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BOSTON – December 19, 2005 – Holland & Knight LLP is pleased to announce that 28 attorneys in the firm were recently elected to the partnership for 2006, according to Howell W. Melton, Jr., the firm’s managing partner. In the Boston office, Andrew Upton was elevated from associate to the partnership. A member of the

SAN FRANCISCO – December 19, 2005 – Holland & Knight LLP is pleased to announce that 28 attorneys in the firm were recently elected to the partnership for 2006, according to Howell W. Melton, Jr., the firm’s managing partner. Joseph Fletcher of the firm’s San Francisco office was elevated to partner status. A member of

WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 19 – LAWFUEL- The Law News Network — Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP prevails on behalf of Pfizer in one of the most widely publicized and economically significant patent cases. Connolly Bove successfully protected Pfizer’s patent rights to Lipitor(R), the biggest selling drug in the world. Building on decades of landmark

BOSTON, Dec. 18 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — A Canadian national has been arrested in Canada on a provisional arrest warrant for extradition to the United States to face charges related to his alleged procurement of munitions for Al Qaeda. United States Attorney Michael J. Sullivan; Kenneth W. Kaiser, Special Agent in

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND-Dec 17, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Law Offices Of Charles J. Piven, P.A. today announced that a securities class action was commenced on behalf of shareholders who purchased, converted, exchanged or otherwise acquired the common stock of Diebold Inc. (NYSE:DBD – News) between October 22, 2003 and September 21,

Leading Australian law firm Middletons is about to start serving aces for Tennis Australia after being appointed as the Official Law Firm for the Australian Open for the next 2 years. Middletons will support Tennis Australia’s existing in-house legal team by providing strategic advice in respect of its Australian Open and broader organisational operations in

Middletons’ partners Philip Diviny and Gavin Vallely have received the ‘Newsmaker of the Year’ award at the 10th anniversary of the prestigious Lloyd’s List DCN Australian Shipping & Transport Awards. The Award recognises Middletons’ work on behalf of the Australian shipping industry in relation to the taxation of shipping operations, and in particular their successful

Denver, Colorado – December 15, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Faegre & Benson’s labor and employment practice adds Geri K. House as an associate to the team. Geri’s practice focuses on labor and employment and business litigation. Prior to joining the firm, she practiced law at Hogan & Hartson in Denver,

16 December – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Skadden is representing Alltel Corp., the largest U.S. rural phone company, in the spinoff of its landline business and the merger of that business with VALOR Communications Group Inc. The deal is valued at approximately $9.1 billion.

16 December – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Michael S. Clemens, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Miami Field Office, announced today that defendant, Carlos Libera, was indicted and charged with eleven (11) counts of wire fraud in