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Jon M. Gregg, a partner in the Chicago office of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP, was killed when the twin-engine private aircraft he was piloting crashed into Lake Ontario near Toronto on July 7, 2003. Mr. Gregg, who owned the six-seat Beechcraft Baron and was its sole occupant at the time, was on final

Hale and Dorr represented Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in its June 30, 2003 deal with Ortho Biotech Products, L.P., a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, to jointly develop and commercialize Millennium’s Velcade product outside the United States. Velcade is the first of a new class of medicines called proteasome inhibitors and the first treatment in more than

Duane Morris LLP, among the one hundred largest law firms in the nation, today announced that two lawyers in the firm’s Miami office, Miguel Diaz de la Portilla and Luis E. Rojas, have been elected partners. Both Diaz de la Portilla and Rojas are members of the firm’s Corporate Practice Group. Messrs. Diaz de la

The Corporate Group at Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP have advised Rhodia on the sale of their global polyurethane flame retardants business to Albemarle Corporation. The transaction completed on 23rd July 2003. Rhodia’s polyurethane flame retardants business generated sales over 60 million euros in 2002. As part of the transaction, Albemarle will acquire Rhodia’s

Philip J. Bagley III, a Richmond-based partner at Troutman Sanders LLP, has been elected chair of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law (RPPT). He was selected at the ABA’s annual meeting in San Francisco. Mr. Bagley’s election to chair the RPPT section is the culmination of a three-year

Morrison & Foerster LLP today announced the opening of its second mainland China office, in Shanghai. Morrison & Foerster is one of the few select law firms to be granted approval earlier this year by the PRC Ministry of Justice to open a second office on the mainland, in addition to its Beijing office. Charles

A class action lawsuit against Quest Software, Inc. and its officers was commenced in the United States District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of purchasers of Quest securities. The complaint charges defendants with violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. It alleges that defendants issued materially false and misleading statements

Clifford Chance has announced that Robert Ritchie has joined the firm’s Singapore team. Robert, a specialist in the oil and gas and energy sectors, has been involved in all aspects of project work, including concession and joint venture arrangements; project and structured finance; commercial and trading transactions; mergers and acquisitions; insolvency, restructuring and distressed asset

Reed Smith LLP has named Rhona Kisch, formerly of Mintz, Levin, Cohen, Ferris, Globsky & Popeo, a new partner in its New York City Real Estate Practice Group. Ms. Kisch represents clients in real estate, communications, corporate and bankruptcy matters, with a focus on the convergence of real estate and communications issues. She also has

The U.S. Senate confirmed today President Bush’s nomination of Cleary Gottlieb partner Charles F. Lettow as a judge on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Mr. Lettow is a litigation partner based in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. In his more than 30 years of practice with the firm, Mr. Lettow has focused on constitutional