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Davis Polk Advises Warner Chilcott on Its Acquisition by Actavis
Davis Polk is advising Warner Chilcott plc in connection with its approximately $8.5 billion acquisition by Actavis, Inc. in a stock-for-stock transaction. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2013. Warner Chilcott is a specialty pharmaceutical company currently focused on the women’s healthcare, gastroenterology, urology and dermatology segments of the [...]
Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer Robert Duncan Named To Super Lawyers Rising Stars List
Attorney Robert Duncan, principal and founder of the Duncan Law Group, was selected for inclusion in the 2013 Super Lawyers® Rising Stars℠listing. This is Attorney Duncan’s fourth consecutive year in the Rising Stars℠list. Attorney Robert Duncan was selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers® Rising Stars listing for the fourth consecutive year. Less [...]
No Win No Fee Cases Make British Lawyers Rich
The No Win No Fee system has suffered its share of criticism among many, but the big money wins for some British law firms has seen their cases against the National Health Service provide some massive fees for their principals. Suing the NHS has made £35 Million (US52 million ) for five UK law [...]
Encino Personal Injury Attorney Offers Help to Motorcycle Accident Victims
ENCINO, CA, May 14, 2013 LawFuel.com – — Mr. Farhad Hamdam, Encino personal injury attorney, offers legal help for victims of motorcycle accidents. Whether the accident caused moderate injury or a severe brain injury, Mr. Hamdam can help victims recover financial damages for their injuries. Each year in the United States, thousands of people are [...]
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Medical Malpractice Law Firm Issues Informational Graphic
The personal injury attorneys at d’Oliveira & Associates have posted a new infographic providing information on who may be liable for medical malpractice and what procedures may give rise to a medical malpractice claim. According to a June 2009 Bloomberg article, it is estimated that expenses associated with medical malpractice amount to approximately $3.6 [...]
Davis Polk Advises Warner Chilcott on Its Acquisition by Actavis
Davis Polk is advising Warner Chilcott plc in connection with its approximately $8.5 billion acquisition by Actavis, Inc. in a stock-for-stock transaction. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2013. Warner Chilcott is a specialty pharmaceutical company currently focused on the women’s healthcare, gastroenterology, urology and dermatology segments of the [...]
Encino Personal Injury Attorney Offers Help to Motorcycle Accident Victims
ENCINO, CA, May 14, 2013 LawFuel.com – — Mr. Farhad Hamdam, Encino personal injury attorney, offers legal help for victims of motorcycle accidents. Whether the accident caused moderate injury or a severe brain injury, Mr. Hamdam can help victims recover financial damages for their injuries. Each year in the United States, thousands of people are [...]
Bogus Cancer “Cure” Doctor Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison
LOS ANGELES – LawFuel.com – The owner of a Mission Hills medical clinic who sold a bogus cancer cure to dozens of victims across the country as part of a “treatment” program that prosecutors said was “despicable, cruel and heinous” and hastened the death of some patients was sentenced today to 14 years in federal [...]
Briscoe Law Firm and Powers Taylor, LLP Investigate Sale to First Merchants Corporation
LawFuel.com – Former United States Securities and Exchange Commission attorney Willie Briscoe and the securities litigation firm of Powers Taylor LLP are investigating the sale of CFS Bancorp, Inc. (“CFS”) (NasdaqGM: CITZ) to First Merchants Corporation. Under the terms of the sale valued at approximately $114.7 million, CFS shareholders will receive 0.65 shares of [...]
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Law Firms Acting on Yahoo! Tumblr Deal
The $1.1 billion Tumblr purchase by Yahoo! set the financial and tech world spinning and was a handy deal for the two law firms principally involved in the deal. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett represented Yahoo!, with their team lead by corporate partner Gary Horowitz in a team that included Kirsten Jensen, Andrew Nightingale, Cara [...]
Davis Polk Advises Warner Chilcott on Its Acquisition by Actavis
Davis Polk is advising Warner Chilcott plc in connection with its approximately $8.5 billion acquisition by Actavis, Inc. in a stock-for-stock transaction. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2013. Warner Chilcott is a specialty pharmaceutical company currently focused on the women’s healthcare, gastroenterology, urology and dermatology segments of the [...]
Clifford Chance advises Renova on strategic equity basket transaction
International law firm Clifford Chance recently advised Russian private business group Renova Group in relation to a strategic equity financing transaction in the amount of CHF 1 billion. A club of banks entered into equity forward and swap trades with Renova Group on the basket consisting of several listed shares with a duration [...]
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Manatt’s Move into Digital Media Law with New Entity
LawFuel.com – Digital media law has become a more important legal arena as social media and related matters take hold and law firms are increasingly providing focus on the area with its arcane technology and legal issues. The latest, as Bloombergs report, is the introduction of Manatt Digital Media by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP. [...]
Davis Polk Advises CITIC Capital Partners on Its Acquisition of AsiaInfo-Linkage
LawFuel.com – The Law Firm Newswire – Davis Polk is advising CITIC Capital Partners in connection with the $890 million going-private acquisition of Nasdaq-listed AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc. by a consortium led by CITIC Capital Partners and that includes Edward Tian, a co-founder and significant stockholder of AsiaInfo-Linkage. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including [...]
Sidley Austin Update – SEC Find Local Government Violated Anti-Fraud Securities Laws
LawFuel.com – In a First, SEC Finds a Local Government Violated the Anti-Fraud Provisions of the Federal Securities Laws by Recklessly Making Materially False and Misleading Written and Verbal Statements Not Directly Connected with the Issuance of Debt Securities On May 6, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) ordered the City of [...]
Akin Gump Helps Secure Two Decisions in Appeals Courts in Bankruptcy Law
LawFuel.com – Bankruptcy Law News – Akin Gump litigation partner Marty L. Brimmage Jr. helped lead a team that achieved crucial decisions over the past two days before two federal appeals courts in a hotly contested bankruptcy case. Unhappy with the results of a Texas bankruptcy plan of reorganization for Lothian Oil, Inc., a [...]
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