Loeb & Loeb LLP announced that it is serving as special pro bono counsel to The Children’s Aid Society, working with the Office of Public Policy & Client Advocacy on projects related to housing, special education and other issues. The first project involves assisting East Harlem residents fighting slumlords who refuse to make habitable their […]

Skadden is representing EMC Corporation in its acquisition of Documentum, Inc. The deal is reportedly valued at approximately $1.7 billion.

George S. Frazza of Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, was inducted on Nov. 21 into the National Center for State Courts’ Warren E. Burger Society. The Burger Society honors individuals who have demonstrated the highest commitment to improving the administration of justice through extraordinary contributions of service and support to the National Center for State

Reed Slatkin’s former bookkeeper was charged today with obstructing the Securities and Exchange Commission’s investigation of Slatkin’s investment activities and with taking steps to conceal Slatkin’s plot to hide his $600 million Ponzi scheme from the SEC. Jean Janu, 56, has agreed to plead guilty to obstructing the SEC’s investigation and to misprision of a

Kilpatrick Stockton today announced that Penni Bradshaw has received certification as a specialist in immigration law by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. Ms. Bradshaw is a partner in Kilpatrick Stockton’s Winston Salem office, where her practice focuses on immigration and employment law. In addition to Ms. Bradshaw, 39 other attorneys across

Chadbourne & Parke LLP represented Duke Energy in a US $100 million dollar denominated unsecured bond financing in the Peruvian capital markets. The deal closed Nov. 6. The issuer, Duke Energy International Egenor, is a Peruvian subsidiary of Duke Capital. The issuer operates hydroelectric and thermal power plants in northern Peru and is dedicated to

The law firm of Kilpatrick Stockton has made a $100,000 contribution to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF), the organizations announced today. Kilpatrick Stockton’s substantial gift will help OMRF establish a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) facility for mice, the first of its kind in Oklahoma. The new facility, which will be completed in 2004, will

A Manchester, New Hampshire man was found guilty this afternoon of eight felony counts related to a website where he posted thousands of Social Security Numbers and other personal information belonging to employees of Global Crossing. William Sutcliffe, 42, was convicted of thee counts of making interstate threats to injure or kill and five counts

Core Value Partners, a Miami-based private equity group, has won its bid for the acquisition of 127 Burger King restaurants located in the midwest from AmeriKing, one of the largest Burger King franchisees. The deal occurred in an auction of AmeriKing’s largest sale of Burger King restaurants. Core Value Partners was represented in the deal

Mallesons Stephen Jaques has announced the appointment of Kathleen Harris as special counsel, to the firm’s national competition practice. Ms Harris has recently returned from the United States where she was the Deputy Bureau Chief of the New York Antitrust Bureau. During her tenure at the Antitrust Bureau, Ms Harris headed several price fixing cartel