24 January 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – A Sherman Oaks man was sentenced today for illegally importing northern snakehead fish from South Korea. Sung Chul “Daniel” Rhee, 46, was placed on probation for three years for his guilty plea to three misdemeanor charges. On behalf of his company, Assi Super, Inc., […]

24 January 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Cleary Gottlieb represented Deutsche Post in its October 22nd listing of 556.4 million shares on the German stock exchanges. Cleary Gottlieb was initially counsel to the underwriters for the IPO of Deutsche Post in 2000. However, because of regulatory rules, only part of the

24 January 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Davis Polk & Wardwell is advising Quadrangle Capital Partners LP on its joint acquisition with Citigroup Venture Capital (CVC) of NTELOS, Inc. Quadrangle is a New York-based private equity fund focused on the media and communications industries. NTELOS is a regional integrated communications provider

FORT MYERS, Fla., Jan. 24 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — This Thursday, the largest class action lawsuit in the history of mankind will begin. On January 27, downtown Fort Myers will engage a sea of black limousines and an army of attorneys as they make their way up the steps of

* Largest cigarette company outside the MSA has joined the big three: Philip Morris, RJ Reynolds and Lorillard MIAMI, Jan. 24 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — Miami-based General Tobacco has announced it is making its first payment of more than $30 million into the industry’s Master Settlement Agreement (MSA), the comprehensive

24 January 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – A fishing boat captain today pleaded guilty to two federal charges for shooting at California sea lions last fall while his boat was off the coast of Catalina Island. John Gary Woodrum, 38, of Harbor City, pleaded guilty this morning to two misdemeanor counts

New York, NY – January 24, 2005 – The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP today announced that Adrian Mecz, Christopher Cardona, Michelle George, John Barlow and Mark Pring will be joining the insurance and reinsurance practice as partners in the London office of Chadbourne & Parke, the affiliated multinational partnership of Chadbourne

24 January 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – International law firm Norton Rose advised Stelmar Shipping Limited (Stelmar) on its acquisition by Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. for US$48.00 per share in cash. This represents the conclusion of Stelmar’s review of strategic alternatives for further enhancing shareholder value announced on 28 June 2004,

23 January 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The global law firm Clifford Chance LLP is announcing that senior associates Victoria Bortkevicha and Yuri Golovanov have been named to the position of “Counsel”. The title “Counsel” is reserved for senior lawyers who are of outstanding ability and have made an exceptional contribution

Chicago—Foley & Lardner LLP announced today it has pledged more than $250,000 to help the victims of the December 26 tsunami in Southeast Asia. The contributions, which include individual contributions and a $100,000 matching donation from the firm, will benefit the American Red Cross and several other relief organizations. “Foley & Lardner is committed to