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29 December 2004 – LAWFUEL – Best for law news – Marcos Daniel Jiménez, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; David W. Bourne, Special Agent in Charge, Miami Field Office, United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Criminal Investigations, announced today that during the afternoon of December 23, 2004, the

New York – 28 December 2004 – The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP represented Paul Capital Partners in its issuance of $228.9 million of Asset-Backed Notes by Royalty Securitization Trust I (RST). The transaction was the first pharmaceutical royalty securitization based on future projected cash flows of the securitized assets. The closing

NEW YORK, Dec. 27 2004 – LAWFUEL – Best for law news — Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, one of the world’s leading law firms, advised Euro Fund Properties (EFP) in its acquisition of Fisher Island Holdings LLC’s exclusive 216-acre island off the coast of Miami, from John and Daniel Melk. The deal was finalized

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 27 2004 – LAWFUEL – Best for law news – In one of the largest awards of its type in the history of California’s workers’ compensation system, State Fund has won a $14.6 million judgment against two Rancho Cucamonga businesses that used an elaborate ‘shell game’ to avoid paying correct workers’ compensation

Also Charged Are TV Azteca’s Parent Company, Its Former CEO/Director, and Another Director Washington, D.C., Jan. 4, 2005 – LAWFUEL – Best for law news – The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed civil fraud charges against TV Azteca S.A. de C.V. (TV Azteca or the company), a Mexican issuer whose American depository receipts trade

St. Louis – 23 December 2004 – LAWFUEL – Best for law news – Bryan Cave LLP announced today that its St. Louis office and world headquarters will remain in downtown St. Louis in the Metropolitan Square Building through 2022. Bryan Cave has entered into a new lease encompassing approximately 225,000 sq. ft. on eight

23 December 2004 – LAWFUEL – Best for law news – A professor at the University of California, Davis, filed suit today in federal court against the CIA under the Freedom of Information Act, seeking release of historic President’s Daily Briefs given to President Johnson during the Vietnam War. Larry Berman, a political scientist who

Valley Forge, PA, December 23, 2004 – LAWFUEL – Best for law news – PQ Corporation, a privately-held chemicals and engineered glass materials company, announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by JPMorgan Partners, the private equity arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The acquisition is subject to approval

LONDON – 24 December 2004 – LAWFUEL – Best for law news – Arnold & Porter LLP’s London team represented Kraft Foods UK Limited on the sale of Bird’s custard, Angel Delight and associated brands to Premier Foods plc for £70 million. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2005. The

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Dec. 22 2004 – LAWFUEL – Best for law news- The Silicon Valley office of international law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP has a new managing partner. On January 1, 2005, Craig Adas, a corporate Partner who heads the Silicon Valley office’s Private Equity practice and who has also represented numerous