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Denton Wilde Sapte’s Dubai office, has advised the Government of Qatar on its inaugural US$700m sovereign Islamic bond Issue. The Issue is listed in Luxembourg and will be listed in Labuan. The Issue is a landmark deal, being the first global Islamic sovereign rated issue in the Middle East. The only other rated global sovereign

The secret administration of the Patriot Act was a matter of serious concern for Americans, according to Washington lawyer and author David Cole. Speaking in an interview with the legal news website LawFuel, Professor Cole, who teaches at Georgetown University and recently wrote the book “Enemy Aliens”, said the Bush administration’s record is so bad

International law firm Denton Wilde Sapte has been appointed by The World Bank as legal consultants to the Ministry of Economic Development of the Republic of Azerbaijan in connection with the privatisation of Baku Gas following a competitive tender. The tender win is within the framework of The World Bank’s second project of technical assistance

A Los Angeles minister who gave seminars at local African-American churches and instructed teenagers how to cheat the student aid system by understating family income and by falsely claiming to be orphans or wards of the court was sentenced today to 41 months in federal prison. Ozell Clifford Brazil, 53, of Los Angeles (just east

Kilpatrick Stockton today announces the addition of six associates to its Winston-Salem office. With these additions, the Firm further enhances its strength in litigation, intellectual property and patent prosecution and its commercial real estate and corporate transactions areas. Mr. Shannon Elliotte joins Kilpatrick Stockton’s Winston-Salem office from the Firm’s Charlotte office. His practice is focused

A Grass Valley, California resident has been found guilty of fraud charges for her role in an “advance fee” Ponzi scheme that raised millions of dollars from victims who paid to obtain financing. Daisy M. Burlingame, 62, was convicted late Friday by a federal jury in Santa Ana. Burlingame was found guilty of conspiracy, two

Mallesons Stephen Jaques has gained top honours in Project Finance rankings for the first half of 2003. According to analysis by Dealogic ProjectWare, Mallesons is positioned at number one in Australasia, holding greater than a 35% share of the project finance market, with nine deals valued at US$913 million signed and funded during the period

Whistleblowing legislation catches private sector unawares A Freehills survey has found that although the public sector is largely aware of whistleblowing protection legislation, half of the private sector respondents did not know of public sector penalties for failing to protect employees who report illegal activity. Calvert Duffy, General Manager of Legal Risk Management at Freehills,

Taylor Wessing is set to open an office in Paris following a partner vote last week in favour of the expansion. The announcement is in line with Taylor Wessing’s stated strategy to build a European practice. Taylor Wessing France is due to open in November 2003 with partners recruited from the TICE (Telecoms, IT, Communications

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced an expansion of its highly regarded global competition practice. Steven A. Newborn, James C. Egan, Jr., John E. Scribner and Laura A. Wilkinson will be joining the firm as partners, resident in its Washington, D.C., office. They join Weil, Gotshal & Manges from Clifford Chance. Stephen J. Dannhauser, Chairman