Hong Kong (LAWFUEL) – DLA Piper today announced it has won the Deal Achievement Award of the Year at the Asia M&A Atlas Awards 2008 for advising Heckmann Corporation (Heckmann) on the US$625 million acquisition of China Water and Drinks Inc. (China Water). Originally signed up in April 2008, the deal was successfully completed on […]
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Growth at the 250 largest law firms in the country receded this year, likely a reflection of the economic downturn of 2008. The results of the 2008 NLJ 250, The National Law Journal’s 31st annual survey of the nation’s largest law firms, show that they added 4.3 percent more attorneys this year, compared with 5.6
LawFuel – Solicitors Jobs Board & NZ Legal News – An intellectual with a solid law background and an ambition to achieve his dream for shaping New Zealand law Chris Finlayson, the likely next Attorney General under the new Key Government, has risen rapidly through the National Party ranks and will likely place a significant
When Barack Obama becomes president in January, he will confront the controversial legal legacy of the Bush administration. From expansive executive privilege to hard-line tactics in the war on terrorism, Obama must decide what he’ll undo and what he’ll embrace. The stakes couldn’t be higher. On one hand, civil libertarians and other critics of the
(LAWFUEL) – Clyde & Co LLP has advised ADIC MENA Partners, a private equity fund managed by Abu Dhabi Investment Company (ADIC), on the acquisition of a majority stake in the Al Zarouni family’s Unitra METS Group, a Dubai-based speciality beverage distributor with 2008 revenues expected to be in excess of AED 600 million. Through
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http://lawfuel.com/show-release.asp?ID=19917 November 9, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to Los Angeles criminal defense lawyers, the California Highway Patrol a third man has died at a San Jose hospital after sustaining injuries in last weekend’s wet weather. The man has been the third to die was in the first of three fatal weekend crashes and has
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LawFuel – Legal Secretary Jobs – The legal secretary market in New Zealand is relatively firm with many legal secretaries looking for jobs after a reduction in jobs. For instance, one recent job involves working for a high quality float position If you love the excitement of wondering what your next assignment for the day
Nixon Peabody’s head count will shoot up to about 825 after it scoops up as many as 100 former Thelen attorneys this month, the firm said. Late last month, Nixon announced the hiring of 25 attorneys from the Paris office of Taylor Wessing and said the hirings followed a strategic plan to have 25 percent
(LAWFUEL) – The Australian Federal Police has become aware this morning of an article in Fairfax newspapers outlining a security breach of sensitive documents which allegedly took place in Kathmandu. The breach is believed to have involved an officer using a USB stick in a hotel computer. The AFP can confirm that a number of
PHOENIX (LAWFUEL) – Juan Nunez, 39, of Coolidge, Ariz., was arrested by the FBI yesterday and charged today with Attempted Provision of a Prohibited Object to an Inmate and Possession of Cocaine With Intent to Distribute. Nunez is employed as a corrections officer by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) and currently works at CCA’s Central
