THE 8:30 REPORT: This Morning in Philly
And the other ill-gotten shoe drops, quietly: Jocelyn “Bonnie” Kirsch pleaded guilty yesterday to seven counts of identity theft, bank fraud and money laundering stemming from a yearlong thieving spree with boyfriend Edward “Clyde” Anderton, who also pleaded guilty a few weeks ago. Kirsch, 22, may be looking at seven years in the federal pen; sentencing is scheduled for October. [Daily News]
Don’t look up — look down at the pretty flowers!: Developer Walnut Street Capital is slated to give a formal presentation to the Zoning Commission today about its proposed American Commerce Center. To make the idea of the gargantuan tower — which will exceed the height of the Comcast Center by more than 500 feet — more palatable, 30 percent of the property will be given over to public space, including an outdoor plaza, a sixth-floor garden, and an extension of SEPTA’s underground concourse with storage for hundreds of bicycles. [Metro]
It doesn’t have quite the same ring to it …: Akerman Wolf Block — a name it looks as if we’ll all have to get used to if, as expected, partners of the storied Philadelphia law firm WolfBlock and the Florida firm Akerman Senterfitt vote in the next few weeks to merge. The combined firm would employ more than 800 lawyers, making it one of the nation’s largest, and would be run jointly by Akerman’s Andrew Smulian and Wolf’s Mark Alderman, who was a big part of our April cover story on the last days of the Philadelphia lawyer. [Inquirer]
July 15th, 2008 at 9:46 am
I’m curious about “Akerman’s Andrew Smulian”. Does he just happen to share a name with the Andrew Smulian who is associated with (and was arrested with) alleged arms merchant Viktor Bout?