15 December 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law firm news, attorneys, law, legal research, international trade news Clifford Chance LLP sponsored the keynote address “The Doha Round: Where we are and our future prospects” by Dr Supachai Panitchpakdi, the Director General of the World Trade Organisation, at Claridge’s today (3 p.m.). Senior Partner, Stuart Popham, […]

NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2004 LAWFUEL – Best news on class actions, law, law firms, attorneys, legal research The law firm of Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C. announces that a class action lawsuit was filed today on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Bennett Environmental, Inc. (“Bennett” or the “Company”) (AMEX:BEL) (TSE:BEV.TO) between

NEW YORK, Sept. 15 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law news, corporate law, legal firms, corporate governance issues Chief executives are increasingly likely to consider conducting independent investigations to help resolve major legal and regulatory dilemmas and challenges to their companies’ integrity, The Conference Board notes in a report released today. Howard T. Anderson and

NEW YORK, Sept. 15 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for news on law firms, law, legal research, attorneys Dewey Ballantine LLP, a leading international law firm, announced today that the firm’s Web site, http://www.deweyballantine.com, has received the “Outstanding Web Site” award from the Web Marketing Association. Dewey Ballantine’s Web site was ranked “above and beyond the

14 September 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law news, legal research, law, attorneys, merger acquisition Cravath represented BAE Systems in its acquisition of DigitalNet Holdings Inc. for approximately $600 million. The partners involved in this matter were Philip A. Gelston and Sarkis Jebejian on corporate matters and Lewis R. Steinberg on tax matters. The deal

September 14 , 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law firm news, attorneys, legal research, law John Sare has joined Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler LLP as a partner in the firm’s tax-exempt organizations practice. Mr. Sare, previously a partner at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP in New York, has extensive experience in the representation

Paris, September 13, 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for project finance news, legal news, legal research, law firms White & Case’s Paris Project Finance team has been appointed by a consortium of major European banks as legal advisor on the financing of one of Western Europe’s key rail infrastructure projects. The Firm is acting for Royal

DALLAS, September 15, 2004 LAWFUEL Best for attorney news, law firms, law, legal research – Piper Rudnick partners Ann Hurwitz and Michael Santa Maria have again been named to The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, the law firm reports. Ms. Hurwitz and Mr. Santa Maria are partners in the firm’s Franchise and Distribution practice

Washington, D.C., Sept. 14, 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law news, SEC, law firms, attorneys, legal research – The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it has instituted settled enforcement proceedings against San Francisco-based broker-dealer Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. The Commission charged that Schwab allowed investment adviser customers to change mutual fund orders

Tokyo – 14 September 2004LAWFUEL – Best for law news, legal research, law, attorney news, litigation news – International law firm Clifford Chance has announced that Michelle Mizutani has joined the firm’s Tokyo office, Clifford Chance Tanaka Akita & Nakagawa, as Senior Associate with the Litigation and Dispute Resolution (L&DR) practice, effective 1st September 2004.