Simpson Grierson is once again the only New Zealand law firm to feature on the just released preliminary mergermarket legal advisory table for M&A transactions in Australasia. The firm’s placing at number 12 on the table for the period 01 January 2008 – 17 December 2008, reflects a solid year of deals and asserts Simpson […]
New York, December 22, 2008 – Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP is proud to announce that, effective January 1, 2009, Michael S. Arlein, Nicolas Commandeur and Adeel A. Mangi will become counsel to the firm. All three lawyers were previously associates. Michael S. Arlein focuses his practice on a broad range of matters in
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Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal announced late Sunday that 100 lawyers, including 40 partners, from Thacher Proffitt & Wood will be joining the firm’s New York office, effective January 1. The hires increase Sonnenschein’s total headcount to about 800 lawyers, nearly doubling the size of its New York office — it’s the biggest group of laterals
SEC Files Settled Books and Records and Internal Controls Charges Against Fiat S.p.A. and CNH Global N.V. For Improper Payments to Iraq Under the U.N. Oil for Food Program – – Fiat Agrees to Pay Over $10 Million in Disgorgement, Interest, and Penalties (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed Foreign Corrupt Practices
DALLAS (LAWFUEL) – Attorney Andrew Spaniol, an associate in the Dallas office of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, has been elected to a two-year term on the Board of Directors for Literacy Instruction for Texas (LIFT). Founded in 1961 by the local chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women, LIFT is now one of the
(LAWFUEL) – Two men appeared in Sydney Central Local Court today following two separate attempts to import drugs into Australia. The first man, a 39-year-old Canadian national was charged with importing MDMA (also known as ecstasy) concealed inside stainless steel cooking pots. Investigations began on Sunday (21 December) when Customs officers at Sydney International Airport
Some colleagues of indicted lawyer Marc Dreier, accused of stealing $380 million from hedge funds in investors, believe his alleged crimes may have been driven by a need to support an extravagant lifestyle and the aggressive expansion of his law firm. The Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) spoke to the colleagues and chronicled the excesses
The tightening New Zealand <a href+ legal jobs market may be creating some problems for lawyers seeking legal jobs at home, but the position for solicitors may improve with smaller firms in particular becoming more specialised and more efficient in their delivery of services. LawFuel’s article on the current legal jobs scene in New Zealand
King & Spalding no longer is in the running to acquire the substantial portion of Thacher Proffitt & Wood that it had pursued in recent weeks, according to a lawyer familiar with the negotiations. Altanta-based King & Spalding has been reported to be in talks for weeks to acquire some or all of beleaguered Thacher,
LONDON/BRUSSELS – LawFuel – Law Firm Announcements – Allen & Overy LLP announced today that it advised the underwriters, including BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan as joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners, on the EUR6.36 billion (USD9.8bn) eight for five rights issue by Anheuser-Busch InBev, the recently merged Belgium-based brewer. The proceeds of
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