On December 11, 2003, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit announced a ruling in favor of Coudert Brothers’ numerous coal producer clients, reinstating the companies’ lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the U.S. Interior Department’s collection of “reclamation fees” on coal that is exported from the United States. If the coal companies prevail […]

A federal grand jury in Santa Ana has charged a total of 38 Southern California residents in a series of mortgage fraud schemes. The charges, contained in 29 indictments returned last Wednesday, include wire fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud and making a false statement to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The indictments allege

SINGAPORE (December 22, 2003) – Lawyers at White & Case LLP have advised on a series of transactions related to the financing and construction of the FeNi III ferronickel expansion project of PT Antam Tbk in Indonesia. The FeNi III project includes investment in a power plant and a new smelter that is expected to

The Monterrey office of Baker & McKenzie advised Frantschach Packaging AG, the number one worldwide producer of paper sacks and a leading supplier in flexible packaging and coating, in its acquisition of the sack division of Copamex, the largest industrial sack producer in Mexico and the seventh largest sack producer worldwide. The deal is expected

Counsel For Next Of Kin Announces That Federal Court In Tri-State Crematory Class Action Lawsuit Has Denied Motions By Defendant Funeral Homes For Summary Judgment Kathryn E. Barnett, an attorney with the national law firm of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, announced today that U.S. Judge Harold L. Murphy has issued a series of

Baker & McKenzie announced today that it was ranked No 1 in the PLC Global 50 World Rankings 2003 and has been named ‘International Law Firm of the Year’ by PLC Global Counsel Law Firm Awards 2003. For the second consecutive year, the Firm also won the Asia Pacific category of the awards. PLC Global

A former supervisor with the Immigration and Naturalization Service and his former girlfriend have been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to smuggling aliens from the Philippines into the United States through Los Angeles International Airport. Rita A. Cunanan, 43, of North Hills, was sentenced today to 36 months in federal prison by United States

London – International law firm Masons has closed a €600 million, seven-year IT outsourcing transaction for Bank of Ireland, one of the largest outsourcing deals ever in the UK and Ireland. This completes the outsourcing of the bank’s entire technology infrastructure to HP, including desktop systems, servers, mainframes, local area networks, printing operations and IT

A man who deliberately shredded a massive backlog of federal documents at an Immigration and Naturalization Service facilility in Laguna Niguel has been convicted on two counts of wilfully destroying government documents. Leonel Salazar, 35, of Laguna Niguel, was found guilty late Wednesday by a federal jury in Santa Ana. The jury deliberated for one

“Our new partners have not only demonstrated an unstinting commitment to client satisfaction but have shown themselves to possess some of the keenest minds in the legal profession,” said Jerry Biederman, NGE Managing Partner. “This year has been one of tremendous growth and prosperity for NGE, with the addition and expansion of several of our