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June 27, 2008 | National Law Journal

Joseph M. Ferguson, the assistant U.S. attorney in Chicago who took the lead last year in the prosecution of an alleged terrorist fundraiser, is a leading candidate for the newly created position of inspector general for Cook County in the Chicago area. Ferguson is one of two candidates nominated by the state and county bar associations for the post overseeing government conduct for the second most populous county in the United States.

By Lynne Marek / Staff reporter

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May 11, 2007 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Attorney's office in Chicago announced that it has indicted Chicago lawyer and former politician Edward R. Vrdolyak, charging him with one count of mail fraud, two counts of wire fraud and one count of bribery in a kickback scheme related to the sale of a property in the city owned by a medical school.

By Lynne Marek/Staff reporter

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January 15, 2008 | National Law Journal

The former general counsel of BG Group, Stefan Ricketts, has joined Fulbright & Jaworski's energy practice in London. He plans to move to the firm's Hong Kong office later this year.

By Amanda Bronstad / Staff reporter

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February 23, 2009 | National Law Journal

A 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel reversed an earlier appellate ruling and ordered office supply company Staples Inc. to stand trial for defamation for its mass e-mail detailing why it fired a particular employee. The plaintiff does not claim that the e-mail was false, but rather relies on a century-old state law that permits a cause of action for a defamatory true statement published with malicious intent.

By Sheri Qualters / Staff reporter

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January 21, 2009 | National Law Journal

Nearly one-quarter of last year's major embezzlement cases involved perpetrators targeting financial institutions and nearly half of the perpetrators were finance professionals or accountants, according to a new white-collar crime study.

By Sheri Qualters / Staff reporter

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June 22, 2007 | National Law Journal

Corporate lawyer Douglas A. Zingale jumped to Foley Hoag from Greenberg Traurig. Zingale joins the Boston-based Foley as a partner in the firm's corporate, mergers and acquisitions and private equity practices.

By Sheri Qualters/Staff reporter

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February 09, 2004 | National Law Journal

A federal prisoner's complaint about his missing personal belongings provided the vehicle for the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to weigh in on a question of exhaustion under the Prison Litigation Reform Act.

By Gary YoungStaff Reporter

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July 23, 2008 | National Law Journal

Elisa Massimino, one of the nation's leading human rights advocates, will become executive director and chief executive officer of Human Rights First in September. As Washington director of Human Rights First for more than a decade, Massimino served as the organization's chief advocacy strategist and point of contact with U.S. government leaders, international diplomats and the media.

By Marcia Coyle / Staff reporter

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March 12, 2009 | National Law Journal

Daniel J. Dell'Orto, principal deputy general counsel of the Department of Defense from June 2000 to March 2009, will become AM General LLC's senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. AM General is best known for its High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle known as the "Humvee."

By By Marcia Coyle / Staff reporter

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January 03, 2008 | National Law Journal

New York's Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto has elected three lawyers to partnership. Edward Kmett, Peter Shapiro, and Ha Kung Wong are now shareholders in the firm.

By Vesna Jaksic / Staff reporter

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