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Jim Davis Joins Holland & Knight LLP
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2007/01/12 12:46
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Holland & Knight LLP strengthens its legislative and regulatory practice with the arrival of former U.S. Representative Jim Davis (D-FL). Davis joins the firm's Tampa, Fla., and Washington, D.C., offices, and will play a major role providing strategic counsel to clients in the District of Columbia and across the country. The firm also welcomes Karl Koch, Davis' former Chief of Staff, who will be resident in the firm's Tampa and Washington, D.C., offices. "Former Congressman Davis' experience will be a valuable asset to our clients now that the new majority in Congress has convened," said Holland & Knight Managing Partner Howell W. Melton, Jr. "Karl's extensive knowledge of federal and state governments as well as the private sector enhances the firm's advocacy strengths on all levels." Davis and Koch join former Congressman Gerry Sikorski (D-MN), who heads the firm's Government Section, and former Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R- CO) to strengthen the team's capacity on Capitol Hill. Earlier this week, Holland & Knight welcomed former Florida Governor Bob Martinez, who joined the firm's Tampa and Tallahassee offices as senior policy advisor. "The arrival of these highly respected government leaders demonstrates our firm's commitment to growing our existing base of outstanding lawyers and government consultants to create a preeminent, bipartisan team that can effectively serve our clients inside and outside the Beltway," Sikorski said. "It is an honor to join Holland & Knight, one of the top law firms in the country," said Davis. "I have known lawyers and lobbyists from the firm for many years now and have tremendous respect for their integrity, experience and ability to serve clients. It's time for me to begin a new chapter in my career and put the problem-solving skills I've developed in my years of public service to use for clients in Tampa, throughout Florida, and in Washington, D.C. I'm looking forward to building my law practice, assisting the firm with its business development efforts and advising clients on D.C. matters." U.S. Representative Jim Davis Jim Davis served as the U.S. Representative for Florida's 11th Congressional District since 1996, recently leaving Congress to seek the office of Governor of the state of Florida in 2007. He was a member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the House Budget Committee and the Committee on International Relations. Davis was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1988 - 1996. From 1982 - 1996, Davis was an attorney in private practice with a Tampa law firm. He received his B.A. from Washington & Lee University and his J.D. from the University of Florida College of Law. Karl Koch Karl Koch brings significant experience in both federal and state governments, including the executive and legislative branches. His career in public service began in 1988 with his work for former U.S. Representative Buddy MacKay. In the 1990s he worked on both campaigns for the late Gov. Lawton Chiles and served as chief of staff to Lt. Gov. Buddy MacKay. Koch gained national exposure as the Florida Director for the Clinton/Gore presidential reelection campaign in 1996. From 1997-2002 he served as vice- president and principal of Dewey Square Group, a national public affairs firm, before serving as chief of staff to Davis. He earned his BA from the University of South Florida and his JD from Stetson University College of Law. About Holland & Knight LLP: Holland & Knight is a global law firm with more than 1,150 lawyers in 17 U.S. offices. Other offices around the world are located in Mexico City, Tokyo and Beijing, with representative offices in Caracas, Helsinki and Tel Aviv. Holland & Knight is among the world's 15 largest firms, providing representation in litigation, business, real estate and governmental law. Our interdisciplinary practice groups and industry-based teams ensure clients have access to attorneys with the best expertise, regardless of location.
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First Guilty Plea In HP Boardroom Leak Case
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2007/01/12 11:34
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A former Hewlett-Packard Co. private investigator pleaded guilty to posing as a reporter and company directors to get telephone records for an internal probe of boardroom leaks.
Bryan Wagner, 29, of Littleton, Colorado, admitted identification theft and conspiracy today before U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel in San Jose, California. Wagner's lawyer said his client didn't know he was working for the company and was assured his actions were legal. Wagner agreed to assist the U.S. in its investigation of the leak probe at Hewlett-Packard, the world's largest personal-computer maker.
``Its kind of a one-way street,'' Fogel said of Wagner's cooperation agreement. ``You are making a promise to the government. The government is not promising they will make a recommendation of leniency.''
Disclosure of Palo Alto, California-based Hewlett-Packard's probe led to the resignations of former Chairman Patricia Dunn, General Counsel Ann Baskins and three other executives. Wagner's defense lawyer, Stephen Naratil, said his client has been cooperating with prosecutors. Wagner faces as much as seven years in prison at his sentencing on June 20.
Wagner and two other private detectives, Ronald DeLia and Matthew Depante, were accused of faking identifications, a technique known as pretexting, to get phone records of board members and journalists.
