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NEW YORK, Aug. 7 LAWFUEL – Law News Network — Sidley Austin LLP announced today that the firm represented Professor Gertrude Neumark Rothschild in her settlement of claims of patent infringement against Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd., and Toyoda Gosei North America Corporation. On July 27, 2005, Professor Neumark filed suit in the Southern Districtof New

New York, NY, August 3, 2006 — LAWFUEL – Press Release Service – Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced today that seven lawyers have been elected to the partnership of the firm. As of September 1, 2006, the new partners are Michael J. Alter, Craig Arnott, Tommy P. Beaudreau, Brian Kniesly, Brian T.

LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Lovells has advised Deutsche Annington Immobilien GmbH (DAIG) on a €5.416 billion multi-family commercial mortgage-backed securitisation of part of their residential housing portfolio. The deal is the largest ever German commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) issue. It follows DAIG’s acquisition in 2005 of German property group Viterra from E.On for

LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Dr David Collins QC has been appointed Solicitor-General and chief executive of the Crown Law Office, Attorney-General, Dr Michael Cullen, announced today. The Solicitor-General is the government’s chief legal adviser, and is also chief advocate for the government in the courts, in particular the Supreme Court. As a law

Agreement is Part of Ongoing Effort to Restore Competition in Insurance Industry Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and State Insurance Department Superintendent Howard Mills today announced an agreement with one of the country’s largest property casualty insurance companies to resolve charges of customer steering, bid-rigging and improper finite reinsurance transactions. Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and

Monday 7 August 2006 06 – LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Mr Neville John Kakoschke, a former options advisor and stockbroker, has pleaded guilty today in the Adelaide District Court to 27 forgery charges arising from an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). A further 25 forgery charges were acknowledged. Mr

LAWFUEL – Law News Service – Simpson Thacher is representing Silver Lake Partners II, L.P. in its approximately $800 million acquisition of IPC Acquisition Corp. from Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and other shareholders. The transaction is expected to be completed at the end of the third quarter of this year and is subject to regulatory

Monday 7 August 2006 06 – LAWFUEL – Law News Daily – The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has applied to wind up companies associated with ‘financial mentor’, Mr Andrew Carr, of Ashgrove in Brisbane. The companies are Nimshay Pty Ltd, trading as ‘Superior Wealth Creation’ and ‘Superior’, Bay Investments Pty Ltd, Baynoosa Pty

LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Cleary Gottlieb advised long-time client Mittal Steel in its unsolicited but ultimately recommended bid for Arcelor, which was first announced on January 27, 2006 and culminated in the announcement on July 26 that approximately 92% of Arcelor’s shares had been tendered into Mittal Steel’s €26.6 billion offer. Settlement of

LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Shearman & Sterling partner Richard H. Kreindler will speak on “Effective Document Discovery and Witness Examination in US-European Commercial Arbitration” at a luncheon program of the International Dispute Resolution Committee of the International Law Section of the District of Columbia Bar.