LAWFUEL – Legal News Network – The Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) announced the temporary suspension, pursuant to Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act), of trading in the securities of Southwestern Medical Solutions, Inc. (Southwestern), a Florida corporation based in Tampa, Florida, at 9:30 a.m. EST on September 11, […]

LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Ugo Chukwu Nwosu, a resident of Covina, California was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Florence-Marie Cooper for conspiring to defraud the United States by obtaining false income tax refunds. Nwosu was sentenced by Judge Cooper to 5 months in federal prison to be followed by 5

DALLAS – LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Sept. 11, 2006–Frank E. Sheeder III, a nationally prominent health care compliance and litigation practitioner, has joined international law firm Jones Day as a Partner in the Dallas office. Mr. Sheeder represents hospitals, physician groups and a variety of other health care providers and suppliers in compliance

NEW YORK- LAWFUEL – Law News Network –Sept. 11, 2006–The American Lawyer(R) today announced the recipients of its third annual Lifetime Achievement Awards. This year’s award honorees are: David Andrews, Bingham McCutchen; Warren Christopher, O’Melveny & Myers; Joanne Garvey, Heller Ehrman; Conrad Harper, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Robert Pennoyer, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler; Alexander

LAWFUEL – Law News Network – O’Melveny recently represented Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., the world’s largest performing arts center, in negotiating a new multi-year arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc., to publish a series of books. The books will draw on Lincoln Center’s community of performing artists, global presentations, and archives

CHICAGO, September 11, 2006 – LAWFUEL – Legal News Network – Loeb & Loeb LLP announced today that Michael L. Molinaro will join the firm’s Chicago office as a partner and will practice with the firm’s Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors’ Rights Group. Molinaro has a national bankruptcy practice. He represents insurance companies, secured and unsecured

LONDON – LAWFUEL – UK Law and Business News – Allen & Overy has advised Virgin Active, the health and fitness group, on its agreement to acquire Holmes Place’s UK business in a transaction which values the enlarged group at £650 million. Completion is subject to approval by the OFT. The completed deal will create

Monday 11 September 2006 06- LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Mr Nick Popov, a former director of RAN Holdings International Pty Ltd (In Liquidation), was arrested by the Australian Federal Police at Brisbane Airport last night. Mr Popov was in possession of a one-way airline ticket to Munich, Germany. The Australian Securities and Investments

Admits to Placing Fraudulent Deductions on Clients’ Forms LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Jose Luis Ordonez, 58, of Northridge, California was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Robert M. Takasugi to serve 21 months in federal prison for preparing false income tax returns. On November 3, 2004, Ordonez pled guilty to two-count

London, 8 September 2006 – LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Baker & McKenzie London announced today that it has closed the transaction establishing a second special purpose securities arbitrage company, CentreStar Bonds No.2 Limited, funded by the National Australia Bank sponsored CentreStar US$10 Billion asset-backed commercial paper conduit. Baker & McKenzie acted for and