Morrison & Foerster LLP today announced the opening of its second mainland China office, in Shanghai. Morrison & Foerster is one of the few select law firms to be granted approval earlier this year by the PRC Ministry of Justice to open a second office on the mainland, in addition to its Beijing office. Charles […]

A class action lawsuit against Quest Software, Inc. and its officers was commenced in the United States District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of purchasers of Quest securities. The complaint charges defendants with violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. It alleges that defendants issued materially false and misleading statements

Clifford Chance has announced that Robert Ritchie has joined the firm’s Singapore team. Robert, a specialist in the oil and gas and energy sectors, has been involved in all aspects of project work, including concession and joint venture arrangements; project and structured finance; commercial and trading transactions; mergers and acquisitions; insolvency, restructuring and distressed asset

Reed Smith LLP has named Rhona Kisch, formerly of Mintz, Levin, Cohen, Ferris, Globsky & Popeo, a new partner in its New York City Real Estate Practice Group. Ms. Kisch represents clients in real estate, communications, corporate and bankruptcy matters, with a focus on the convergence of real estate and communications issues. She also has

The U.S. Senate confirmed today President Bush’s nomination of Cleary Gottlieb partner Charles F. Lettow as a judge on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Mr. Lettow is a litigation partner based in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. In his more than 30 years of practice with the firm, Mr. Lettow has focused on constitutional

Allen & Overy in Hong Kong has advised the project company, CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals Company Limited, on the US$4.3 billion CSPC Nanhai Petrochemicals Project in China, a joint venture between China National Offshore Oil Corporation (45%), Royal Dutch/Shell Group (50%) and Guangdong Investment and Development Company (5%). The deal was signed on 1st August,

The California Supreme Court on August 4, 2003 held that the 10-year period for bringing suit on latent construction defects is not extended for periods during which a developer or contractor attempts to repair the alleged defects. Lantzy v. Centex Homes eliminated conflicting decisions of the Court of Appeal. It sided with the real estate

Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP partner Barry Machlin will chair the Center for Business Intelligence’s 7th Annual Mexican Energy conference, October 27-28, 2003 in Houston. The conference will feature key Mexican government and company executives as well as 23 industry leaders who will discuss opportunities, regulations and financing of energy projects in Mexico. The

The trade show division of American Lawyer Media, Inc. (ALM), the legal journalism and information company, and VVA, LLC, a leading independent project management and consulting firm, today announced the launch of LegalSpace(TM), a new conference and trade show event focused on office leasing, planning and design issues for law firms. LegalSpace 2003 will take

Baker & McKenzie announced today that Richard Lipton has been elected a Partner. Lipton’s practice focuses on tax planning and representation for partnerships, limited liability corporations and other pass-through entities and real estate transactions. Based in the Firm’s Chicago office, Lipton is a member of the North American and Global Tax Practices. “We are extremely