1 September 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law, legal news, law news, legal research Herbert Smith advised a private equity consortium of investors led by Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund on the acquisition of the Wales & the West Gas Distribution Network from National Grid Transco (NGT). Macquarie acted as financial adviser, lead underwriter and debt […]

Washington, D.C., Sept. 1, 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law, legal news, law news, legal articles – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the reorganization of the SEC’s human resources office. The reorganization will divide the current office into two organizations – the Office of Human Resources and the Office of Administrative Services. The

1 September 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law, law news, legal news, law articles Herbert Smith is pleased to announce that it has elected Nick Elverston as a partner to join its communications practice. Nick, 39, is a transactional company/commercial lawyer with a focus on the telecommunications, broadcasting and IT sectors. He is currently a

1 September 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law, law news, legal news, law researchAn attorney who served as mayor of the City of Azusa from 1994 to 1997 and as a member of the City Council for four years prior to that was arrested this morning on a felony tax charge. Stephen J. Alexander, 49,

31 August 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law, law news, legal news, legal research Hannon To Pay $3.2 Million; Agrees To Cooperate In Ongoing Investigation The Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) today settled civil fraud charges filed against Kevin P. Hannon, former Chief Operating Officer of Enron Broadband Services (“EBS”). The complaint, filed on May

August 31, 2004, Washington, D.C. ,i>LAWFUEL – Best for law, law news, legal news, legal research – Charles G. Cole, a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, assumed leadership of the 600-member Council of Appellate Lawyers (CAL), effective August 15. He was elected Chair at CAL’s annual meeting in June.

SAN FRANCISCO, AUGUST 27, 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law, law news, legal news, law research – Paul Leboffe and Gregory Miller have joined the San Francisco office of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP as partners in the firm’s corporate finance practice, each bringing years of experience, as well as the unique perspective of having been

August 31, 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law, law news, legal news, legal articles Phillips Fox has advised Barclays Bank PLC on its arrangement and provision of senior and mezzanine debt funding for the $A380 million leveraged buyout of the Survitec Group by Montagu Private Equity. The Survitec Group is a global market leader in

31 August 2004 – LAWFUEL – Best for law, law news, legal news, legal research The former director of administration for the Beverly Hills Bar Association was sentenced today to 33 months in federal prison for embezzling well over $800,000 from the lawyers group. David Alan Wolf, 41, of Los Angeles (90064), was sentenced this

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Thomas Weisel Partners LLC Settle Enforcement Actions Involving Conflicts of Interest Between Research and Investment Banking. Deutsche Bank Securities to Pay $87.5 Million, Including Penalty of $7.5 Million for Failing to Timely Produce All E-mail; Thomas Weisel Partners to Pay $12.5 Million Washington, D.C., New York, and Sacramento, Calif., Aug.