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LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Marks & Spencer (M&S) has won an important victory as the European Court of Justice (ECJ) this morning handed down a judgment in their tax appeal. M&S had claimed that UK tax rules, which prohibited M&S in the UK obtaining UK tax relief for losses incurred by their

DALLAS, Dec. 13 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — Three-time All American baseball player Rafael Palmeiro can add another award to his list. He’s the winner of the 2005 Bimbo of the Year Awards, honoring the worst public comments made this year. He is joined by several celebrities, lawyers, Tyco Ex-Chief Denis Kozlowski

14 December – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Shearman & Sterling is advising Viacom and Paramount Pictures on the acquisition of DreamWorks LLC. Paramount Pictures, a subsidiary of Viacom, is acquiring DreamWorks in a $1.6 billion transaction, which includes $774 million in cash; the remainder of the purchase price is the assumption of

14 December – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – A Huntington Beach man pleaded guilty this morning to a federal charge of uploading a copy of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith onto the Internet the night before the movie’s worldwide opening in May 2005. Marc Hoaglin, 36, pleaded guilty to

13 December – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Linklaters has advised Merrill Lynch International, Banca IMI S.p.A. and UniCredit Banca Mobiliare S.p.A. as joint global coordinators, joint bookrunners and joint institutional lead managers on the IPO of the Safilo Group. Safilo, an Italian company, is a leading designer, producer and distributor of top-end

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network– Buchanan Ingersoll PC announced today that Ralph C. Thomas has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C., office as special counsel in its Government Contracts Section. Thomas served as the Assistant Administrator for Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at NASA for the last 13 years. Under his

ATLANTA (December 13) — Kilpatrick Stockton LLP continues its leadership in the legal arena with 12 attorneys earning recognition as “Georgia Trend’s Legal Elite.” To determine the winners, ballots were sent to several thousand lawyers from the Georgia State Bar to nominate the best lawyers in 10 practice areas. Congratulations to the following Kilpatrick Stockton

New York – December 12, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Debevoise & Plimpton LLP advised Pernod Ricard in its agreement to sell the Dunkin’ Brands Inc. together with other related assets to a consortium group of buyers made up of Bain Capital, The Carlyle Group and Thomas H. Lee Partners for

13 December – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – LawFuel’s lead story from the BBC covers California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s denial of clemency to former Crips gang leader Stanley “Tookie” Williams.

13 December – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Spitzer Alleges Low-Ball Cleaning Offers Led to Unnecessary Repairs Attorney General Eliot Spitzer today announced that his office has obtained a temporary restraining order against a chimney cleaning company that targets elderly Hudson Valley residents for unnecessary repairs. State Supreme Court Justice James V. Brands