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
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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)
