London – LAWFUEL – Business & Law Newswire – Allen & Overy LLP has advised Quinlan Private, the private equity real estate group, on the EUR1.17 billion cash purchase of Jurys Inn from JDH Acquisitions. The Jurys Inns business owns and operates hotels in 20 city centre locations, 14 in the UK and 6 in […]

New York – June 11, 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is advising the D. E. Shaw group in its definitive merger agreement with James River Group, Inc. (James River) under which a Bermuda-based holding company organized by the D. E. Shaw group will acquire James River in a

LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – From The Chicago Tribune – Their long friendship had become strained in recent years as they bickered over whether to tailgate and who would drive, so when it looked as if Douglas Warlick would not come through with Chicago Bears tickets this year, Donald Ramsell did what came naturally

LAWFUEL – See LawFuel’s ‘Hot Gossip’ – The controversial, short-lived breakout from the LA penitentiary that Paris Hilton currently calls home was due, according to the font-of-all-Hilton-knowledge the TMZ.com website, was due to her extreme Attention Deficit Disorder and claustrophobia. Beggers belief. If claustrophobia was enough to spring a prisoner then the jails would be

LAWFUEL – The UK Law Newswire – Planning magazine has named Michael Gallimore as the highest rated individual planning solicitor in their annual survey of leading planning solicitors and barristers. Michael was ranked second in last year’s survey. In the ranking of firms, the magazine placed Lovells in third position for planning work, up from

AUSTIN, TEXAS – LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – San Antonio attorney Allan B. Polunsky has earned the Distinguished Service Award from the Texas Mortgage Bankers Association for his outstanding work and commitment to the mortgage banking industry. The statewide association’s award recognizes one person each year for their extraordinary leadership and service to the

TALLAHASSEE, FL – Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced the newest member of his management team appointing Emery A. Gainey as Law Enforcement Liaison for the Office of the Attorney General. Gainey, a native of Gainesville, has extensive experience in law enforcement having served in the Alachua County Sheriffs Office for over 25 years. Most

Eric Jackson, sponsor of the “Yahoo! Plan B” pledge campaign on YouChoose.net, will present his plan at Yahoo! shareholder’s meeting tomorrow www.YouChoose.net Thornton, Pennsylvania –(June 11, 2007)- LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – YouChoose, the activist social network, is host to a campaign sponsored by Eric Jackson that asks shareholders to commit their shares in

London -LAWFUEL – UK Law Newswire – Allen & Overy LLP has advised the joint bookrunners Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch on the GBP2.3 billion sale of the UK Government’s stake in British Energy Group plc, which represents the largest UK equity offering so far this year and one of the largest ever UK

June 11, 2007 – New York, Washington, D.C. LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – The firm recently achieved a significant trial victory for MasterCard International, Inc. in its challenge to a Visa U.S.A., Inc. by-law that prevented large Visa debit card issuing banks from switching from Visa to the MasterCard network. MasterCard’s action against