CHICAGO, Nov. 24 2004 – LAWFUEL – Law, legal, law firm news — Ralph Levy, Chairman of the Board of Directors of ALAS, Inc., is pleased to announce that Mark Nozette has been elected President of ALAS, Inc. effective January 1, 2005. In making this announcement Mr. Levy stressed the outstanding contributions made by Mark […]

NEW YORK, Nov. 28 2004 – LAWFUEL – Legal, law, law firm news — A few years ago the Long Island, New York, law firm of Leeds, Morelli & Brown, a small firm with just 15 lawyers, called Bear Sterns saying approximately 50 minority employees at Bear Stearns were ready to sue, possibly as a

November 22, 2004, Washington, D.C. – LAWFUEL – Law, legal, law firm news – Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher is pleased to announce that Michael Farhang is a recipient of the U.S. Assistant Attorney General’s Award for Furthering U.S. Interests Overseas. The award was presented in the Department of Justice Criminal Division’s annual ceremony in Washington,

27 November 2004 – LAWFUEL – Law, legal, law firm news – Skadden representing Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company in its $1.5 billion acquisition of the Life Savers and Altoids businesses of Kraft Foods Inc. Both companies are based in Illinois.

November 17, 2004, Washington, D.C. – LAWFUEL – Law, legal, law firm news – Roger Warin, Chair of the Executive Committee of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, has announced the promotion of 15 of the firm’s attorneys, effective January 1, 2005. These include new partners Brian Heberlig and Gwendolyn Prothro, in the firm’s Washington, D.C. litigation

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., and other minority investors. JMI Equity is investing alongside

26 November 2004 – LAWFUEL – Insurance law, legal, law firm news – Leading UK insurance run-off specialist, Omni Whittington has completed another acquisition in the Singapore insurance market. The Singapore corporate insurance team of Norton Rose, the international law firm, and Singapore law firm, Rodyk & Davidson, acted for Omni Whittington on the purchase

Simmons & Simmons has advised HSBC Trustee (Hong Kong) Limited in its role as the Trustee of the The Link REIT, anticipated to be the world’s largest real estate investment trust (“REIT”). The initial public offering of units in the HK-REIT, Hong Kong’s first, was launched today and is expected to raise over US$3 billion.

25 November 2005 – LAWFUEL – Law, lawsuit, legal news – Anthony J. Nasharr and Brian C. Shea announced the formation of Nasharr & Shea LLC in Chicago, Illinois, effective October 1, 2004. The specialized law practice focuses on banking law, real estate, commercial litigation, corporate and transactional matters. Nasharr & Shea LLC represents foreign

26 November 2004 – LAWFUEL – Legal, law, law firm news – International legal practice Allen & Overy won an award last night for its work on the ‘Harry Potter & Tanya Grotter’ case. The award was for ‘Best European Copyright Litigation’ at the inaugural Worldleader Informa Publishing European IP Awards held at The Radisson