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The law firm of Kilpatrick Stockton has made a $100,000 contribution to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF), the organizations announced today. Kilpatrick Stockton’s substantial gift will help OMRF establish a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) facility for mice, the first of its kind in Oklahoma. The new facility, which will be completed in 2004, will

A Manchester, New Hampshire man was found guilty this afternoon of eight felony counts related to a website where he posted thousands of Social Security Numbers and other personal information belonging to employees of Global Crossing. William Sutcliffe, 42, was convicted of thee counts of making interstate threats to injure or kill and five counts

Core Value Partners, a Miami-based private equity group, has won its bid for the acquisition of 127 Burger King restaurants located in the midwest from AmeriKing, one of the largest Burger King franchisees. The deal occurred in an auction of AmeriKing’s largest sale of Burger King restaurants. Core Value Partners was represented in the deal

Mallesons Stephen Jaques has announced the appointment of Kathleen Harris as special counsel, to the firm’s national competition practice. Ms Harris has recently returned from the United States where she was the Deputy Bureau Chief of the New York Antitrust Bureau. During her tenure at the Antitrust Bureau, Ms Harris headed several price fixing cartel

eLaw, LLC (www.elaw.com) announced this morning that it will soon be releasing the remaining 49 counties in New York to join the original 13 county docket tracking website. Now, regardless of the venue, eLaw.com will provide case searching, docket tracking, calendaring, synchronizing, copying and appearing services for the entire State of New York. “We’ve attracted

Remember you heard it here first. You can buy it here too. Click the link (right) Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, one of the world’s leading law firms, today announced the publication of a new book, Electronic Discovery: Law and Practice, by Adam I. Cohen and David J. Lender, partners in the firm’s Litigation practice.

An Orange County man has been sentenced to 2½ years in federal prison for operating a fraud scheme that swindled small businesses across the country by falsely promising to secure low-interest equipment lease financing and charging victims thousands of dollars in advance fees. Richard Allen La Bianco, 34, of Laguna Beach, was sentenced late Monday

Greenberg Traurig LLP announced today that Ian S. Marx joined the firm as of counsel in the New Jersey office. Mr. Marx has varied and extensive experience in the area of complex commercial litigation and provides the firm’s clients with representation and advice concerning disputes. His abundant courtroom experience includes appearances before numerous state and

Global law firm Clifford Chance has advised Man Group plc on its £105m acquisition of a 25% stake in hedge fund manager BlueCrest Capital Management in a deal announced yesterday. Approximately 5 million new shares will be issued to finance the deal, with £33.3m of cash coming from Man Group. Through RMF, a subsidiary, Man

Skadden is representing E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. in its $4.4 billion sale of INVISTA Inc., a textile manufacturer, to Koch Industries, Inc. INVISTA was formerly known as DuPont Textiles & Interiors. Koch is the second-largest private U.S. company and has extensive holdings in oil and gas, chemicals, minerals, ranching, and securities.