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RICHARD J. DAVIS RECEIVES 2004 LAW & SOCIETY AWARD Weil Gotshal Attorney Cited For Distinguished Service In The Public Interest New York, March 4, 2004—Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, one of the world’s leading law firms, today announced that New York Lawyers for the Public Interest has selected Richard J. Davis, a partner of the

Baker & McKenzie announced today that Christine Lagarde, Chairman of the Executive Committee, has been awarded the Légion d’Honneur. The Légion d’Honneur is France’s highest civilian decoration and is given in recognition of outstanding individual achievement. Madame Lagarde received her decoration from the President of France, Jacques Chirac, during a ceremony at the Palais d’Elysée

Kilpatrick Stockton LLP today announced the addition of Paul McNamara and Ginger Theis to the firm’s Charlotte office. Mr. McNamara joins as an associate in the Real Estate Practice Group and Ms. Theis joins as associate in the Litigation Practice Group. Ms. Theis will focus her practice on complex commercial litigation with an emphasis on

San Francisco ? National law firm Foley & Lardner LLP announced today it will expand by opening an office in Silicon Valley. The new office will impact the firm?s intellectual property and business law practices, and supports its strategic vision for expanding its focus in the life sciences industry. The firm has recruited noted life

Lawsuit Alleges Breach of DaimlerChrysler’s UNIX Software Agreement The SCO Group, Inc. the owner of the UNIX(R) operating system and a leading provider of UNIX-based solutions, today announced a lawsuit to be filed against DaimlerChrysler Corporation for its alleged violations of its UNIX software agreement with SCO. SCO’s lawsuit seeks the following relief: * Enter

The former owner of a Marina Del Rey corporation that has marketed dietary supplements to senior citizens pleaded guilty today to conspiring to evade millions of dollars in corporate income taxes during a scheme that overstated the corporation’s claimed business expenses on its federal tax returns. Almon Glenn Braswell, a 60-year-old Miami Beach resident, pleaded

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes), one of Canada’s leading full-service business law firms, today announced that tax litigator David Spiro will be joining the Firm’s Tax Group in Toronto. Mr. Spiro was an associate at Blakes from 1989 to 1991 before moving to the Ontario Regional Office of the Department of Justice Canada, where

Steptoe & Johnson LLP announced today that Steptoe will acquire the Brussels practice of Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP — a premier group of regulatory specialists with years of experience in solving commercial problems in Europe. This established group of 3 partners, 1 Counsel and three associates augments and complements Steptoe’s U.S. and European Union

A new national poll released today by the Sacred Heart University Polling Institute indicates a majority of Americans are not in favor of a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages. While 41.8% favor a U.S. Constitutional ban on same-sex marriages as proposed by President Bush, 47.1% are opposed to such an amendment. However, 49.0% report being

Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP (K&L) is pleased to announce that the following 16 attorneys have recently been elected to join the law firm’s partnership, effective March 1, 2004. Phoebe S. Winder and George J. Zornada have been named partners in our Boston office. Ms. Winder focuses her practice on commercial litigation. Mr. Zornada practices in