Washington, D.C., Sept. 7, 2006 – LAWFUEL – Legal News Network – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that the Division of Corporation Finance will recommend an amendment to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 concerning director nominations by shareholders. The staff proposal, still to be developed, will address issues raised […]

London, UK— LAWFUEL – UK Law News Daily – The London office of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP (K&LNG) welcomes Trevor Beadle to its finance practice. Beadle comes to the firm from Dechert LLP. Beadle has a wide-ranging lender practice. He acts for commercial and investment banks, fund managers and international financial institutions. His

PHOENIX – LAWFUEL – Tax & Business Law News – Jeffrey A. Meranto, 51, of Phoenix, Arizona, pleaded guilty to one count of Subscribing to a False Return and one count of Engaging in Monetary Transactions in Property Derived from Specified Unlawful Activities. Meranto agreed with the facts stated in the Indictment that around October

Socialite/singer Paris Hilton was arrested in the early hours of Thursday morning on suspicion of drunk driving, as covered in LawFuel.com’s ‘Hot Files’ from the San Francisco Chronicle. About LawFuel.com LawFuel.com is one of the Net’s largest pure-law news services, providing a cost-effective way for legal organizations to get their news onto Google News and

Attorney adds corporate litigation, transactional expertise to civil litigation firm DALLAS – The Law Offices of Heygood, Orr, Reyes & Bartolomei, a Texas civil litigation firm, is pleased to announce that Brian Cuban has joined as a partner. Mr. Cuban’s practice will focus on corporate litigation and transactional matters. “Businesses face a maze of legal

LawFuel.com’s lead story from the Internatinal Herald Tribune reports on European lawmakers on Thursday demanded to know the exact location of the secret prisons President Bush revealed the CIA operated overseas to interrogate terror suspects in what critics elsewhere in the world said was a system tacitly approving torture. About LawFuel.com LawFuel.com is one of

WASHINGTON – LAWFUEL – Law News Daily – Danilo Simoes Croce, 42, of Sao Paulo, Brazil, was arrested in Orlando, Fla. on charges of conspiracy to distribute obscene matters, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service announced today. If convicted, Croce faces up to five years in prison and a $150,000 fine.

Frankfurt am Main – LAWFUEL – Legal News Network – Allen & Overy has advised Deutsche Bank AG, London, and Goldman Sachs in connection with the financing and subsequent securitisation of a € 2.66 billion loan to GAGFAH, Germany’s fourth largest owner of multi-family residential property. The loan is secured on GAGFAH’s approximately 92,000 multi-family

LAWFUEL – Law News Network – 95 Weil Gotshal attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2007 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, the referral guide to the legal profession in the US. Published biennially since 1983, Best Lawyers lists attorneys in 80 specialties, representing all fifty states and Washington DC, who have

LAWFUEL – UK Law News Network – Hill Dickinson LLP and Hill Taylor Dickinson will merge, the firms announced today. The merger, which will be effective from 1 November 2006, will elevate the combined entity to a top 40 firm with 141 partners and over 900 people. The firm will be known as Hill Dickinson