23 November 2004 – LAWFUEL – Law, legal, law firm news – Marcos Daniel Jiménez, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Thomas L. Sansonetti, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division; and Jonathan Sall, Special Agent in Charge, United States Coast Guard Investigative Service, SE Region, today […]

LAWFUEL – M&A, law, legal, law firm news – Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is representing MMC Capital, Inc. and Vertafore, Inc. in Hellman & Friedman LLC’s acquisition of Vertafore, Inc. from Trident II and certain of its affiliates, which are managed by MMC Capital, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.,

November 23 2004 – LAWFUEL – Banking, securities, law firm news – Allen & Overy has advised The Royal Bank of Scotland plc on the financing of the acquisition of luxury shoemaker Choo Holdings UK Limited by the private investment firm Hicks Muse Tate & Furst. Hicks Muse Tate & Furst agreed to buy control

22 November 2004 – LAWFUEL – Legal, law, attorney news – DLA is expanding its full service offering in Birmingham with the recruitment of top IP lawyer Marie McMorrow as partner. She will join the firm on 6 December 2004. Marie will join DLA from the Birmingham office of Pinsents where she is partner and

NEW YORK, Nov. 22, 2004 – LAWFUEL – Law, legal, attorney news – The heirs of Prof. Curt Glaser, a prominent Jewish art historian and collector of Edvard Munch art works, are seeking to locate the painting “Street in Kragero”, painted by Edvard Munch in circa 1911. The painting was gifted to Prof. Glaser in

22 November 2004 – LAWFUEL – Legal, law, attorney news – Marcos Daniel Jiménez, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; and Michael S. Clemens, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced today that United States District Court Judge Paul C. Huck sentenced defendant, Giovanni Felipe, a retired City of Miami

CHICAGO – LAWFUEL – Law, attorney, legal news – Seventy-three attorneys from the law firm Piper Rudnick LLP have been selected for inclusion in the 2005-2006 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, the law firm announces. Lawyers are chosen for listing as Best Lawyers based on a peer-review survey of 16,000 leading attorneys throughout

Washington, D.C., Nov. 22, 2004 – LAWFUEL – Law, SEC, legal news – The continuing resolution funding the Securities and Exchange Commission for fiscal 2005 since Oct. 1, 2004, has been extended through Dec. 3, 2004. Therefore, fees paid under Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Sections 13(e), 14(g) and 31 of

ATLANTA, November 22, 2004 – Holland & Knight llp announced today that Robert S. Highsmith Jr., Deputy Executive Counsel to Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue, will rejoin the firm> ‘> s Atlanta government practice as a partner practicing legislative, administrative, and regulatory law, government relations, and litigation. He will serve as national team leader for the

London, November 22, 2004 – Baker & McKenzie introduced today BorderResponse, a fixed fee pre-litigation IP rights enforcement service to help the Firm’s IP clients organize, control and plan their legal spending on anti-counterfeiting campaigns. “Through BorderResponse, our clients will not only benefit from better budget planning and cost control, they will also have access