3 November 2004 LAWFUEL – Law, legal, law firm news Allen & Overy advised Nikko Principal Investments Ltd, the majority shareholder of Mortgages plc, on the sale of its shareholding to Merrill Lynch International Bank Limited. Corporate partner Alison Beardsley led the Allen & Overy team, assisted by associate James Roe. Partner Brenda Coleman advised […]

November 03, 2004 LAWFUEL – Banking law, legal, law, attorney news Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is pleased to announce that Paul L. Lee has returned to the firm as a partner resident in the New York office. Mr. Lee will be a member of the Financial Institutions Group and will head the firm’s Banking Practice.

3 November 2004 LAWFUEL – Law firm, law, legal, attorney news DLA has further expanded its Cologne office with the appointment of corporate partner Dr. Martin Schulte. Martin is currently a partner in the Düsseldorf office of Clifford Chance where he started his career in 1993 and has been a partner since 1999. Martin is

ADA, Okla., Nov. 3 2004 LAWFUEL – Law, legal, attorney, law technology newsPre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. (NYSE: PPD) today announced favorable developments in two lawsuits filed against the Company and certain of its executive officers. On June 29, 2001, an action was filed against Pre-Paid in the District Court of Canadian County, Oklahoma. The action

2 November 2004 LAWFUEL – Law, law firm, attorney, legal news The partners of Maclay Murray & Spens and the City Law Partnership announced today that the two firms will merge with effect from 1st November 2004. The merged firm will trade as Maclay Murray & Spens but will also use the familiar City Law

DALLAS, Nov. 2 2004 LAWFUEL – Law, class action, litigation, attorney news The law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C. announced a $115,000 jury verdict delivered today in California on behalf of a 56-year old California man who suffered heart valve damage related to the use of the “fen phen” diet drug Pondimin. Wyeth manufactured

Argentina, 3 November 2004 LAWFUEL – Law, legal, attorney, law firm news Negri & Teijeiro advises on the purchase of PEÑALVA FRÍAS S.A., the owner of more than 1,800 hectares in vineyard area if Cafayate, Province of Salta, Argentina. Negri & Teijeiro advised LUSITANA COMPAÑÍA DE INVERSIONES S.A. in its purchase of Peñalva Frías S.A.’

TORONTO and OTTAWA (November 2, 2004) LAWFUEL – Law firm, legal, attorney, law news– Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes), one of Canada’s leading business law firms, today announced that David C. Kidd will be joining the Firm’s office in Ottawa as regulatory counsel. “David is well known in the Ottawa market as a leading

Washington, DC, November 2, 2004 LAWFUEL – Law, SEC, securities law news– The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it issued an order further extending until March 31, 2005, the compliance dates for banks with respect to certain broker registration requirements contained in the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA). The Commission does not expect banks to

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 2 LAWFUEL – Law, legal, attorney, law firm– Piper Rudnick partner Carl Lee Vacketta, chair of the firm’s Government Contracts practice group and a nationally respected leader in that practice area, has been named one of the Leading Lawyers in the greater D.C. area in government contracts law by the publication Legal