WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General John Ashcroft announced today the most far-reaching and aggressive enforcement action ever undertaken against organizations involved in illegal intellectual property piracy over the Internet. Beginning yesterday morning, law enforcement from 10 countries and the United States conducted over 120 searches worldwide to dismantle some of the most well-known and prolific […]

Herbert Smith recently advised the Government of Qatar on the £106.8 million acquisition of One America Square, a 13-storey office building in the EC3 area of the City from the Gertner family interests. Current occupiers include Cantor Fitzgerald, the US inter-dealer broker. They also advised on the refinancing by way of a £90m loan facility

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.,- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJRT) today reached an agreement to resolve a class-action lawsuit related to tobacco leaf purchases with tobacco growers and quota holders. Under the settlement, RJRT has agreed to pay the class a lump sum of $33 million, which after deduction of attorneys’ fees and costs, is to be distributed

Hong Kong – Global law firm Clifford Chance has recently advised Shangri-La Asia Limited, the leading Hong Kong-based hotel group, on its US$200 million Hong Kong listed convertible bond issue, as part of a combination of fundraising activities totalling US$375 million. The firm advised Shangri-La Asia Limited as guarantor and Shangri-La Finance Limited as issuer

Thursday, April 22, 2004 – If the Grand Jury issues an indictment, on Friday, April 30, 2004, Mr. Michael Jackson will appear in court in Santa Maria, California at which time he will enter a plea of NOT guilty to the charges. Mr. Jackson and his attorneys remind the public that an indictment is merely

New York, April 21, 2004 – Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, one of the world’s leading law firms, advised The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (NYSE: DTV), in its definitive transaction agreement with affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) to acquire PanAmSat Corp. (Nasdaq: SPOT). DIRECTV is an 80.5 percent stakeholder in PanAmSat. The aggregate

BOSTON, April 21, 2004 – Boston-based law firm Gesmer Updegrove LLP today announced that it had filed a “friend of the court” brief with the Federal Trade Commission urging the Commissioners to reverse the decision of an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) earlier this year in favor of Rambus, Inc. The FTC investigation has figured prominently

Chadbourne & Parke Represents IFC, FMO, DEG in $85 Million Financing Package For Marine Terminal and Distribution Network in Turkey Chadbourne & Parke is representing a consortium of multi-lateral agency lenders, including the International Finance Corp., in an $85 million financing package to Opet Petrolcülük A.S., an importer and retail distributor of petroleum products in

Miami, April 20, 2004 – Holland & Knight LLP announced today Florida State Representative Manny Prieguez will join its Public Policy and Regulatory Group in its Miami office next month. As part of one of the nation’s largest law firms, the Public Policy and Regulatory Group concentrates on federal, state, and local government relations for

New York, April 20, 2004 — The international law firm of Greenberg Traurig LLP advised DiscLive Inc. of New York, NY in its acquisition by Immediatek, Inc. of Richardson, Texas. DiscLive is the pioneer in the fast moving market of limited edition, live discs offered to fans immediately after a concert. Immediatek continues to pioneer