<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.congoo.com/css/rss.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Law News - Congoo</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=1&amp;catid=6</link><description>News Feed for - Law</description><item><title>Attorney General rejects cyber crime portal</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96540321&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T07:25:00</pubDate><description>Attorney General's department argue against a or for the collection of information about . Chair and Labor Senator of the inquiry, Belinda Neal, asked the Attorney General's department whether it had </description><source>Computer Reseller News Australia</source></item><item><title>Clifford Chance, Allen &amp; Overy bag top roles on Dubai World restructuring</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96601050&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T21:56:00</pubDate><description>Dubai World has turned to a number of its long-standing advisers on its restructuring and debt standstill. After the markets closed last night the Dubai Government announced that it would seek an extension </description><source>The Lawyer</source></item><item><title>Mayer Brown boosts Paris disputes team with Ayela merger</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96458373&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T18:47:00</pubDate><description>Mayer Brown Paris has merged with litigation boutique Ayela Semerdjian &amp; AssociÃ©s, adding seven lawyers to its dispute resolution department. Mayer Brownâ??s five-strong litigation and arbitration team </description><source>The Lawyer</source></item><item><title>Sullivan &amp; Cromwell Cleared for Entry in CIT Bankruptcy</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96502383&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T16:47:00</pubDate><description>A federal judge has approved CIT Group's motion to hire as special counsel for the duration of its bankruptcy case. , which does not have a traditional bankruptcy practice, will join (CIT's lead counsel) </description><source>Yahoo! Canada</source></item><item><title>Nominations open for Attorney General's student pro bono awards</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96560590&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T13:31:00</pubDate><description>The event has been designed to recognise students and law schools that have made an exceptional contribution to pro bono work in the UK and abroad. As an added bonus to being publicly recognised for their </description><source>Lawyer 2B</source></item><item><title>Ohio AG Sues Credit Rating Agencies over MBS Ratings</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96419847&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T13:28:00</pubDate><description>Ratings â?? claiming the agencies unsettled US financial markets by providing unjustified and inflated ratings of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) in exchange for lucrative fees from securities issuers. </description><source>HousingWire.com</source></item><item><title>US drops charges against Fla. lawyer in drug case</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96369915&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T10:51:00</pubDate><description>Prosecutors asked Wednesday to dismiss the indictment against attorney Ben Kuehne. The case drew nationwide attention because defense lawyers contended it threatened an accused person's right to an attorney. </description><source>News Channel 21</source></item><item><title>Rulings May Set Higher Causation Standard For Environmental Tort Suits</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96540497&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T05:34:00</pubDate><description>Recent court rulings on antitrust, terrorism and other issues may have set a strict precedent raising plaintiffs' burden to prove causation in lawsuits, observers say, which may make it harder for activists </description><source>Poten &amp; Partners</source></item><item><title>White &amp; Case's London office saves $16m in cost-cutting programme</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96538063&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T05:11:00</pubDate><description>White &amp; Case's London office has saved more than $16m (9.6m) since introducing a cost-cutting programme almost 18 months ago. The office has saved some $10m (6.05m) since January alone through the cost-saving </description><source>Legal Week</source></item><item><title>Partner on leave as Freshfields reviews care of injured associate</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96538044&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T05:10:00</pubDate><description>A London partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is on extended leave while the City law firm assesses whether enough care was given to monitoring the well-being of an associate within one department. </description><source>Legal Week</source></item><item><title>Linklaters' Youle pilots new partner development programme</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96538022&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T05:10:00</pubDate><description>Linklaters private equity partner Richard Youle has taken part in a new partner development pilot that could see life coaches and third-party reviews rolled out across the magic circle law firm's private </description><source>Legal Week</source></item><item><title>A Flood of Climate Change Tort Cases</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96482618&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T05:22:00</pubDate><description>Tracy D. Hester and Matthew J. Armstrong Pages: On October 6, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals revived a lawsuit filed by residents along the Mississippi Gulf coast against several corporations in the </description><source>Power Magazine</source></item><item><title>Linklaters loses managing partner (again)</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96533370&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T04:16:00</pubDate><description>managing partner (again) Select region : , , , Site search : loses managing partner (again) By George Beveridge Thursday, 26 November 2009 Font size: Zili Shao will step down as managing partner, a position </description><source>Asia Legal Business</source></item><item><title>Claims Resolved In Texas Lawsuit Related to Xeroxâ??s Planned Acquisition of Affiliated </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96307498&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T01:02:00</pubDate><description>NORWALK, Conn. and DALLAS, Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) and Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (NYSE: ACS) announced today that they have resolved claims made in a consolidated action filed by ACS shareholders </description><source>Web Newswire</source></item><item><title>Pavel Pogodin Joins Haynes and Boone San Jose</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96364929&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T00:40:00</pubDate><description>Haynes and Boone, LLP continues the expansion of its intellectual property practice with the addition of Pavel Pogodin, Ph. D., as partner in the firmâ??s San Jose office. Dr. Pogodin joins Haynes and </description><source>DBusinessNews.com</source></item><item><title>NORML.ORG CO: Attorney General Backs Reducing Pot Penalties, Taxing Medical Cannabis </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96591258&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T20:12:00</pubDate><description>Denver, CO: State Attorney General John Suthers has endorsed recommendations made by the Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice that seek to substantially reduce state penalties prohibiting </description><source>Norml</source></item><item><title>Attorney General Holder Reveals Aggressive Gun Control In Response to Ft. Hood Terror </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96521244&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T04:21:00</pubDate><description>General Holder Reveals Aggressive Gun Control In Response to Ft. 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Agents descended </description><source>Wired News</source></item><item><title>MPA Statement on Pharmacist Role in H1N1 Treatment</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96469021&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T12:57:00</pubDate><description>Pharmacists are on the front lines in the fight against H1N1, and are ready to answer your questions about the flu and critical treatment. Pharmacists take this responsibility very seriously, and are </description><source>Michigan Pharmacists Association</source></item><item><title>Stenehjem defends N.D. law banning 'robocalls': North Dakota Attorney General Wayne </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96500220&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T20:52:00</pubDate><description>(Grand Forks Herald - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has filed a response with the Federal Election Commission opposing efforts by a federal political </description><source>Individual.com</source></item><item><title>Pomerantz Law Firm Investigating Claims on Behalf of Investors in Zale Corporation</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96428991&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T20:13:00</pubDate><description>NEW YORK, Nov. 25, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz Haudek Block Grossman &amp; Gross LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors in Zale Corporation ('Zale' or the 'Company') (NYSE:ZLC) during the </description><source>DMN Newswire</source></item><item><title>Gay lawyer OKed as US ambassador to NZ &amp; Samoa</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96484222&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T16:25:00</pubDate><description>lawyer David Huebner as America's ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa. Ambassador David Huebner Huebner is the first openly gay person to be nominated to an ambassadorship by the Obama administration. </description><source>Gay NZ</source></item><item><title>Between the Attorney General and Justice Minister</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96446802&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T07:43:00</pubDate><description>THE suggestion that the office of the Attorney General should be separated from that of the Minister of Justice is a reopening of an old wound that is yet to heal. In the past, the debate had been rife </description><source>Nigeria Guardian</source></item><item><title>The Hottest Hybrid on the Market? Litigating Federal and State Wage &amp; Hour Claims </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96442228&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=6</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T06:51:00</pubDate><description>Hottest Hybrid on the Market? 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