Law Admin

David W. Rivkin and Donald Francis Donovan Receive Chambers USA Award for Excellence New York – June 26, 2006 – LAWFUEL – Press Release Service – Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2006 selected 53 Debevoise & Plimpton LLP partners as among the country’s leading lawyers, in their annual survey of U.S.-based lawyers and

New services available to veterans after information theft – TALLAHASSEE – LAWFUEL – Press Release Service – Attorney General Charlie Crist today issued a consumer alert encouraging military veterans to take necessary precautions to protect their identities following the Department of Veterans Affairs’ recent announcement of the theft of personal information on millions of military

WASHINGTON, DC – June 26, 2006 Veteran employee benefits lawyer, and former Department of Labor litigation attorney, Térese M. Connerton, has joined the firm as a principal. Ms. Connerton, formerly a shareholder at Schmeltzer, Aptaker & Shepard in Washington DC, has joined Ober|Kaler to lead its employee benefits practice. Ms. Connerton brings to the firm

(BALTIMORE) June 27, 2006 – LAWFUEL – Law News Network – DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP has announced that Tracy A. Bacigalupo, a partner in the firm’s Corporate and Securities practice, has been named to Lawdragon’s “500 New Stars, New Worlds” list. Bacigalupo is based in the firm’s Baltimore office. Lawdragon is a

Hong Kong, June 26, 2006 – LAWFUEL – Press Release Service – 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

LAWFUEL – Press Release Service – International legal practice Norton Rose is advising Hoare Govett Limited, nominated adviser, broker and underwriter, on the cash placing recently announced by Osmetech PLC. Simultaneous with the placing, Osmetech announced a private placement with a US-based biotech fund. The placing and the private placement will raise gross proceeds of

New York – LAWFUEL – Law News Network – June 26, 2006 – Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is advising Phelps Dodge Corporation in its agreement with Inco Limited and Falconbridge Limited to combine in a US$56 billion transaction to create a North American-based mining company that is one of the world’s largest. The new company

NEW YORK & CHICAGO- LAWFUEL – Press release service -June 26, 2006–LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP has added 10 attorneys from the bankruptcy and restructuring practices of McDermott Will & Emery and King & Spalding. The new attorneys, including three partners, are based in the firm’s Chicago and New York offices. The Chicago office

(June 26, 2006, San Francisco, CA) – LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Reed Smith, a top 20 international law firm, today announced the addition of Harvey Leiderman and Mark Fogelman as partners in the firm’s San Francisco office, effective July 1. Mr. Leiderman will join the firm’s Northern California Business Trial Group and Mr.

(June 27, 2006, Pittsburgh, PA) – LAWFUEL – Press Release Service – Reed Smith LLP, a top 20 international law firm, has announced that Daniel L. Wessels will become a partner in its Corporate & Securities Practice Group in Pittsburgh, effective July 1. Mr. Wessels rejoins Reed Smith from Cohen & Grigsby, PC, Pittsburgh, where