LOS ANGELES, Sept. 9 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law news, legal news, law, attorneys, law research Plaintiff Rhonda Miller offered to drop her right to appeal after losing her defamation case against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger’s victory came in a July 29, 2004 Court ruling, in which he won his motion to dismiss and […]

NEW YORK, Sept. 9 , 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law news, legal news, law, attorneys, law research — Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has received the number one ranking in The American Lawyer’s 2004 “A-List” of the most elite law firms headquartered in the United States. The ranking, which appears in the September 2004 issue

NEW YORK, Sept. 8 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law, law news, legal news, law articles & attorneys — Leslie R. Caldwell, who recently served as Director of the U.S. Department of Justice’s special task force investigating the Enron corporate scandal, will join Morgan Lewis as a partner in its New York City office, the

Philadelphia, PA – September 8, 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law, law news, legal news, law research, attorneys – Pepper Hamilton LLP announced that Kay Kyungsun Yu has joined the firm as a partner in the Commercial Litigation Practice Group in the Philadelphia office. Ms. Yu represents employers in employee benefits litigation, with a particular

Zurich, Switzerland – (Sept. 8, 2004) LAWFUEL – Best for law, law news, legal news, legal research – The Czech Republic can argue its case that Japanese investment bank Nomura is liable for billions of crowns in damage, according to an interim award issued Sept. 7 by an UNCITRAL arbitral tribunal seated in Zurich. Squire,

6 September 2004 LAWFUEL Best for law, law news, legal news, law research Clifford Chance has advised Islamic Bank of Britain Plc (“IBB”) in obtaining authorisation from the Financial Services Authority (“FSA”) to operate as an Islamic Retail Bank in the UK. The Bank is headquartered in Birmingham with branches in London and Birmingham and

NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law news, legal news, law, attorneys, legal research International law firm Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is pleased to announce that two highly regarded English insurance transactional lawyers, Jeremy Hill and Vivienne de Chermont, will be joining the firm. Both lawyers have extensive experience in transactions in

New York, NY – September 7, 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law, law news, legal news, law research – The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP announced today that David K. Schumacher has been named Managing Partner of its Houston office. Since 2003, Mr. Schumacher has been fulfilling the role as interim managing

Hong Kong, 31 August, 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law, law news, legal news, legal research – Baker & McKenzie’s Major Projects Group in Hong Kong advised K-Power, a joint venture company between SK Corporation of Korea and BP Plc, on its US$2 billion 20-year LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement from the Tangguh LNG Project

5 September 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law, law news, legal news, attorneys, legal research Two men fighting for older workers to have employment rights are waiting to consider their next step after the Court of Appeal today turned down their case. Mr John Rutherford, 72, and Mr Samuel Bentley, 76, had initially won their