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Herbert Smith advised Time Inc., the world’s leading magazine publisher, on the UK and certain other European aspects of the disposal of its global music and video direct marketing subsidiary Time Life Inc. Time Life was bought by Direct Holdings Worldwide LLC, a company jointly owned by private equity firm Ripplewood Holdings LLC and ZelnickMedia

A former business manager who embezzled more than $1.5 million from National Basketball Association star Mark Jackson pleaded guilty this morning to federal wire fraud charges. Bruce J. Breger, 41, of Thousand Oaks, pleaded guilty in United States District Court in Los Angeles to one count of wire fraud. Breger was named last year in

Baker & McKenzie Advises Kuoni Reisen Holding AG on Disposal of its Business Travel Division Baker & McKenzie announced today that it advised Kuoni Reisen Holding AG on the disposal of its business travel division, BTI Central Europe, to Hogg Robinson plc for an undisclosed sum. The deal completed on 30 January 2004. The Kuoni

A Redding, California man has been convicted of a series of federal criminal charges stemming from his operation of a fraud scheme that defrauded elderly victims out of nearly $5 million, United States Attorney Debra W. Yang announced today. After deliberating for five days, a federal jury late Friday convicted Christopher Peter Cook, 36, of

The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP announced today that Ayşe Yüksel, 34, has joined the Firm as a corporate partner in its affiliated multinational partnership, Chadbourne & Parke. Ms. Yüksel will work out of the Firm’s London and New York offices. She comes to Chadbourne from Debevoise & Plimpton, in New York.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, one of the world’s leading law firms, today announced that it was a legal advisor in the transaction Investment Dealers’ Digest has named as the Overall Deal of the Year for 2003, and additionally was involved in three of the eight transactions selected in industry categories as Deals of the

Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy LLP announced today that partner Aasia Mustakeem was appointed to the Fulton County Board of Zoning Appeals. She will serve a three year term which will expire on December 31, 2006. Aasia Mustakeem is a member of the Firm’s Financial Products and Real Estate Department and practices in the areas

Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital in Norwalk and the estate of the former chief executive have agreed to pay the United States more than $4.1 million to resolve allegations that Coast Plaza and the former CEO defrauded the federal Medicare program, United States Attorney Debra W. Yang announced today. Coast Plaza and the estate of Gerald

Piper Rudnick LLP, a leading national law firm with one of the largest Real Estate practices in the country, announced today that a team of highly regarded real estate attorneys are expected to join its Los Angeles office within 30 days. The new additions are five partners and two associates currently with the Los Angeles

FOLEY & LARDNER ELECTS NEW PARTNERS National Law Firm Announces 15 Attorneys Named to Partnership National law firm Foley & Lardner announced today that 15 of the firm’s senior counsel have been elected to partnership. This includes attorneys from the Chicago, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Orlando, San Diego, San Francisco, Tampa and Washington, D.C offices.