21 March 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Herbert Smith has advised Consensus Business Group, the property company owed by Iranian businessman Vincent Tchenguiz, on a £366 million sale and leaseback joint venture with Tesco. The deal involved Tesco contributing 12 of its stores and two large distribution centres to a Jersey […]

Detroit, MI – March 21, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Kay Standridge Kress, a partner with Pepper Hamilton LLP, has been elected a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, an honorary professional and educational association of bankruptcy and insolvency professionals. Ms. Kress was inducted into the College at a ceremony

21 March 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Skadden is representing Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. as a financial advisor to Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation in its merger with Inamed Corporation. The deal is reportedly valued at approximately $2.8 billion.

NEW YORK — March, 21, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP today announced that Christopher Owen, 42, has joined the Firm as a partner in both Chadbourne & Parke LLP and its affiliated multinational partnership, Chadbourne & Parke in London, effective March 15. He will split his time

21 March 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Global law firm Clifford Chance scooped six prestigious awards, including International Law Firm of the Year, at the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) Asian Awards Ceremony at The Ritz Carlton Hotel in Hong Kong on 10 March 2005. Now in its seventh year, the

21 March 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The $900 million Guangdong LNG Terminal and Trunkline Project, China’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) import project and one if its largest gas development projects, has grabbed two more deal of the year awards. Project Finance and IFLR join the list of leading industry

Jakarta, Indonesia, 20 March 2005 – Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners (HHP) was named Indonesian Law Firm of the Year 2005 by the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) at IFLR’s Asian Awards 2005 held at the Ritz Carlton in Hong Kong on 10 March 2005. This was the fifth win in a row for HHP, the

Washington, D.C. – March 21, 2005 – Two extraordinary pioneers in international human rights were honored by the International Association of Women Judges at a reception in Washington on March 10, 2005. The IAWJ event, which was held in recognition of International Women’s Day, introduced the Hon. Marzia Basel, founder and director of the Afghan

21 March 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Herbert Smith has announced that Jason Fox will become the new head of its finance division from 1 April 2005. This follows the decision by Clive Barnard, the current head of finance, to step down having led the division since 1994. Clive will return

Three Alleged Members of “Down Below Gangsters” (“DBG”) Face Federal Racketeering Charges 21 March 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California announced that a federal grand jury in San Francisco today indicted three individuals in connection with a murder in the Sunnydale Housing