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International law firm DLA announced today that it will integrate with DLA Group member SchutGrosheide, as part of its continued drive to become a top five European law firm by 2005. With effect from 1 January 2004, SchutGrosheide, which is currently part of the DLA Group (an international association of leading law firms), will become

A 25-year veteran of the Los Angeles Unified School District was sentenced today to more than five years in federal prison for his conviction on federal charges of distributing child pornography via the Internet. Albert Pinedo, 60, of Alhambra, was sentenced to 64 months in prison by United States District Judge Stephen V. Wilson. In

Global law firm Clifford Chance has advised BNP Paribas (“BNPP”) on the acquisition of the remaining 50% stake in International Bank of Paris and Shanghai (a joint venture bank between BNPP and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (“ICBC”), from ICBC. This is the first deal that results in the conversion of a Sino-foreign joint

American Lawyer Media, Inc. (ALM), the nation’s leading legal journalism and information company and publisher of The Legal Intelligencer(R), Pennsylvania Law Weekly(R) and Delaware Law Weekly(R), today announced the launch of GC Mid-Atlantic(TM), a new magazine for chief legal officers and in-house attorneys in the region. GC Mid-Atlantic’s first issue, featuring a cover story on

Loeb & Loeb LLP announced that it is serving as special pro bono counsel to The Children’s Aid Society, working with the Office of Public Policy & Client Advocacy on projects related to housing, special education and other issues. The first project involves assisting East Harlem residents fighting slumlords who refuse to make habitable their

Skadden is representing EMC Corporation in its acquisition of Documentum, Inc. The deal is reportedly valued at approximately $1.7 billion.

George S. Frazza of Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, was inducted on Nov. 21 into the National Center for State Courts’ Warren E. Burger Society. The Burger Society honors individuals who have demonstrated the highest commitment to improving the administration of justice through extraordinary contributions of service and support to the National Center for State

Reed Slatkin’s former bookkeeper was charged today with obstructing the Securities and Exchange Commission’s investigation of Slatkin’s investment activities and with taking steps to conceal Slatkin’s plot to hide his $600 million Ponzi scheme from the SEC. Jean Janu, 56, has agreed to plead guilty to obstructing the SEC’s investigation and to misprision of a

Kilpatrick Stockton today announced that Penni Bradshaw has received certification as a specialist in immigration law by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. Ms. Bradshaw is a partner in Kilpatrick Stockton’s Winston Salem office, where her practice focuses on immigration and employment law. In addition to Ms. Bradshaw, 39 other attorneys across

Chadbourne & Parke LLP represented Duke Energy in a US $100 million dollar denominated unsecured bond financing in the Peruvian capital markets. The deal closed Nov. 6. The issuer, Duke Energy International Egenor, is a Peruvian subsidiary of Duke Capital. The issuer operates hydroelectric and thermal power plants in northern Peru and is dedicated to