12 November 2004 – LAWFUEL – Arbitration, law, legal, law firm news – SJ Berwin celebrated the official UK launch of its International Arbitration practice on Thursday 4 November at Wellington Arch. To mark the occasion, Lord Mustill, one of the authors of Mustill & Boyd and a former Law Lord gave the opening address […]

NEW YORK, Nov. 12 2004 – LAWFUEL – Class action, legal, litigation, law, law firm news — Wolf Popper LLP has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of participants in the Aon Corporation (“Aon”) 401(K) Savings Plan (the “Plan”) for violations of the federal pension law

New York, November 12, 2004 – LAWFUEL – Law firm, legal, attorney news – Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, one of the world’s leading law firms, advised Barneys New York, Inc. (OTC BB: BNNY) in connection with its agreement to be acquired by Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (NYSE: JNY). Pursuant to the acquisition agreement signed

BALA CYNWYD, Pa., Nov. 10 2004 – LAWFUEL – Class action, litigation, legal, law firm news – The following statement was issued today by the law firm of Schiffrin & Barroway, LLP: Notice is hereby given that a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts on

On November 11 2004 – LAWFUEL – Law, legal, attorney news – Cravath announced that eight new Partners have been elected from among its associate ranks. This represents the largest group ever elected at one time to partnership at the firm. The new Partners will become members of the firm on January 1, 2005. They

NEW YORK, NY November 11 2004 – LAWFUEL – Class action, litigation, legal, law firm news — The Rosen Law Firm announced today that it has filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota on behalf of all persons who purchased the securities of The St. Paul

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 2004 – LAWFUEL – Law, legal, law firm news – Today, President Bush announced that his close friend and White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales will succeed Attorney General John Ashcroft. Family Research Council (FRC) President Tony Perkins released the following statement: “A new attorney general will give fresh inspiration and leadership to

10 November 2004 – LAWFUEL – Criminal law, law, attorney, legal news – Marcos Daniel Jiménez, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; and Michael S. Clemens, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced today that two (2) former City of Miami police officers charged in the City of

London, 10 November 2004 – LAWFUEL – Law firm, law, legal news – Baker & McKenzie announced that it acted for McCormick & Company, Incorporated (‘McCormick’) in connection with the acquisition of the C.M. van Sillevoldt B.V (‘C.M. van Sillevoldt’) group for e58 million. McCormick is the global leader in the manufacture, marketing and distribution

WASHINGTON, D.C. – LAWFUEL – Legal, law, attorney, law firm news – A second-term Bush Administration will be broadening the scope of homeland security legislation and in the process taking a closer look at the way businesses adhere to homeland security rules, predicts Piper Rudnick partner Philip Zeidman. The new Homeland Security InfoPAKSM the firm