25 August 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for law, law news, legal news, legal research Herbert Smith is advising Johnston Group plc in connection with the recommended cash offer announced yesterday by Anglo American plc, as well as in relation to the unsolicited offer made by Ennstone plc on 4 August 2004. Ennstone secured irrevocable undertakings […]

Washington, D.C., Aug. 25, 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for legal news, law news, law, law research – The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed civil fraud charges against Beverly Hills, California-based broker-dealer National Clearing Corporation (NCC), its parent company, JB Oxford Holdings, Inc. (JBOH), and three NCC executives for facilitating late trading and market timing

ATLANTA LAWFUEL – Best for legal news, law, news, law news, law research — Kilpatrick Stockton LLP announced that internationally prominent intellectual property attorneys Helen Newman and Christopher Woods will join the firm as partners. Helen Newman will join the growing London office and Chris Woods will be resident in the firm’s new office in

23 August, 2004 – LAWFUEL – Best for legal news, law news, law, law research Marcos Daniel Jiménez, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; and Robert Harris, United States Department of Defense – Defense Criminal Investigative Service, Southeast Field Office, announced today that on August 20, 2004, defendant, Ralph Michael Cooper, was

CHICAGO, August 20 LAWFUEL – Best for law news, legal news, law firms, law articles – Dennis Wieczorek, co-chair of the Franchise and Distribution practice group of Piper Rudnick LLP, has been chosen as the next chair of the ABA Forum on Franchising, the law firm has announced. “We are very proud that Dennis has

August 23, 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for legal news, law news, law articles. See www.lawfuel.com United States District Court Judge Dale S. Fischer today sentenced former celebrity fund-raiser Aaron Tonken to 63 months in prison for his scheme to defraud donors and underwriters in connection with his promotion and production of charitable events. On December

23 August 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for legal news, law news, law articlesHerbert Smith has advised J.P. Morgan plc as bookrunner of a US$600 million senior secured reducing revolving credit facility for Paladin Resources plc, a leading independent British oil and gas company. Paladin is planning to use the credit facility to re-finance existing indebtedness

Singapore, 23 August 2004LAWFUEL – Best for legal news, law news, law articles – Baker & McKenzie and AZB & Partners (India) jointly advised Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited (“Tata Steel”) on its acquisition of all steel businesses of NatSteel Limited (“NatSteel”) for approximately USD285,000,000 with adjustments. The regional acquisition covers NatSteel’s steel and

August 23, 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for legal news, law news, law articles Marcos Daniel Jiménez, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Brian J. Wimpling, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation; Michael S. Clemens, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation; and James K. Belz, Postal Inspector in

SAN FRANCISCO and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. August 23, 2004 LAWFUEL – Best for legal news, law news, law articles Fenwick & West LLP represented its client Cisco Systems, Inc. in its proposed acquisition of P-Cube, Inc., announced today. P-Cube, based in Sunnyvale, California with technology development operations located in Israel, is a leading developer of