10 May 2012 – LawFuel.com – International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised the sole underwriter, HSBC, on the rights issue by The United Laboratories International Holdings Limited, a pharmaceutical company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. United Laboratories has raised HK$719.1 million (US$92.4million) in the rights issue. The proceeds will be used […]

Defendant Allegedly Helped American Family Hide $10 Million in Swiss Accounts and Covertly Bring Money into the U.S. 11 May 2012 – Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Victor W. Lessoff, the Acting Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal

8 May 2012 Leading international law firm, Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW), is delighted to announce the recruitment of Partner Alexis Kyriakoulis who joins the firm’s Corporate, Projects and Finance practice in London, effective 8 May 2012. Alexis has close ties with the London, Greek and Balkan corporate communities, and will work in the corporate team

May 2012 Skadden is advising The Yucaipa Companies LLC, a private equity company and one of the two largest creditors to Barneys New York Inc., in the out-of-court recapitalization of Barneys, announced on May 7. The recapitalization will reduce Barneys’ debt from $590 million to $50 million.

Internal Investigations, Securities Litigation, Enforcement + White-Collar Defense, White-Collar Defense Washington, D.C. – May 2, 2012 – Morrison & Foerster is pleased to announce that Daniel A. Nathan, the former Vice President and Regional Enforcement Director for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), has joined the Firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner, adding further

Social media agency Maximize Social Media LLC announced its social media program for law firms today, expanding the company’s verticals to include the legal community after a successful test case. Maximize’s CEO is an attorney, providing necessary experience in understanding how to best position a law firm in the social media arena. Social media management

Stephen J. McConnell Joins Firm’s LSHI Group in Philadelphia (May 7, 2012, Philadelphia) – LawFuel.com – Law Firm Newswire – Reed Smith LLP, a leading global law firm, today announced the addition of Stephen J. McConnell as a partner in its Life Sciences Health Industry (LSHI) Group in the firm’s Philadelphia office. He was formerly

LawFuel.com – US Law Newswire – Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DAVID ROSEN, the former CEO of MediSys Health Network, was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to three years in prison for participating in a scheme to bribe New York State Senator Carl Kruger,

Hospital Admits to Having Increased Charges Without Directly Taking Costs into Account and Generating More Medicare Reimbursements than it Would Have Otherwise Received Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that the United States has filed and simultaneously settled a civil health care fraud lawsuit against LENOX