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13 February – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Allen & Overy advised international biotechnology company, Crucell N.V., headquartered in the Netherlands, on its SFR 590 million all-share offer for the shares of Swiss vaccines company Berna Biotech AG. Under the terms of the offer, Crucell will issue up to a maximum of 18,000,000

13 February – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Thomas S. Winkowski, Director, Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and Jesus Torres, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), announced today the filing of a criminal complaint

PORTLAND, OR, February 12, 2006 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Mr. Vangelisti is currently President of the Oregon Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, and has focused his practice on representing injured individuals and their families since he departed Stoel Rives LLP in 2003. Mr. Kocher is a graduate of Harvard Law

OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 10 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — On February 10, 2006, Federman & Sherwood filed the first securities class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota against NVE Corporation (Nasdaq: NVEC), and certain officers and directors. The Complaint alleges violations of federal securities laws,

Fremont, Calif. – February 14, 2006 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – ARYx Therapeutics Inc., a private drug discovery and development company, announced today that it has completed a $30.4 million Series E financing led by Ascent Biomedical Ventures. The company plans to use the funds to continue developing its three clinical programs,

LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – O’Melveny partner Jim Walden will be speaking at the 20th Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime, to be held March 2 – 3 in San Francisco. Sponsored by the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section and the ABA Center for Continuing Legal Education, this National Institute brings

WASHINGTON, DC – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Sidley Austin LLP lawyers Paul V. Gerlach (Washington, DC) and Paul E. Kalb, M.D. (Washington, DC) have been named in the BTI Consulting Group’s 2006 All-Star Team – a select group of lawyers who have been recognized by their clients for providing “superior client service.”

LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The international law firm Clifford Chance advised Jet Aviation Group on the financing of the acquisition of the US company Midcoast Aviation Inc., St. Louis. The company employs approximately 850 people and generated a turnover of USD 138 m in the 2004/05 business year. By acquiring this company

ROSELAND, N.J., Feb. 10 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — Lowenstein Sandler announced today that PrivateRaise.com has ranked the firm second overall in the nation in representing lead investors in Private Investments in Public Equity (PIPEs) transactions through 2005, based on number of deals handled which totaled more than $10 million. The firm

RADNOR, Pa., Feb. 9 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — The following statement was issued today by the law firm of Schiffrin & Barroway, LLP: Notice is hereby given that a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of all