CHICAGO, October 11 LAWFUEL – Lawyer, attorney, law, legal news – Steven V. Hunter, an associate in Piper Rudnick LLP’s Litigation practice group, has received the Distinguished Service Award from the Chicago Volunteer Legal Service Foundation, the law firm has announced. Mr. Hunter won the prestigious award, CVLS said, for his outstanding pro bono work […]

Washington, D.C., Oct. 13, 2004 LAWFUEL – Law, SEC, legal, law firm news—The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed amendments to Regulation M that would prohibit certain market activities that undermine the integrity and fairness of the offering process, particularly with respect to the allocation of Initial Public Offerings (IPOs). The amendments would also enhance

CHICAGO – LAWFUEL – Law, legal, attorney, law firm newsPiper Rudnick partner Adrianne C. Mazura has been appointed to the executive committee of the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, the law firm has announced. The IICLE is an independent, self-supporting nonprofit corporation whose sole purpose since 1961 has been to provide career-long practice guidance

Washington, D.C., Oct. 13, 2004 LAWFUEL – Law, legal, SEC, fraud, law firm news– The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the filing of enforcement actions alleging fraud and other violations against Royal Ahold (Koninklijke Ahold N.V.) (Ahold) and three former top executives: Cees van der Hoeven, former CEO and chairman of executive board; A.

NEW YORK-Oct. 12, 2004LAWFUEL – Law, class action, attorney, legal news-The law firm of Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman LLP announces that a class action lawsuit was filed on October 12, 2004 on behalf of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired the securities of Converium Holding AG (“Converium” or the “Company”) (NYSE:CHR and SWX:CHRN) between

Kilpatrick Stockton LLP today announced the addition of three new associates, Daniel P. Ebersole, Jessica R. Harris and Mark D. Tolman to the Firm’s Winston-Salem office. Mr. Daniel Ebersole joins the Intellectual Property Practice Group, where he will focus his practice on patent prosecution in mechanical, computer, and software technologies. He received his B. S.

Environmental professionals within the American Furniture Manufacturers Association honored two top suppliers recently for their work on behalf of Association members. The group also recognized a member company for environmental excellence and an individual member for environmental leadership. Supplier members Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, Raleigh, and CH2M Hill, Charlotte, were both recognized for their work on

The American Lawyer’s Annual Midlevel Associates Survey, released in the October 2004 issue, ranked Kilpatrick Stockton the “best place to work” in Atlanta and 11th nationwide of all Am Law 100/Global 100 firms. Additionally, midlevels at Kilpatrick Stockton praised the firm for its pro bono opportunities, gaining us recognition in the top five of all

Kilpatrick Stockton’s Gift of $100,000 Helps to Create Innovative Facility The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation unveiled Oklahoma’s first small animal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) facility at a ribbon-cutting ceremony today. With a 10,000-pound magnet that is 140,000 times stronger than the earth’s magnetic field, the facility—one of only about a dozen in the U.S.—will allow

12 October 2004 LAWFUEL – Law, legal, law firm, attorney newsSimmons & Simmons was short-listed in a total of seven categories, the others being Managing Partner of the Year (for Huen Wong), Employer of Choice, Investment Funds, Insurance, Arbitration and Construction Law Firm of the Year. Simmons & Simmons’ China employment practice is an integral