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

NEW YORK, March 21 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — The Law Firm of Klayman & Toskes, P.A. (“K&T”) ( http://www.nasd-law.com ) continues to pursue individual securities arbitration claims before the National Association of Securities Dealers (“NASD”) and the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on behalf of high net worth investors who

21 March 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges has advised Nycomed, the European pharmaceutical company, and its controlling shareholder, DLJ Merchant Banking, part of CSFB’s Alternative Capital Division, on the acquisition by Nordic Capital Fund V of a controlling interest in Nycomed. Nordic Capital will

20 March 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Herbert Smith has advised its longstanding client BAA, the world’s leading airport company, on the completion of a 50:50 property joint venture with Morley Fund Management (Morley). BAA injected c. £800 million of commercial property assets into the joint venture, the Airport Property Partnership

Attorney Concentrates in Representing Communications Companies WASHINGTON, D.C. – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Noted attorney Andrew M. Klein has joined the Washington, DC, office of DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP as Of Counsel in its Government Affairs practice group, the law firm announces. Mr. Klein represents communications companies, focusing particularly

CHICAGO, March 14, 2005 — The Atlanta-Fulton County Courthouse shooting tragedy that left three people dead, including a much respected Superior Court Judge, could have been prevented, says Chicago attorney Robert Kreisman. Kreisman, a noted trial lawyer, has opened a unique and novel fund with his own money in order to ensure that this type

20 March 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Linklaters has assisted the BT in-house team on BT’s agreement to become Reuters supplier of network services, under which Reuters is expected to spend in the region of US$3 billion over the next eight and a half years. As part of the deal, BT