Law Admin

LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Skadden has been named “Best Legal Advisors – Asia” in the Global Finance World’s Best Investment Bank Awards 2006. Global Finance’s editors, with input from industry analysts, corporate executives and banking consultants, identified the best investment banks and legal advisors in the world, taking into consideration deals announced or

MIAMI, June 29 LAWFUEL – Press Release Service — Celebrity Cruises announced today that a federal court jury in New York has awarded Celebrity $193 million in a lawsuit against Essef Corp. Celebrity has remaining claims for interest and certain legal fees. Celebrity filed suit against Essef Corp. for damages stemming from a 1994 outbreak

LUBBOCK, TEXAS – LAWFUEL – Press Release Service – A state district court jury in Lubbock has awarded verdict of $944,420 in a medical malpractice lawsuit against a Lubbock, Texas, doctor who was found negligent for performing LASIK eye surgery on a patient who should never have had the procedure. The verdict represents one of

BALTIMORE June 29, 2006 LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Ober|Kaler announced today that Stuart M. Schabes, a nationally known tax lawyer with expertise in tax controversy and corporate tax compliance matters, has joined the firm as principal. Mr. Schabes, 46, former head of Galland, Kharash, Greenberg, Fellman & Swirsky P.C.’s Baltimore office, joins Ober|Kaler

LAWFUEL – Press Release Service – Two recent European Court of Justice decisions mean that exclusive jurisdiction clauses in Europe may be rendered ineffective where counter-parties deliberately breach them. Linklaters is proposing to make a submission to seek to have the effectiveness of exclusive jurisdiction clauses in Europe restored, as part of the review of

CHICAGO – LAWFUEL – Press Release Service – McGuireWoods partner Amy Manning is recognized in the “Lawdragon 500: New Stars: New Worlds” list, published in Lawdragon magazine’s summer 2006 issue. Manning, a partner in McGuireWoods’ Chicago office, focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, including antitrust litigation, class actions, commodities litigation, and other commercial disputes.

LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Mr Jeffrey Lucy, Chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), today announced that ASIC has settled with listed company, Chemeq Limited (Chemeq), following civil penalty proceedings ASIC commenced against the company in the Federal Court of Australia on 23 December 2004. Under the agreement, Chemeq has consented

SAN FRANCISCO – LAWFUEL – Press Release Service – U.S. Attorney Kevin V. Ryan announced that Sam Ho Low was sentenced on June 27, 2006, to 5 months imprisonment and 5 months electronic monitoring in home confinement for tax evasion. Low was also sentenced to pay a $6,000 fine and $73,954 in restitution for his

Hong Kong, June 27, 2006 – LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced today that Edwin Luk, a leading China-focused securities and capital markets lawyer, has joined the firm’s Hong Kong office as a partner. Luk is the first lateral hire by the firm’s Hong Kong office, which opened last

Thursday 29 June 2006 06 – LAWFUEL – Law News Network – The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has disqualified two company directors in New South Wales from managing corporations following their involvement in failed companies. ASIC has banned Certified Practising Accountant, Mr Craig West, of Oatley, for four years and Ms Jill Lynette