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WASHINGTON, D.C., December 22, 2004 – Legal Times has named Alban “Alby” Salaman, partner in the D.C. office of Holland & Knight LLP, the Leading Lawyer in Trusts and Estates for 2004. Salaman, who is chair of Holland & Knight’s Mid-Atlantic Region Private Wealth Services Section, was chosen as the number one “go-to” lawyer practicing

MENLO PARK, CA – LAWFUEL – First for law news – When you think of words to describe a law firm’s culture, what comes to mind? Formal? Competitive? Not so, say attorneys. When surveyed recently about their work environments, the top adjectives used were “team oriented” (76 percent), “family friendly” (36 percent) and “casual” (30

NEW YORK, December 21, 2004 – LAWFUEL – First for law news – Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced today that it won a complete defense verdict for clients Dow AgroSciences LLC, and its affiliates Mycogen Plant Science, Inc. and Agrigenetics Inc., d/b/a Mycogen Seeds, in a high-stakes patent infringement law suit brought by Syngenta

21 December 2004 – LAWFUEL – First for law news – Allen & Overy is advising Baugur Group HF on the recommended offer for The Big Food Group plc by a Baugur-led consortium vehicle, Giant BidCo Limited, also advised by Allen & Overy. Ninety-five pence per share will be offered, valuing Big Food Group shares

21 December 2004, Singapore – LAWFUEL – First with law news – The Los Angeles and Singapore offices of Jones Day and P&A Law Offices, India recently advised a consortium comprising Singapore Technologies Telemedia (“ST Telemedia”) and TM International, the international investment arm of Telekom Malaysia, on the acquisition of a 47.7% stake in IDEA

21 December 2004 – LAWFUEL – First with law news – A Tanzanian national who called the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with a false alert about an alleged al Qaeda terrorist attack against a shopping mall in West Los Angeles pleaded guilty yesterday to federal charges. Zameer Mohamed, 23, who most recently

21 December 2004 – LAWFUEL – First with law news – The former controller of a Ventura County manufacturer of microwave communications equipment was charged today with insider trading for selling hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of company stock while concealing from the public the fact that the company was losing money. Barry Richard

22 December 2004 – LAWFUEL – First with law news – The London office is currently advising HBOS Treasury Services plc as arranger and issuer of a social housing loan covered bond programme backed by loans originated by Bank of Scotland and Halifax, both part of the HBOS group. The transaction partners are Debashis Dey

NEW YORK — Dec. 21, 2004 — The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP is representing Panda Energy International, Inc. in the sale of its Panda-Rosemary plant to Dominion Virginia Power, the electric utility subsidiary of Dominion Resources. The agreement to sell the 181-megawatt, combined-cycle electric generating facility in Roanoke Rapids, N.C., was

Contact: Terri Young Rubenstein Associates 212.843.8018 __________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Advised Systems Management Arts Inc. in Approximately $260 Million Sale to EMC Corp. New York, December 21, 2004 – Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, one of the world’s leading law firms, advised Systems Managment Arts Inc. (“SMARTS”), a privately held