OKLAHOMA CITY, March 9 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — On March 4, 2005, the class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against ChoicePoint, Inc. (NYSE: CPS). The complaint alleges violations of federal securities laws, Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities […]

9 March 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Marcos Daniel Jiménez, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Michael S. Clemens, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation; and Barry E. Krischer, State Attorney for Palm Beach County, announced today that defendant, Michael A. Koblan, Jr., 54, of Pt.

NEW YORK, March 9, 2005- LAWFUEL – The Law News Network -Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced today that David Robbins has joined its New York office as a partner in the firm’s global finance practice group. Robbins is a former partner at White & Case. Robbins has represented clients in international transactions for more

Washington, D.C., March 9, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Frank J. Furino, a former clerk for a New York Stock Exchange floor broker, for his role in a fraudulent “trading ahead” scheme. Furino is charged with disclosing large, pending block orders from institutional customers

Washington, D.C., March 9, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The SEC announced today that Spencer C. Barasch will leave the Commission in April to become a partner in the Dallas office of the law firm of Andrews Kurth LLP. For the past seven years, as the senior enforcement official in the

LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – On March 11, Cravath partner Faiza Saeed will speak at Tulane University Law School’s 17th Annual Corporate Law Institute. She will serve as a panelist for a discussion entitled “Navigating the Twists and Turns of an Again More Traveled (But Bumpier) Road to Doing Deals”. Panelists will discuss

TORONTO, March 9 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – On March 6, 2005, an investor from Chicago, Illinois sued Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, its former Managing Partner, Gregory J. Peebles and their former client, Robert Hryniak, for losses arising out of a fraudulent investment scheme. The suit alleges that Cassels Brock

NEW YORK, NY – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – March 9, 2005 – Greenberg Traurig, the 1350-lawyer firm whose 24-office platform presents the eighth largest number of lawyers and the most extensive coverage of metropolitan areas in the United States, has taken another step in its international expansion. In addition to its key

NEW YORK, March 9 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, one of the world’s leading law firms, advised Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (GLK) in its agreement to merge with Crompton Corporation (CK). The transaction is valued at $1.8 billion, and will create the third-largest publicly traded U.S.

9 March 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Skadden is representing The May Department Stores Company in its acquisition by Federated Department Stores, Inc. The deal is reportedly valued at $17 billion. The deal value includes $11 billion in equity and $6 billion of May’s debt.