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Global law firm Clifford Chance advised the investment banks Merrill Lynch International (“Merrill Lynch”) and Bayerische Hypo- Und Vereinsbank (“HVB”) on the “Paris Residential Funding PLC” transaction, which consisted of a public issue of commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) for an aggregate nominal amount of €1,000,130,000. Merrill Lynch was the Sole Arranger and Merrill Lynch and

Time Warner has announced that its Board of Directors has elected former Harvard Law School Dean Robert C. Clark to join on the Board in January 2004 and serve on its Nominating and Governance Committee and its Audit and Finance Committee. Ambassador Carla A. Hills, who chairs Time Warner’s Nominating and Governance Committee, said: “We’re

Baker & McKenzie announced today that it was ranked No 1 in the PLC Global 50 World Rankings 2003 and has been named ‘International Law Firm of the Year’ by PLC Global Counsel Law Firm Awards 2003. For the second consecutive year, the Firm also won the Asia Pacific category of the awards. PLC Global

The international law firm of Jones Day today confirmed that nearly 100 lawyers from leading intellectual property firm Pennie & Edmonds will join Jones Day in New York, California, and Washington, DC, effective January 1, 2004. Prior to gaining the Pennie & Edmonds lawyers, Jones Day had one of the largest intellectual property practices of

On December 11, 2003, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit announced a ruling in favor of Coudert Brothers’ numerous coal producer clients, reinstating the companies’ lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the U.S. Interior Department’s collection of “reclamation fees” on coal that is exported from the United States. If the coal companies prevail

A federal grand jury in Santa Ana has charged a total of 38 Southern California residents in a series of mortgage fraud schemes. The charges, contained in 29 indictments returned last Wednesday, include wire fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud and making a false statement to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The indictments allege

SINGAPORE (December 22, 2003) – Lawyers at White & Case LLP have advised on a series of transactions related to the financing and construction of the FeNi III ferronickel expansion project of PT Antam Tbk in Indonesia. The FeNi III project includes investment in a power plant and a new smelter that is expected to

The Monterrey office of Baker & McKenzie advised Frantschach Packaging AG, the number one worldwide producer of paper sacks and a leading supplier in flexible packaging and coating, in its acquisition of the sack division of Copamex, the largest industrial sack producer in Mexico and the seventh largest sack producer worldwide. The deal is expected

Counsel For Next Of Kin Announces That Federal Court In Tri-State Crematory Class Action Lawsuit Has Denied Motions By Defendant Funeral Homes For Summary Judgment Kathryn E. Barnett, an attorney with the national law firm of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, announced today that U.S. Judge Harold L. Murphy has issued a series of

Baker & McKenzie announced today that it was ranked No 1 in the PLC Global 50 World Rankings 2003 and has been named ‘International Law Firm of the Year’ by PLC Global Counsel Law Firm Awards 2003. For the second consecutive year, the Firm also won the Asia Pacific category of the awards. PLC Global