President George W. Bush has appointed White & Case litigation partner Richard J. Holwell as Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. President Bush first nominated Holwell in August 2002, and the U.S. Senate confirmed his nomination late last week. The President signed Holwell’s judicial commission yesterday afternoon. […]

BellSouth and DIRECTV, Inc., announced on August 27, 2003 a strategic marketing alliance to offer BellSouth customers in residential homes, DIRECTV(r) digital satellite television service in early 2004. Today, BellSouth customers can make one call to order and receive one bill for all their communication services through BellSouth. Starting early next year, BellSouth residential customers

Keith C. Wetmore has been reelected to a second term as Chair of Morrison & Foerster, a position he has held since October 2000. In the three years under Mr. Wetmore’s leadership, the firm has added offices in key markets in the U.S. and Asia, while once again becoming the largest law firm in California.

A combined volunteer work effort by The Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) and Habitat For Humanity will culminate the weekend of October 17-19 in Randolph, when the final touches are put on a house being built for a family who otherwise could not afford to buy a house in the conventional manner. ALA, a professional

Pasminco Limited has exited the last of its New South Wales mining operations with the completion of the sale of its lead/zinc Elura Mine, and its shiploader at Newcastle, to Consolidated Broken Hill Limited, on Friday 12 September. CBH will pay Pasminco a total of $22.2 million for the Elura Mine and the shiploader. The

Phil Edwards, Managing Director of funds research at Standard & Poor’s responses to questions being asked of Standard & Poor’s regarding the allegations of fraud in the fund industry put forth by New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. Mr. Edwards remains available for media interviews. On New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer’s investigation

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. has announced the addition of seven attorneys to its new Orange County office. Joining the firm are Partners, Frank C. Rothrock and Michelle M. Fujimoto, Of Counsel, Joel Lamp and D. Susan Wiens and Associates, Paul B. LaScala, Darolyn Y. Hamada and Grace Lee. The attorneys were previously with Palmieri,

Minter Ellison has announced the appointment of Fred Kinmonth as a new partner of the firm and as head of the Corporate & Commercial team in the Hong Kong office. Kinmonth is a former partner of Herbert Smith and of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and has more than 30 years’ experience – 15

Lovells advised Ballymore Properties Limited on two major redevelopment schemes in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets’ Millennium Quarter. These were the first agreements to be granted under the council’s Millennium Quarter Masterplan. The Millennium Quarter is an area of 50 acres to the east of Canary Wharf which Tower Hamlets has allocated for significant

Fish & Richardson announced that noted local venture capital attorney Jonathan Aberman has joined the firm’s Washington, DC office as a principal. Aberman, who was previously Chair of Fenwick & West’s Washington, DC office, will lead the expansion of Fish & Richardson’s growing Corporate and Securities practice in the Washington, DC market. Aberman will be