August 27, 2007

Federal Bar Council (CT) to Host Presentation on Zacarias Moussaoui Prosecution

The Federal Bar Council's Connecticut Committee is hosting a dinner/lecture featuring Assistant United States Attorney David J. Novak from the United States Attorney's office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Mr. Novak has been a leading federal prosecutor for more than 15 years handling major money laundering and death penalty cases around the country. From 2001 to 2006, Mr. Novak concentrated his attention on the prosecution of Zacarias Moussaoui, a case in which he was co-counsel for the prosecution. Mr. Novak will share some of his experiences in prosecuting the case with us. You can
Download a Flyer or see the details below.

Date
Thursday, September 6, 2007

Time
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Cocktails
7:00 p.m. Dinner

Place
Aldario's
240 Naugatuck Avenue
Milford, Connecticut
(203) 874-6096

Cost
$35.00 per person

Event Supported by
Brenner, Saltzman and Wallman, LLP
Byelas and Neigher
Day Pitney LLP
Hurwitz, Sagarin, Slossberg and Knuff, LLC
Roche Pia LLC
Sandak Hennessey and Greco LLP
Shipman and Goodwin, LLP
Wiggin and Dana LLP
Zeisler and Zeisler, PC

For additional information contact
David Slossberg
Telephone: (203) 877-8000
E-mail: dslossberg@hssklaw.com

Marc Kurzman
Telephone: (203) 252-2680
E-mail: mkurzman@shglaw.com

Directions to Aldario's
I-95 North or South
Take Exit 34 to Route 1
End of ramp, take a right onto Route 1
Proceed on Route 1 for ½ mile (three lights)
At third light, take left onto Naugatuck Avenue
Aldario's is at third light on right
Parking area in rear

TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT:

Please send your check in the amount of $35.00 per person, payable to Hurwitz, Sagarin, Slossberg and Knuff, LLC, along with a copy of this notice, to:

David A. Slossberg
Hurwitz, Sagarin, Slossberg and Knuff, LLC
147 North Broad Street
Milford, CT 06460

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August 24, 2007

Silver Golub Seeks Several Associates

DCLC Member, Craig N. Yankwitt (former Clerk to Judge Underhill), advises us that his firm, Silver Golub and Teitell, L.L.P., is looking to hire several associates at the junior, medium and senior levels. Sliver Golub is a 13-person plaintiff's litigation firm and covers the spectrum of plaintiff's litigation - medical malpractice, commercial torts, class action, personal injury, products liability, sexual harassment, etc.

If any former clerks are interested, or know someone who may be interested, information about the firm and positions can be found at the firm's website at: www.sgtlaw.com.

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Cyber Criminals Hack Monster.com

Monster.com has provided additional information on the massive cyber attack which jeopardized the personal information of approximately 1.3 million users of the company's website. It has been reported that mainly American subscribers were impacted by the conduct of hackers utilizing servers and equipment in the Ukraine. For more details on this issue, please see this article published by the BBC News.

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August 23, 2007

Legal Wrangling over AT and T's "U-Verse"

AT and T's "U-Verse" is billed as the "evolution of TV programming" offering to its subscribers digitally delivered television through phone lines. While AT and T continues to build its infrastructure to support this technology throughout the state of Connecticut, its efforts have not gone without scrutiny. In fact, the Connecticut Attorney General's Office maintains that AT and T must be subject to the cable franchising requirements. This position was originally rejected by the DPUC. However, after a challenge was brought in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, a contrary conclusion was reached. That decision is currently subject to reconsideration. For a fuller account of this story, see this article published by the Connecticut Post.

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August 22, 2007

Judge Martinez Accepts Plea in Cyberlaw Case

Today, the Honorable Donna F. Martinez, U.S.M.J., accepted the plea of Michael Dolan, 23, to one count of conspiracy to commit fraud in connection with access devices, and one count of aggravated identity theft. Dolan had targeted AOL users for four years with an "elaborate" phishing scheme. The Plea Agreement can be viewed by clicking here: Download file

Dolan is slated to be sentenced on Nov. 14 by the Honorable Alvin W. Thompson. Dolan faces a mandatory sentence of two years for the identity theft charge and a maximum of five years on the second charge.

"Identity theft is a growing problem, and it's all too easy for innocent Internet surfers to be duped into handing over confidential information about themselves," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos, in a written statement. "Cybercriminals need to be given a strong message that they will be given a serious punishment if they are caught. Individuals, meanwhile, need to become more clued-up about how to protect their identities online."

The DOJ reported that, between 2002 and 2006, Dolan conspired with others to wage a phishing attack against AOL users to obtain names, credit card numbers, bank account numbers, Social Security numbers, and other personal and financial information.

The government reported that Dolan and his conspirators used the information to order goods online and to produce counterfeit debit cards, which were used at retail outlets and ATM machines.

Yahoo! News coverage of the story can be found here.

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