9 December 2004 -LAWFUEL – First for law 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 that United States District Court Judge Paul C. Huck recently sentenced defendant, Giovanni Felipe, a retired City of Miami firefighter, […]

9 December 2004 – LAWFUEL – First with law news – Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is representing Teachers’ Private Capital in its agreement to purchase Alliance Laundry Holdings LLC, parent company of Alliance Laundry Systems LLC, from Bain Capital LLC and other minority shareholders through an entity to be established by Teachers Private Capital for

WASHINGTON, D.C. -LAWFUEL – First for law news – Inter-Tel Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of Inter-Tel Incorporated, has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a total of $8.71 million criminal fine, civil settlement, and restitution relating to charges of bid rigging and wire fraud in connection with the Federal Communication Commission’s E-Rate program, the

Kilpatrick Stockton Leads Nation in Number of IP Attorneys Recognized; Firm Ranked 15th Overall in Total Number Listed Winston-Salem (December 8, 2004) — Sixty-six Kilpatrick Stockton attorneys have recently been honored by their peers in The Best Lawyers in America® 2005-2006. The firm leads the nation in number of intellectual property attorneys recognized, ranks 9th

SHANGHAI, Dec. 8 2004 – LAWFUEL – First with law news – In the largest M&A transaction to come out of China, Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 0992), China’s leading technology enterprise, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire IBM’s global PC business and to form a strategic alliance with IBM. The

HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 7 2004 – LAWFUEL – First with law news — Christmas is coming a little early this year to 96 Pennsylvania investors and 204 in other states and Australia in the form of one of the largest asset recoveries — $10.6 million — ever made by a state securities regulator, the Pennsylvania

LANSING, Mich., Dec. 7 2004 – LAWFUEL – First for law news – Convicted serial killer Coral Eugene Watts, who was slated to be released from prison in 2006, was sentenced this afternoon to life in prison for a 1979 first-degree murder, Attorney General Mike Cox announced today. “For our most heinous crimes, there is

December 6, 2004, Washington, D.C. – LAWFUEL – First for law news – Leading international law firm Reed Smith LLP announces that Matthew J. Schlesinger has joined the firm as a partner in its Insurance Coverage Practice Group, effective immediately. Mr. Schlesinger will work from the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. “We are delighted to welcome

7th December 2004, Hong Kong – LAWFUEL – First for law news – The Hong Kong office of Jones Day advised Ambac Assurance Corporation, as guarantor, on the issuance by Korea First Mortgage No. 3 PLC of €550 million Guaranteed Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2036, originated by Korea First Bank on a pool of

FORT WORTH, TEXAS, Dec. 6, 2004 – LAWFUEL – First for law news – Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C. announced today that in the December issue of Fort Worth, Texas magazine, five Winstead attorneys were recognized as among ‘Tarrant County’s Top Attorneys.’ The annual listing distinguishes area attorneys for their outstanding performance and professional reputation