LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Bank of America Corp., the second- biggest U.S. bank by market value, said it will stand trial on administrative charges related to the 2003 bankruptcy of dairy company Parmalat Finanziaria SpA. Bank of America Corp. faces charges that it didn’t have sufficient internal controls to prevent employees from acting […]

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – International law firm Clifford Chance is advising Kraft Foods Inc on its offer to acquire the global biscuit business (including the LU brand) of Groupe Danone for USD 7.2 billion in cash. The deal will see Kraft Food Inc becoming Europe’s largest maker of cookies. The Clifford Chance team

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Following the announcement of the launch of an associate office in Saudi Arabia last week, Denton Wilde Sapte has hired technology and telecoms expert Chris Appleby to head up its TMT practice in the Middle East. Chris will co-ordinate the TMT work in the Middle East from the firm’s

Sydney, 7 July 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – Baker & McKenzie has acted as legal adviser to international investment and advisory firm Babcock and Brown on the restructure of its international joint venture with real estate group, The GPT Group (“GPT”). Both parties renewed their commitment to the joint venture for

DUBLIN, Ireland– LAWFUEL – The Corporate Lawyer Newswire –Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c61937) has announced the addition of “Corporate Governance: Avoiding and Responding to Misconduct” to their offering. For anyone who has been dealing with both the intended and unintended consequences of Sarbanes-Oxley and other new laws and regulations, Corporate Governance: Avoiding and Responding to Misconduct

CLEVELAND– LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire –Ulmer & Berne LLP, one of Ohio’s largest law firms, has hired Kenneth A. Zirm to lead the Firm’s associate development program. Zirm was formerly a partner with Cleveland law firm, Walter & Haverfield LLP. “The hiring of Ken Zirm is an important step in demonstrating our Firm’s

WASHINGTON–LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Oklahoma and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, flooding, and tornadoes beginning on June 10, 2007, and continuing. The President’s action makes Federal funding available to

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – An 11-year-old girl was charged with drunken driving after leading police on a chase at speeds of up to 100 mph that ended when she flipped the car in an Alabama beach town, Reuters report. A video camera in the police car captured the look of surprise on the

LAWFUEL – the Legal Newswire – London, July 6, 2007 – Dewey Ballantine LLP, a leading international law firm, announced today that a team from Dewey Ballantine’s London office, led by U.S. securities partner George Barboutis, has advised the underwriters on the €1.12 billion ($1.5 billion) offering by the Hellenic Republic of shares in the