Comcast and Sony Pictures Entertainment Announce Programming Agreement September 14, 2004 September 15, 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law news, attorneys, M&A, legal research Davis Polk & Wardwell is advising Comcast Corporation on its programming and distribution agreement with Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (SPE) and its potential investment in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (MGM). Based in Philadelphia, […]

Washington , D.C. , Sept. 15, 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law news, legal research, SEC, attorneys, law firms – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it had instituted settled enforcement proceedings against Bridgeway Capital Management (Bridgeway), and its president, John Noland Ryan Montgomery, in connection with more than $4.4 million in

New York, September 14, 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law news, law firms, attorneys, project finance, legal research – Baker & McKenzie LLP announced today that David H. Spencer has joined the Firm’s Global Banking, Finance and Major Projects Group as a Partner in its New York office. An experienced project finance lawyer and recognized

15 December 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law firm news, attorneys, law, legal research, international trade news Clifford Chance LLP sponsored the keynote address “The Doha Round: Where we are and our future prospects” by Dr Supachai Panitchpakdi, the Director General of the World Trade Organisation, at Claridge’s today (3 p.m.). Senior Partner, Stuart Popham,

NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2004 LAWFUEL – Best news on class actions, law, law firms, attorneys, legal research The law firm of Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C. announces that a class action lawsuit was filed today on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Bennett Environmental, Inc. (“Bennett” or the “Company”) (AMEX:BEL) (TSE:BEV.TO) between

NEW YORK, Sept. 15 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law news, corporate law, legal firms, corporate governance issues Chief executives are increasingly likely to consider conducting independent investigations to help resolve major legal and regulatory dilemmas and challenges to their companies’ integrity, The Conference Board notes in a report released today. Howard T. Anderson and

NEW YORK, Sept. 15 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for news on law firms, law, legal research, attorneys Dewey Ballantine LLP, a leading international law firm, announced today that the firm’s Web site, http://www.deweyballantine.com, has received the “Outstanding Web Site” award from the Web Marketing Association. Dewey Ballantine’s Web site was ranked “above and beyond the

14 September 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law news, legal research, law, attorneys, merger acquisition Cravath represented BAE Systems in its acquisition of DigitalNet Holdings Inc. for approximately $600 million. The partners involved in this matter were Philip A. Gelston and Sarkis Jebejian on corporate matters and Lewis R. Steinberg on tax matters. The deal

September 14 , 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law firm news, attorneys, legal research, law John Sare has joined Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler LLP as a partner in the firm’s tax-exempt organizations practice. Mr. Sare, previously a partner at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP in New York, has extensive experience in the representation

Paris, September 13, 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for project finance news, legal news, legal research, law firms White & Case’s Paris Project Finance team has been appointed by a consortium of major European banks as legal advisor on the financing of one of Western Europe’s key rail infrastructure projects. The Firm is acting for Royal