Washington, D.C., March 30, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The Securities and Exchange Commission today named Scott W. Friestad Associate Director of the Commission’s Division of Enforcement. As Associate Director, Mr. Friestad will serve as a senior official in the Division of Enforcement and will assist in planning and directing the […]

SAN FRANCISCO – MARCH 23, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – About 150 cities and counties in California will receive millions of dollars owed to them by the State of California through a financing structured by attorneys at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on behalf of the California Statewide Communities Development Authority

Hong Kong, 30 March 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Baker & McKenzie is pleased to announce that it represented Fortune REIT in its recent entry into conditional sale and purchase agreements to acquire six retail properties in Hong Kong for an aggregate purchase price of about HK$3.4billion. When completed, the acquisitions

BOSTON, March 30 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — A Saudi national residing in Winchester was arrested today on federal charges in connection with the forced labor of two domestic servants. United States Attorney Michael J. Sullivan; Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights R. Alexander Acosta; Robin M. Avers, Special Agent in

NEW YORK, March 30, 2005 – Holland & Knight today announced that Andrew Holmes has joined the Structured Finance Group within its Business Law Section, as a partner in the firm’s New York office. Holmes’ practice has a U.S. and international asset-based finance focus, including lease, loan, project finance and securitization transactions for transportation, telecommunication

30 March 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Linklaters advises on Albania’s largest limited recourse financing to date Linklaters has advised the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development, DEG – Deutsche Investitions – und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbh and the American Bank of Albania in the €33.9 million privatisation, expansion and modernisation of “Nënë

WASHINGTON, March 29 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — The following is a statement of counsel to Kojo Annan (Son of UN Secretary-General): We represent Mr. Kojo Annan and are authorized to make this statement on his behalf. Kojo Annan is the son of the UN Secretary General Mr. Kofi Annan. We

29 March 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Davis Polk & Wardwell advised ICICI Bank Limited on an SEC-registered secondary offering by equity shareholders in India of 19,206,825 American Depositary Shares (ADSs), representing 38,413,650 equity shares, aggregating approximately $405 million. The offering has a green shoe option of 2,881,025 ADSs, representing 5,762,050

FAIRLAWN, N.J., March 29, 2005 -LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell has selected Universal Recognition, LLC as their exclusive partner for manufacturing, marketing and promoting acknowledgement products for the LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating. All revenue from the sale of these products, after manufacturing costs and overhead, will go to the newly

(Dallas)—The Commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services has appointed Dallas lawyer James “Mac” Stewart to a six-year term as a member of the Texas Medical Disclosure Panel. The policy-making group, made up of attorneys and physicians from around the state, was created by the Texas Legislature to draft and implement the rules