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Holland & Knight LLP announced today 27 attorneys who were recently elected to the partnership, according to Howell W. Melton, Jr., the firm’s managing partner. Of those named, 19 were associates and eight were senior counsel in various offices of the firm’s locations nationwide. The attorneys elevated to partnership are: Bethesda Associates elevated to partnership:

In the first case of its kind filed in the United States, federal authorities today arrested two Canyon County residents on federal charges of conspiring to perform female genital mutilation on two minors. Todd Cameron Bertrang, 41 , and his companion, Robyn Faulkinbury, 24, were arrested at their residence early this morning by special agents

Global law firm Clifford Chance has taken the number one slots in the European and UK end of year M&A league tables for announced deals published by Thomson Financial. The firm was also ranked 2nd for worldwide M&A. Clifford Chance also took the number one slot in Mergermarket’s Pan-European M&A league table for announced deals.

Steptoe & Johnson LLP is pleased to announce that John F. O’Connor, Jennifer Quinn-Barabanov and Thomas J. Trendl have been elected partners of the firm in its DC office, and Bennett Evan Cooper has been elected partner of the firm in the Phoenix, AZ office. Catherine M. Giovannoni, Paul R. Hurst, Gregory S. McCue, Patrick

Leading commercial law firm Phillips Fox has welcomed the Australian Government’s written submission this week to the draft Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities. Sydney IT and ecommerce partner, Matthew Hall said the Government’s submission demonstrates its commitment to ensuring the participation of people with disabilities in all levels of society. A significant

Baker & McKenzie announced today that it advised PetroChina on its recent landmark gas sales agreement with Shanghai Natural Gas Pipeline, to begin supplying natural gas to Shanghai through its West-East Gas Pipeline project. The agreement was signed between the parties on January 1, 2004. Baker & McKenzie advised PetroChina on all aspects of this

Managing Intellectual Property Magazine has ranked Kilpatrick Stockton’s trademark litigation practice as the fourth leading practice in the country. Kilpatrick Stockton is the highest placed general practice firm on the list which was released earlier this week. In compiling the rankings, more than 4,000 intellectual property practitioners worldwide were asked to name leading trademark firms

DLA’s corporate group in Hong Kong recently advised Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (‘Ping An Insurance’) on its acquisition of Fujian Asia Bank Ltd. Fujian Asia Bank is a Chinese foreign joint venture bank, which was established by the Bank of China and BCA Finance Limited in 1993. DLA Hong Kong advised

Kilpatrick Stockton LLP continues its leadership in the legal arena with attorneys earning recognition as “Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite.” To determine the winners, ballots were sent to more than 16,000 lawyers from the North Carolina State Bar to nominate the best lawyers in 12 practice specialties. The following Kilpatrick Stockton attorneys are featured in

On January 5, 2004, Skadden obtained a major court victory for firm client Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., clearing the way for Endo to market a generic version of the blockbuster prescription pain medication OxyContin. The favorable decision by Judge Sidney Stein of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York follows a month-long