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Philadelphia, PA (January 18, 2005) – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP has been selected by the Pro Bono Partnership as its Law Firm Volunteer of the Year for 2004. The award is in recognition of the many Drinker Biddle lawyers in the firm’s Philadelphia, PA, Berwyn, PA, Florham

30 January 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California charged Tyler Scott Bower, of Crescent City, California, with unlawfully taking a protected marine mammal. “Taking” a protected animal includes harassing, hunting, capturing, or killing the animal. According to the information and a

SHANGHAI, China, Jan. 30 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (“SMIC”) (NYSE: SMI; SEHK: 0981) today announced it has resolved pending patent and trade secret litigations with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (“TSMC”) (NYSE: TSM; TSE: 2330). Under the settlement’s terms, SMIC will pay TSMC $175 million, payable in

30 January 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Allen & Overy advised Citigroup Global Markets Limited and The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited as joint bookrunners and lead managers on the Islamic Republic of Pakistan’s US$600 million Islamic sukuk offering. This was the debut Islamic sukuk offering by the Islamic Republic

PHOENIX – 29 January 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona Paul K. Charlton; Special Agent in Charge of the Phoenix Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Timothy J. Landrum; and Glendale, Ariz. Police Chief Andrew Kirkland, announced that the Government of Mexico extradited

Boston, MA— 30 January 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham’s (K&LNG) Boston office welcomes partners Michael H. Brodowski, David J. Byer, Deborah J. Peckham, Thomas A. Turano and Christine C. Vito to its intellectual property practice group and Mark D. Pomfret to its labor and employment group.

New York, NY (Thursday, January 27, 2005) – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is advising Equant N.V. in France Telecom’s $736 million bid to take full control of Equant. France Telecom, which is the controlling shareholder of Equant, has put forth an offer to a committee of independent directors

29 January 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Marcos Daniel Jiménez, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Eileen J. O’Connor, Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice Tax Division; Brian J. Wimpling, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigations; and Michael S. Clemens, Special Agent in Charge, Federal

TAIPEI – january 29 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced last week that it has opened an office in Taipei, Taiwan. The office, Orrick Foreign Legal Affairs Attorneys At Law, will assist and support Orrick’s rapidly growing base of clients headquartered in Taiwan and expand the

29 January 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has appointed Jonathan Dickey, a Palo Alto partner, and Robert Serio, a New York partner, to serve as Co-Chairs of the firm’s Securities Litigation Practice Group. They will work with Wayne Smith, an Orange County partner, who will continue to