9 September 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law news, law, legal news, attorneys, law research The management of a world-leading home entertainment support systems company has been advised by a legal team from Pinsents on the £13 million buyout of the company. David Gallimore, chief executive of Telford-based AVF, and his team have won backing […]

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Sept. 9, 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law news, law, legal news, attorneys, legal research Oracle Corporation (Nasdaq: ORCL) announced today that it has prevailed in a lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice seeking to block its proposed acquisition of PeopleSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq: PSFT). The decision removes a significant roadblock to

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 9, 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law news, law, legal news, attorneys, law research The Los Angeles law firm of Bird, Marella, Boxer & Wolpert, which focuses on complex criminal and civil litigation, announced today that it has formally changed its name to Bird, Marella, Boxer, Wolpert, Nessim, Drooks & Lincenberg. The

9 September 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law news, legal news, law, attorneys, law research Marcos Daniel Jiménez, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; and William T. Sims, Special Agent in Charge, United States Secret Service, announced that on September 8, 2004, defendant, Andres Rojas, was sentenced by United States District Court

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 9 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law news, legal news, law, attorneys, law research Plaintiff Rhonda Miller offered to drop her right to appeal after losing her defamation case against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger’s victory came in a July 29, 2004 Court ruling, in which he won his motion to dismiss and

NEW YORK, Sept. 9 , 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law news, legal news, law, attorneys, law research — Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has received the number one ranking in The American Lawyer’s 2004 “A-List” of the most elite law firms headquartered in the United States. The ranking, which appears in the September 2004 issue

NEW YORK, Sept. 8 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law, law news, legal news, law articles & attorneys — Leslie R. Caldwell, who recently served as Director of the U.S. Department of Justice’s special task force investigating the Enron corporate scandal, will join Morgan Lewis as a partner in its New York City office, the

Philadelphia, PA – September 8, 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law, law news, legal news, law research, attorneys – Pepper Hamilton LLP announced that Kay Kyungsun Yu has joined the firm as a partner in the Commercial Litigation Practice Group in the Philadelphia office. Ms. Yu represents employers in employee benefits litigation, with a particular

Zurich, Switzerland – (Sept. 8, 2004) LAWFUEL – Best for law, law news, legal news, legal research – The Czech Republic can argue its case that Japanese investment bank Nomura is liable for billions of crowns in damage, according to an interim award issued Sept. 7 by an UNCITRAL arbitral tribunal seated in Zurich. Squire,

6 September 2004 LAWFUEL Best for law, law news, legal news, law research Clifford Chance has advised Islamic Bank of Britain Plc (“IBB”) in obtaining authorisation from the Financial Services Authority (“FSA”) to operate as an Islamic Retail Bank in the UK. The Bank is headquartered in Birmingham with branches in London and Birmingham and