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JACKSONVILLE, December 13, 2004 – Holland & Knight LLP continues to expand its Litigation practice, announcing today that Michael A. Abel has joined the firm as a partner in the Jacksonville, Fla. office. Abel brings considerable experience in complex litigation matters, including resolution of major liability claims; commercial litigation and disputes arising out of contractual

Shareholder Class Action Filed Against Vimpel-Communications By The Law Firm of Schiffrin & Barroway, LLP BALA CYNWYD, Pa., Dec. 10 2004 – LAWFUEL – First with law news – The following statement was issued today by the law firm of Schiffrin & Barroway, LLP: Notice is hereby given that a class action lawsuit was filed

10 December 2004 – LAWFUEL – First for law news – Marcos Daniel Jiménez, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Jesus Torres, Special Agent in Charge, Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and Ken Mascara, Sheriff, St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, announced today that defendant, William David Kamal, pleaded guilty

10 December 2004 – LAWFUEL – First for law news – A lawyer who specialized in estate planning and tax matters was charged today with failing to report on his federal tax return the income he received as a result of misappropriating money from two trusts for which he was the trustee. J ames Roy

ALBANY, N.Y., Dec. 10 2004 – LAWFUEL – First with law news – World respected eyewear company Silhouette Optical was awarded a Supplemental Default Judgment in the amount of $303,554.30 in damages, a victory in the company’s struggle to combat counterfeit merchandise sales. The sale of imitation goods continues to be a thorn in the

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 2004 – LAWFUEL – First for law news – Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, one of the world’s leading law firms, advised Baltic-American Mortgage Holdings LLC in the securitization of $63.6 million in residential mortgages it originated in the Republic of Latvia. A wholly owned subsidiary of the Baltic-American Enterprise Fund

New York / Hong Kong – 10 December 2004 – LAWFUEL – First for law news – Global law firm Clifford Chance has advised Lenovo Group Ltd. in its acquisition of IBM’s Personal Computing Division. The US$1.75 billion deal forms the world’s third-largest PC business, bringing IBM’s leading enterprise-class PC technologies to the consumer market

Singapore – LAWFUEL – First for law news – International law firm Clifford Chance has advised UBS Limited (“UBS”) and Standard Chartered Bank (“SCB”) on the US$100 million 6.875% Notes issued by Sri Lanka Telecom on 30 November 2004. This offering represents Sri Lanka Telecom’s debut in the international bond markets and is also Sri

9 December 2004 – First for law news – Federal prosecutors in Santa Ana have filed charges against nine defendants who are accused of engaging in various types of Social Security fraud. The cases involve a wide variety of fraudulent activity, including fraudulent disability claims, theft of benefits intended for the use of other persons

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 9 2004 – LAWFUEL – First with law news — The law firm of Spector, Roseman & Kodroff, P.C. announces that a securities class action lawsuit was commenced in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, on behalf of purchasers of the common stock of UTStarcom, Inc. (“UTStarcom” or