooms and roof decks, and the project holds 69 parking spaces. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)

    Walter Turnbull, law firm manager, dies at 58  Jun 29, 2009
    In 1980, Mr. Turnbull became a legal administrator at Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP in Boston, when the firm had 24 attorneys. He worked as the director of administration, also referred to as the executive director, as the firm grew to more than 400 attorneys in 2002. (Boston Globe)

    Wyndham National Harbor site 40 percent sold out  Jun 29, 2009
    According to Scott D. Berman, a principal at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP who follows the hospitality and leisure industries, timeshare sales have been on a significant upward trend for the past 10 years, but have seen a slowdown in the past six to eight months due to the recession. It s seen the same weakness that other sectors are experiencing, Berman said. (Washington Business Journal, DC)

    Kozlowski sentenced to up to 25 years in prison  Jun 29, 2009
    The sentences were harsh, but nowhere near as severe as those in previous cases, said Greg Wallance, a former federal prosecutor now at Kaye Scholer LLP in New York. "It's a much more lenient sentence than handed out in federal cases, and I think that partly reflects the fact that the company was not forced into bankruptcy or destroyed but is doing relatively well," he said. (Yahoo News -- Tyco)

    Madoff Learns Today Whether He'll Spend the Rest of His Life Behind Bars  Jun 29, 2009
    The climate as well as the amount of the fraud push him into what is essentially a life sentence, said Kirby Behre, a sentencing expert and a Washington partner of law firm Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP. Given the age of the guy, 20 years is most likely a death sentence. . (Bloomberg -- US)

    J.P. Morgan Settles WorldCom Suit for $2 Billion  Jun 29, 2009
    The J.P. Morgan settlement leaves only former WorldCom director Bert C. Roberts Jr. and the defunct Arthur Andersen LLP accounting firm as defendants in the case. Cote directed the two remaining parties to continue settlement talks under the supervision of another federal judge. (Yahoo News -- WorldCom/MCI)

    Andersen Will Settle Suit Over WorldCom  Jun 29, 2009
    NEW YORK, April 25 -- Defunct accounting firm Arthur Andersen LLP has agreed to pay $65 million to settle its part of a massive WorldCom Inc. class-action shareholder lawsuit, sources familiar with the deal said Monday. The agreement, to be unveiled at a hearing in federal court on Tuesday, would end a three-week trial in which shareholders argued that Andersen should have uncovered an $11 billion accounting fraud at WorldCom. (Yahoo News -- WorldCom/MCI)

    Polk Museum Names Board Members  Jun 29, 2009
    New trustees include: Deborah Garringer of Crowe Horwath LLP in Lakeland, Bud Strang of 6-10 Corporation in Winter Haven, Steve Tombrink of Sembler Company in Plant City, Janet Tucker, and Keith Wadsworth of Peterson & Myers in Lake Wales. New governors include Ira Anderson, Michelle Badcock, Steve Buck, Sam Hart, Deloris Johnson, Patricia Meland, Peggy Spirakis, and Lori Wilson. (Bartow Polk County Democrat, FL)

    Attic Insulation May Contain Deadly Asbestos, Cautions N.Y. Lawyer  Jun 28, 2009
    Joseph W. Belluck, a partner at the New York law firm of Belluck & Fox, LLP, says asbestos-contaminated vermiculite in millions of homes and businesses underscores the need for caution ... Belluck & Fox, LLP Joseph W. Belluck 212-681-1575 Trackback URL: http://prweb. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)

    BUSINESS PEOPLE  Jun 28, 2009
    Search Local Business Listings. Community NewsCommunity news on families, living & more from The Times of Trenton. (NJ.com -- Times)

    Transportation funds misdirected, analysis says  Jun 28, 2009
    by the Palo Alto office of Alston + Bird LLP. The suit says the museum's claimed "world's largest Pez" is "a direct copy of the Pez Dispenser with a snowman's head atop it." Not only that, it isn't even the biggest. "As an object neither created nor authorized by Plaintiffs, the Infringing Tall Dispenser is not and cannot be the world's largest Pez or a Pez product of any kind," says the complaint. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)

