17 December 2004 – LAWFUEL – First for law news – International law firm Norton Rose has advised on fund raisings undertaken by two AIM listed gold mining companies, Oxus Gold plc (“Oxus”) and Cluff Gold plc (“Cluff”). Both transactions were announced on 30 November 2004. Norton Rose acted for RBC Capital Markets, the sole […]

16 December 2004 – LAWFUEL – First for law news – Allen & Overy has advised ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Citibank Global Markets Limited and ING Bank N.V. as joint lead managers on the €200,000,000 inaugural bond issue for MobilTel AD, the largest mobile telecom operator in Bulgaria. The bonds, governed by English law, were

Washington, D.C., Dec. 15, 2004 – LAWFUEL – First for law news – Donald T. Nicolaisen, Chief Accountant for the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission), issued the following statement regarding the compliance of the Federal National Mortgage Association’s (Fannie Mae) accounting practices for deferred purchase price adjustments and for derivatives and hedging activities with Statement

CHICAGO, Dec. 16 2004 – LAWFUEL – First for law news — Herbert S. Wander, a corporate governance and securities lawyer with Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman in Chicago, has been named by the Securities and Exchange Commission to co-chair a new SEC advisory committee. The new committee is charged with examining the impact of the

SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Dec. 16 2004 – LAWFUEL – First with law news – A Williamstown man was convicted late yesterday in federal court of mail fraud, making false statements in relation to health care benefits, and obstruction of justice. United States Attorney Michael J. Sullivan; Kenneth W. Kaiser, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal

Last week, Dennemeyer & Company hosted the inaugural meeting for the new European Corporate Advisory Board (CAB). This full day event highlighted the enhanced features of DIAMS-XE, the new web-based version of Dennemeyer’s IAM software system. The meeting took place at Procter & Gamble’s French headquarters in Paris. The CAB was created by Dennemeyer to

15 December 2004 – LAWFUEL – First with law news – In a move that enhances its capacity to serve clients in white collar matters, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. announced today that Baltimore United States Attorney Thomas M. DiBiagio will become a shareholder of the Firm. Mr. DiBiagio’s arrival at Beveridge & Diamond will broaden

15 December 2004 – LAWFUEL – First with law news – Skadden, Arps is representing TELUS Corporation in Verizon Communications Inc.’s sale of its 20.5 percent stake in TELUS in a public offering in the United States and Canada to underwriters led by Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and RBC Dominion Securities. The deal is valued

Hong Kong – 15 December 2004 – LAWFUEL – First with law news – Mallesons Stephen Jaques has announced the appointment of Mr Steven Christopher as a partner to its Hong Kong office. The appointment which is effective from early January 2005 will see Mr Christopher, a Banking and Finance specialist, join the recently expanded

16 December 2004 – LAWFUEL – First for law news – Marcos Daniel Jiménez, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Eileen J. O’Connor, Assistant Attorney General, Tax Division, United States Department of Justice; Robert Harris, Special Agent in Charge, Department of Defense, Defense Criminal Investigative Service, Southeast Region; and Brian J. Wimpling,