Baker & McKenzie is the winner of the esteemed ‘Best Global Use of IT’ award in recognition of its strong business driven approach and success in the use of Information Technology throughout its extensive global operations. The award sponsored by Perot Systems was presented at the Legal IT Forum 2003 held October 15th and 16th […]

Reed Smith LLP an international top 25 law firm, has announced the addition of Bruce Markowitz as a partner in its Business & Finance Department, effective immediately. He will work from the firm’s expanding Falls Church office in Northern Virginia. A corporate, restructuring and real estate transaction lawyer, Mr.Markowitz was formerly a partner in the

Atlanta-based hip-hop group, Arrested Development, has filed a trademark infringement suit against FOX, Imagine Films Entertainment, Inc. and New World Communications of Atlanta, Inc. for their use of the band’s name as the title for FOX-TV’s new series — “Arrested Development” — which premiered this month. “Over the past 14 years, the two-time-Grammy-Award-winning band has

The national law firm of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP is pleased to announce that Timothy S. McCann, a leading corporate, securities and international transactions lawyer, has joined its growing San Francisco office as a partner. McCann has a broad general practice that includes corporate governance, securities law and domestic and international transactions, including public and

A Van Nuys man was charged today with defrauding the federal Medicare program by submitting claims for medical equipment that in some cases was never received and by paying kickbacks to physicians who signed off on bogus bills. Vasu Deo, 43, was named in a criminal information filed this morning in United States District Court

Taylor Wessing advised Aureos Capital, the leading manager of SME private equity funds in the developing world, on the creation of and fundraising for three new funds. The funds total $107.5 million in value and will be invested in the SME sector in the South Africa, East Africa and West Africa regions. With African businesses

Parker & Waichman, LLP announces that it has been retained by additional plaintiffs and that they will soon file a new round of claims against Merrill Lynch on behalf of current and former Enron Corporation shareholders. These plaintiffs purchased shares of Enron as a result of misleading research and advice from Merrill Lynch analysts and

The owner of a Glendale medical testing laboratory who was recently extradited from the Philippines has pleaded guilty to defrauding the Medicare program by submitting bills for blood testing that was never performed. Ernesto Penaflorida, 57, who formerly resided in Glendale, pleaded guilty Monday afternoon before United States District Judge Ronald S.W. Lew. In a

News of the failed last ditch attempt by the nine non-executive directors of Equitable Life to have negligence claims against them struck out has sent shock waves through the ranks of non-executive directors across the country. Ironically at a time when the requirements of the new Combined Code have increased the demand for non-executive directors

The Corporate Group at Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP advised Sir Stanley Clarke and Northern Racing Limited, one of the UK’s leading racecourse operators, on its reverse takeover of AIM-listed The Chepstow Racecourse PLC. The transaction, which completed on 13 October 2003, was structured by way of the simultaneous acquisition by Chepstow from St.