Washington, D.C.—Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Intellectual Property partner Harold “Hal” Wegner has been honored with the President’s Award for Outstanding Service from the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). Wegner received the award for his long-time efforts in mentoring and advancing diversity within the organization. The President’s Award recognizes lifetime achievement and […]

NEW YORK, Oct. 22 2004 LAWFUEL – Law, legal, attorney, class action, litigation newsAbbey Gardy, LLP commenced a Class Action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut on behalf of a class (the “Class”) of all persons who purchased or acquired securities of Star Gas Partners, L.P. (“Star Gas” or

SINGAPORE, Oct. 19, 2004 LAWFUEL – Law, technology law, legal, attorney, litigation news– Allen and Gledhill, Singapore’s largest law firm with 200 lawyers and 350 support staff, has installed a Cisco Systems(R) Internet Protocol (IP)-based Communications system that is already helping the firm to reduce its operational and maintenance costs. With voice communications now operating

Wednesday, October 20, 2004 LAWFUEL – Law, legal, attorney, banking law newsThe Frankfurt and Munich offices of the international law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP advised the US investment company Lone Star on the acquisition of a loan portfolio with a nominal value of more than EUR 1.2 billion from the Institutional Restructuring Unit

LAWFUEL – Law, legal, crime, attorney, litigation newsMarcos Daniel Jiménez, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Julie Torres, Special Agent in Charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; and Jesus Torres, Special Agent in Charge, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, announced today that a federal grand jury sitting in Miami, Florida, returned

22 October 2004 LAWFUEL – Law, crime, legal, attorney, law firm newsAn elected director of a Los Angeles-area water district has been convicted of soliciting and accepting a bribe in exchange for supporting a contract valued at over $200,000 to be awarded by his agency. The defendant, Keith McDonald, was also found guilty of soliciting

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 21 2004 LAWFUEL – Law, attorney, lawsuit, law firm newsGenentech, Inc. (NYSE: DNA) today announced that the California Court of Appeal has upheld a 2002 judgment of the Los Angeles County Superior Court award for City of Hope (COH). The company also announced it will seek review by the California

21 October 2004 LAWFUEL – Legal, law, attorney, law firm newsCravath represented Time Warner Cable Inc. in its agreement with Comcast Corporation and the owners of the New York Mets to create a regional sports television network to be launched in 2006. The partners involved in this matter were John T. Gaffney on corporate matters

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 22 2004 LAWFUEL – Lawsuit, class action, legal, attorney news— On October 21, 2004, a Securities Class action was filed on behalf of shareholders of Dobson Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: DCEL) (“Dobson”) for the class period from May 19, 2003 through August 9, 2004. The lawsuit alleges, in part, that Dobson concealed a

ATLANTA (OCTOBER 22) LAWFUEL – Law, legl, attorney news— Kilpatrick Stockton announced today that Rupert M. Barkoff, the firm’s Franchising Practice Group Chair, was instrumental in launching the second edition of the preeminent publication on franchise law — Fundamentals of Franchising. Published by the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Forum on Franchising and released in October