NEW YORK, April 30, 2004—Scott Green, director of audit and compliance for the international law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and author of the recent book Manager’s Guide to The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Improving Internal Controls To Prevent Fraud, has been named by the Institute of Internal Auditors as the recipient of its 2004 “Outstanding […]

International law firm Allen & Overy has announced 21 promotions to partner for 2004. The new partners cover a wide range of practice areas across the firm’s international network, reflecting its continued commitment to global expansion. The new partners specialise in banking, corporate, international capital markets, litigation, employment, pensions and incentives, tax and US in

SAN FRANCISCO, CA–Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP’s (“K&L”) San Francisco office represented The Wine Group LLC in its entry into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Golden State Vintners, Inc. at a cash price of $8.25 per share. The transaction is valued at approximately $111 million. K&L partner Timothy McCann led the representation with the assistance

International law firm Allen & Overy advised lead manager, bookrunner and arranger Lehman Brothers and the trustee Capita IRG Trustees Limited on Southern Pacific Mortgage Limited’s (SPML) second RMBS issue of the year. The deal was a first for SPML in two ways – the first time that they had securitised their flexible mortgage loan

In a strategic move to strengthen its presence as the north west’s leading law firm, DLA has announced two key appointments. Philip Rooney, who led DLA’s national Real Estate group for the last six years, will become the new Office Managing Partner in Liverpool as of 1 May 2004. Through his career as a real

New York, April 28, 2004 – Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, one of the world’s leading law firms, advised Invensys plc in its agreement to sell its Powerware business to Eaton Corporation for a gross cash consideration of US $560 million. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of June. Powerware is

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-April 29, 2004–Google Inc. announced today that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its Class A common stock. A portion of the shares will be issued and sold by Google, and a portion will be sold by certain stockholders of

NEW YORK, April 29, 2004—Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, one of the world’s leading law firms, today announced the publication of the second edition of the book Audit Committees: Regulation and Practice, edited by retired partner Gerald S. Backman and associate Anne Marie Salan. The new edition addresses the changes made in the rules and

New York, April 23, 2004. Piper Rudnick LLP and 39 of the firm’s lawyers are ranked by their peers as leaders in their fields in the second annual Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2004). The guide was released in New York on April 16, 2004. The selections were based on research conducted by

NEW YORK, April 28 – James W. Quinn, chairman of the litigation department of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, one of the world’s leading law firms, is a contributing author of a new book on legal trends in the entertainment, sports and media industries. His chapter on sports law is included in the book, called