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Skadden is representing the government of France as controlling shareholder of France Telecom S.A., and Société Générale as financial advisor to the government of France, in France Telecom’s proposed US$4.9 billion acquisition of the 29% of Groupe Wanadoo S.A. that France Telecom does not already own.

Finexcor S.A., a privately owned Argentine company, has announced the purchase of 50% of its capital stock by Cargill S.A. Finexcor is one of Argentina’s leading meat slaughterhouses. It is the largest Argentine exporter of refrigerated and frozen meat and the second largest Argentine slaughterhouse in terms of revenue. Cargill S.A., with approximately 1,800 employees

Piper Rudnick LLP, a leading national law firm, announced today that John Edwin Depke, formerly with Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, will join its New York office in the corporate group. Mr. Depke focuses his practice on venture capital and private equity, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings and private placements, and general corporate representations. He has

Adham Amin Hassoun, a Palestinian national living in the United States, has been charged with seven charges stemming from a scheme to conceal from federal officials his activities in recruiting fighters and raising money to support global jihad. The charges were announced by Marcos Daniel Jiménez, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida;

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