Skadden Arp has announced that it will open an office in São Paulo, Brazil, its 24th office worldwide and its first in Latin America. The São Paulo office will provide the firm with a strong local platform to represent Brazilian and global companies and financial firms in one of the most dynamic regions of the […]

For lovers of fine art, it was a veritable field day. In art shows and galleries across the nation and around the world and over eBay, a trove of limited edition prints by master artists started going up for sale as early as the summer of 1999. There were two 1968 Pablo Picasso etchings signed

March 21, 2008 (Mountain View, CA) – Fenwick & West LLP represented Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS) in its recently announced acquisition of Synplicity, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYNP), a supplier of solutions for the design and verification of semiconductors. Synopsys will pay $8 cash per Synplicity share, for a total transaction value of approximately $227 million. The

LAWFUEL – MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that LIM SHANG, a/k/a “Ah Ho,” a/k/a “Lo Ban,” a/k/a “Lin He,” the leader of a violent and organized criminal enterprise (the “Lim Organization”), was sentenced today to 151 months in prison. LIM pleaded guilty on June 27,

LAWFUEL – The United States Court of Federal Claims recently awarded $382.4 million to the Firm’s client Washington Mutual Bank, with additional damages still to be awarded that could increase the award to as high as $480 million. The award stands as the largest damages award to any plaintiff in the 120 so-called “Winstar” cases

NEW YORK, March 21, 2008 LAWFUEL – Legal Announcements– The Rosen Law Firm reminds persons who purchased shares or options of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (“Maxim” or the “Company”) (Pink Sheets:MXIM) (formerly Nasdaq: MXIM) during the period from April 29, 2003 through January 17, 2008 that the deadline to ask the Court to be a

Firm’s ‘Green’ Initiative Embraces Environmental Responsibility; Makes Business Sense LOS ANGELES, MARCH 21, 2008 — Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP announced today the launch of the firm’s Sustainability Program. Led by partners Randolph C. Visser and Rafael F. Muilenburg, the firm-sanctioned initiative focuses on increasing energy efficiency, reducing waste and saving the firm money.

ARLINGTON, Va.– LAWFUEL –Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul has satisfied the ballot requirements for all U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico as of yesterday, March 20, 2008. “Dr. Paul’s message of peace, freedom and prosperity has broad appeal,” said campaign chairman Kent Snyder. “Well-organized and determined volunteers throughout America made this possible.”