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Law challenged by teacher accused of filming students
Court Watch |
2007/01/12 00:01
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DALLAS A Texas high school teacher is accused of videotaping a girls wrestling match for his sexual enjoyment. Attorneys for 28-year-old David Ware, a first-year speech and drama teacher in suburban Dallas, says he'll himself in to Grand Prairie police. Ware is facing charges of improper visual recording. Police say Ware captured about two hours of video at an all-day wrestling tournament Saturday, often zooming in on the crotches of female wrestlers. Ware is also a softball coach at Garland Lakeview Centennial High School, which did not have a team competing at the tournament. He's now on paid leave. Defense attorney Scott Palmer says Ware was simply interested in wrestling. Under Texas law, videotaping a person without their consent for sexual arousal is a state jail felony. Conviction carries a penalty of up to two years in prison and a ten-thousand-dollar fine. |
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UN chief urges closure of Guantanamo prison
Human Rights |
2007/01/11 23:58
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday that the United States should close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, where suspected terrorists were held and abuses reported. Ban made the remarks at his first formal press conference since taking office as the UN chief on Jan. 1. "I understand that today is the fifth anniversary of Guantanamo's prison," Ban said. "Like my predecessor, I believe that prison at Guantanamo should be closed." The previous secretary-general, Kofi Annan, urged Washington last February to shut down the facility in Guantanamo as soon as possible.
The United States opened the detention facility at its naval base in Guantanamo in January 2002 to hold terror suspects and Taliban members mainly captured during the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan. About 395 prisoners are still held there. |
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Guantanamo prison draws protests worldwide
International |
2007/01/11 16:55
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Protests against the US military prison for terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay Cuba continued Thursday as the facility marked its fifth anniversary. In Cuba itself, peace activists, including former detainee Asif Iqbal, and Gold Star Families for Peace founder Cindy Sheehan marched from Guantanamo city to the location of the US camp to demonstrate against its existence. AP has more. Meanwhile new United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon also called for the closure of the facility. Ban follows in the footsteps of his predecessor Kofi Annan, who had also called for the camp's shutdown. Ban will reiterate his call when meeting with President Bush next week. |
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Cisco Sues Apple Over Use of iPhone Name
Patent Law |
2007/01/11 14:32
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Cisco filed a lawsuit against Apple, Inc. on Wednesday in federal court, requesting injunctive relief from Apple's use of the name "iPhone," to which Cisco has held the trademark since 2000. Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled Apple's iPhone at a San Francisco tradeshow on Tuesday, despite not having agreed to the terms proposed by Cisco for use of the name "iPhone." The two companies had been negotiating terms of the deal for several years, and were close to agreeing on terms as late as Tuesday, hours before Jobs made the announcement. A spokesperson for Apple noted that Cisco's iPhone does not use a cellular network, as planned for Apple's iPhone, but rather uses the Skype internet phone service, thus making the Apple iPhone materially different and not subject to Cisco's trademark. Jobs also announced Tuesday that Apple Computer has changed their name to Apple, Inc.
Last May, then-named Apple Computer succeeded in a UK lawsuit brought by Apple Corps, the record label owned by the Beatles and their families, which ruled that Apple Computer did not breach a 1991 trademark agreement with Apple Corps when the computer company began promoting music products. |
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Luis Posada Carriles Indicted on Criminal Charges
Breaking Legal News |
2007/01/11 14:30
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WASHINGTON— A federal grand jury in the Western District of Texas has returned a seven-count indictment charging Luis Posada Carriles with one count of naturalization fraud and six counts of making false statements in a naturalization proceeding, the Department of Justice announced today. The indictment alleges that Posada, 78, a native of Cuba, knowingly attempted to obtain naturalization as a U.S. citizen unlawfully by making false statements on his application for naturalization on or about Sept. 10, 2005. The indictment also alleges that he knowingly made false statements under oath during his naturalization interview with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials on April 25 and 26, 2006. In his naturalization interview, Posada allegedly made several false statements regarding his March 2005 entry into the United States, including statements about the transportation routes and methods used, as well as individuals who accompanied him. For example, he stated that he traveled from Honduras through Belize and entered the United States over land near Matamoros, Mexico, and Brownsville, Texas, with the assistance of an unidentified alien smuggler. In fact, Posada entered the United States by sea aboard the motor vessel “Santrina†accompanied by four individuals, the indictment alleges. Posada further stated in his naturalization interview that he had never had any type of documentation, passport or identification from the Republic of Guatemala, when, in fact, he had a fraudulent passport issued by that nation bearing his photograph in the name of “Manuel Enrique Castillo Lopez,†the indictment alleges. Posada is currently detained by DHS’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on administrative immigration violations. His initial court appearance in connection with the criminal charges is expected to take place early next week before a U.S. magistrate judge in the Western District of Texas. If convicted, the defendant faces a maximum sentence of ten years imprisonment for the naturalization fraud count and five years imprisonment for each of the false statement counts. This case was investigated by ICE. The prosecution is being handled by David B. Deitch and Paul Ahern, Trial Attorneys with the Justice Department’s National Security Division. The federal investigation of Posada continues. |
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