CHICAGO, 11 August 2004 Legal news, law news, law firm news & research at LAWFUEL — Baker & McKenzie today announced its support of the first ever link-up between Cambridge Faculty of Law and Harvard Law School. The firm will sponsor a top Cambridge law student, to be known as the Baker & McKenzie scholar, […]

August 11, 2004, Philadelphia, PA – Reed Smith LLP, a leading global law firm, will launch a cutting edge professional development and leadership initiative this fall in partnership with The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and its Executive Education division. The unique venture will be called Reed Smith University (RSU). The ambitious project

ATLANTA, Aug. 11, 2004 Legal news, law news, law firm news & research at LAWFUEL Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy LLP has hired James S. Usher as Chief Information Officer. Most recently, Mr. Usher was the Information Technology Director for the law firm of King & Spalding in Atlanta, GA where he directed aspects of

Washington, D.C., Aug. 11, 2004 Legal news, law news, law firm news & research at LAWFUEL – The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that it will host its annual Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation on Monday, Sept. 20, 2004, at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. The SEC has hosted the forum annually

NEW YORK, Aug. 11, 2004–On August 9, 2004, a class action was commenced on behalf of all persons who purchased the securities of Wireless Facilities, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFII) in the period from April 26, 2000 to August 4, 2004. Plaintiffs are represented by Shalov Stone & Bonner LLP, and information about the lawsuit is available on

Pittsburgh, PA Legal news, law news, law firm news & research at LAWFUEL–Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP (K&L) is pleased to announce that Barbara L. Bower has joined its immigration practice as Of Counsel in the Pittsburgh office. Prior to joining K&L, Bower was a principal at the law firm of Deasy & Whitehill, PC. Bower

11 August 2004 Legal news, law news, law firm news & research at LAWFUELLawrence Graham LLP has advised Millfield Group plc (“Millfield”) on its proposed merger with Inter-Alliance Group plc (“Inter-Alliance”) by way of offer for the whole of the issued share capital of Inter-Alliance. The merged company will be the largest branded independent national

SAN FRANCISCO, August 5 Legal news, law news, law firm news & research at LAWFUEL– Piper Rudnick partner William F. Campbell has been appointed co-director of the ABA Section of Litigation’s Division V, Substantive Areas of Litigation, the law firm has announced. His one-year term began following the ABA’s recently concluded annual meeting. Mr. Campbell

8 August 2004 Legal news, law news, law firm news & research at LAWFUELHerbert Smith has successfully defended easyJet Airline Company Limited against a claim of computer copyright infringement made by Navitaire Inc, a subsidiary of Accenture and a supplier of low-cost airline computer software. The High Court trial lasted six weeks. Navitaire claimed that

DALLAS — The international law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. today announced that Thomas G. Adler has joined the firm as a partner in its Corporate, Banking and Business Department in Dallas. Adler brings 30 years of legal experience to Fulbright & Jaworski. His practice primarily focuses on corporate and securities law, mergers and