NEW YORK, December 21, 2004 – LAWFUEL – First for law news – Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced today that it won a complete defense verdict for clients Dow AgroSciences LLC, and its affiliates Mycogen Plant Science, Inc. and Agrigenetics Inc., d/b/a Mycogen Seeds, in a high-stakes patent infringement law suit brought by Syngenta […]

21 December 2004 – LAWFUEL – First for law news – Allen & Overy is advising Baugur Group HF on the recommended offer for The Big Food Group plc by a Baugur-led consortium vehicle, Giant BidCo Limited, also advised by Allen & Overy. Ninety-five pence per share will be offered, valuing Big Food Group shares

21 December 2004, Singapore – LAWFUEL – First with law news – The Los Angeles and Singapore offices of Jones Day and P&A Law Offices, India recently advised a consortium comprising Singapore Technologies Telemedia (“ST Telemedia”) and TM International, the international investment arm of Telekom Malaysia, on the acquisition of a 47.7% stake in IDEA

21 December 2004 – LAWFUEL – First with law news – A Tanzanian national who called the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with a false alert about an alleged al Qaeda terrorist attack against a shopping mall in West Los Angeles pleaded guilty yesterday to federal charges. Zameer Mohamed, 23, who most recently

21 December 2004 – LAWFUEL – First with law news – The former controller of a Ventura County manufacturer of microwave communications equipment was charged today with insider trading for selling hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of company stock while concealing from the public the fact that the company was losing money. Barry Richard

22 December 2004 – LAWFUEL – First with law news – The London office is currently advising HBOS Treasury Services plc as arranger and issuer of a social housing loan covered bond programme backed by loans originated by Bank of Scotland and Halifax, both part of the HBOS group. The transaction partners are Debashis Dey

NEW YORK — Dec. 21, 2004 — The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP is representing Panda Energy International, Inc. in the sale of its Panda-Rosemary plant to Dominion Virginia Power, the electric utility subsidiary of Dominion Resources. The agreement to sell the 181-megawatt, combined-cycle electric generating facility in Roanoke Rapids, N.C., was

Contact: Terri Young Rubenstein Associates 212.843.8018 __________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Advised Systems Management Arts Inc. in Approximately $260 Million Sale to EMC Corp. New York, December 21, 2004 – Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, one of the world’s leading law firms, advised Systems Managment Arts Inc. (“SMARTS”), a privately held

Law Firm Continues Strategic Expansion Plan To Increase Presence In Key Markets DETROIT – 22 December 2004 – LAWFUEL – First with law news – Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that it has completed its move to 40,000 square feet of new space in One Detroit Center in downtown Detroit, with expansion options for

HOUSTON, Dec. 20 2004 – LAWFUEL – First with law news – Yukos Oil Company today issued a notice to all persons and entities who participated in the auction on Sunday, December 19, 2004 of the Stock of Yuganskneftegas to Baikal Finance Group, or who may participate in the consummation of the sale or purchase