    Electrum, Moto's Biggest Shareholder, Opposes Takeover Offer From Red Back  Jun 28, 2009
    Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP is providing Red Back with legal advice on the transaction, the companies said in the statement. BMO Capital Markets is advising Moto Goldmines on financial aspects of the acquisition and Lawson Lundell LP and Norton Rose LLP are providing legal advice. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)

    Should Web Search Data Be Stored?  Jun 27, 2009
    Mr. Erickson also is a partner at Holch & Erickson LLP, a law firm specializing in federal administrative and legislative law. Kevin Bankston is a staff attorney at the specializing in free speech and privacy law. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)

    Failure Fridays: Ga. banking crisis gaining speed  Jun 27, 2009
    This is a perpetuation of what we ve been talking about for a while now, said Brian Olasov, an Atlanta-based managing director at LLP, who noted Georgia banks have an imbalance between fewer customer, or core, deposits and more outstanding loans. The numbers indicate Georgia banks got way out over their skis. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)

    FDA Raid On Caraco Causes Shareholder Investigation by Kendall Law Group  Jun 27, 2009
    Source: Kendall Law Group, LLP ... The Kendall Law Group, LLP logo is available at ... Kendall Law Group, LLPHamilton Lindley(214) 744-3000Toll Free: (877) 744-3728Fax: (214) 744-3015Hlindley@kendalllawgroup. (Primezone Releases)

    ResCare Announces Results of 2009 Annual Meeting  Jun 27, 2009
    Shareholders also ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2009. Ralph G. Gronefeld, Jr., ResCare's president and chief executive officer, said, "I am very proud of the way ResCare and its employees faced and conquered the challenging economic environment of 2008. Our business remains solid, with growing revenues, effectively controlled costs and a strong balance sheet.". (Primezone Releases)

    Va. governor and DNC chief denies GOP travel query  Jun 27, 2009
    Nelson Mullins Riley orough LLP has added Virginia litigation to the range of services offered by the Firm's Washington, DC office. George E. Kostel, a federal litigator with a nationwide practice, has joined the Firm's Washington office as a partner. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)

    The Jackson 3: What happens to the children?  Jun 27, 2009
    "It's all very speculative at this point, but if he had shared custody with her, then she has custody of them," says Gregory Jessner, a lawyer in Los Angeles for Phillips Jessner LLP. "She would be the one with the upper hand.". During Rowe's brief marriage to Jackson, she gave birth to Michael Joseph Jackson Jr. and Paris Michael Katherine Jackson. (USA Today -- Life)

    EXCLUSIVE: Treasury Considered AIG Bankruptcy  Jun 27, 2009
    The documents consist of e-mails about AIG between officials at the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve, as well as with two attorneys from Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP retained by them, Marshall Huebner and Ethan James. In an e-mail dated Jan. 29, Sarah Dahlgren, a senior vice president with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, wrote a Treasury counselor, Stephen Albrecht, Steve I didnt see your name on the invite list and wanted to make sure that you knew that Marshall and... (Fox News)

    Sun setting on Texas' homebuilding commission  Jun 27, 2009
    James Streetman, president of Austin-based Streetman Homes Ltd. LLP, said the industry is so large that it took a body like the TRCC to keep a comprehensive eye on contractors. The allegation that it was stacked in favor of builders isn t true. (Austin Business Journal, TX)

    Former associate sues Boston law firm Bingham McCutchen  Jun 27, 2009
    A former associate at Bingham McCutchen LLP sued the Boston law firm this week, complaining the firm brushed off her complaints that she was drugged by a co-worker at its holiday party in 2007 ... Moor, who now works as a lawyer at Kotin, Crabtree & Strong LLP, filed the current lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Court after the state commission dismissed her complaint in April. (Boston Globe)

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