SAN FRANCISCO and WASHINGTON, July 2 LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire — Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP, an intellectual property law firm of more than 200 attorneys and patent professionals, announced today the opening of its eighth office, in Washington, DC. Townsend’s newest office is the firm’s first office on the U.S. East Coast […]

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – While Conrad Black waits to receive his jury’s verdict – which could mean jail for the rest of his life – another important trial starts in the same court building – four former Mafia bosses, the oldest being Joey Lombardo, accused of a lifetime in organized crime.

LAWFUEL – The New York Times’ Adam Liptak reports that in commuting I. Lewis Libby Jr.’s 30-month prison sentence on Monday, President Bush drew on the same array of arguments about the federal sentencing system often made by defense lawyers — and routinely and strenuously opposed by his own Justice Department. Critics of the federal

LAWFUEL – See ‘Hot Files’ on LawFuel.com – Nobody does it like Bruce Wasserstein, but now the lawyer-turned-banker-turned magnate is one less investment, but $600 million more in the account. Wasserstein’s sale of ALM Media, publisher of the American Lawyer et al, to Incisive Media, revealed a $400 million rise in value since he bought

NEW YORK– LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire –Wasserstein & Co., LP today announced the signing of a definitive agreement for the sale of ALM, a leading media company serving legal and business professionals, to Incisive Media, headquartered in London, for $630 million. The transaction is expected to close in the 3rd quarter of 2007. ALM

New York, NY, July 5, 2007 LAWFUEL – Class Action Litigation Newswire – Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP (“SRZ”) is pleased to announce that the International Trade Commission (“ITC”) has agreed to review a final initial determination by an administrative law judge in the Seiko Epson ink cartridge investigation. SRZ had requested, on behalf of

LAWFUEL – 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 was

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Cologne – DLA Piper has continued the expansion of its international energy team by establishing a specialised team in Cologne. Michael Cieslarczyk a leading expert in energy trade and contracts joins the Cologne office as a partner from White & Case. Early in his career Michael worked in Clifford

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – DLA Piper has advised three NHS Trusts in Peterborough on a private finance initiative (PFI) healthcare project that will include a new state-of-the art acute hospital, a care centre and a new mental health hospital for three health trusts in the region. The £446 m bond finance project finalised