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11 May – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – A former Newport Beach resident who fled the country in 1999 after federal authorities executed a search warrant at his allegedly fraudulent Internet company arrived in the United States today after being taken into custody last month in Thailand. Eugene M Carriere, who turned 56

(BOSTON, Mass.) May 11, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP today announced that Francis Feeney has joined the firm’s Corporate and Securities practice group as a partner in the firm’s Boston office. Feeney formerly was a partner at Nixon Peabody. Michelle Paterniti, a corporate associate,

ADA, Okla., May 11 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. (NYSE: PPD) (“Company”) announced a trial court decision in a lawsuit filed against us and certain of our executive officers in Holmes County, Mississippi in the matter of Barbara Booth v. Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc., et al. A jury

11 May – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Allen & Overy has advised United Pan-Europe Communications (UPC), the cable company, on its case against a group of former shareholders of Cignal Communications, Inc. Cignal Communications merged with Priority Telecom NV and the shareholders had claimed that the IPO of Priority Telecom NV in

11 May – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The European Commission clears the creation of two joint ventures between French electronics company Alcatel and Italian Defence and engineering company Finmeccanica, subject to conditions. Linklaters has advised Alcatel on the competition aspects of its two joint ventures with Finmeccanica, to create Alcatel Alenia Space

11 May – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The United States Attorney’s Office announced that a federal grand jury in Oakland indicted Edwin J. Torres, of Moraga, California, with nine counts of mail fraud and seven counts of wire fraud. According to the indictment, Mr. Torres, 46, was an independent representative for AIG

Chicago, May 10, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Baker & McKenzie is pleased to announce that it ranked 12th in the ‘Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity’ by MultiCultural Law magazine. The magazine evaluated law firms based on the diversity of attorneys, its use of a diversity committee, mentor programs, and

HOUSTON — May 10, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP recently represented Cheyenne Plains Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C., a wholly-owned El Paso subsidiary, in securing a $278 million dollar credit facility to refinance the costs of constructing a pipeline to distribute Rocky Mountain

CHICAGO, May 1 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP was appointed interim lead class counsel on Monday, May 9, 2005, in a case on behalf of employees, participants and beneficiaries of AON Corporation’s 401(k) savings plan against AON (NYSE: AOC) and certain of its corporate directors

Palo Alto, Calif.—Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Tom M. Moran has joined the firm’s Silicon Valley Office, bringing his extensive pharmaceutical patent experience to further expand the firm’s Life Sciences practice. Moran is special counsel in the Intellectual Property Department, Chemical & Pharmaceutical Practice Group, IP Litigation Practice Group and Life Sciences Industry