LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Chadbourne & Parke is in preliminary merger discussions with the London-based firm Watson, Farley & Williams, Chadbourne’s managing partner Charlie O’Neill confirmed Friday, American Lawyer reports. If Chadbourne’s merger with Watson succeeds, the combined firm would have more than 600 lawyers and combined revenues of more than $350 million. […]

LAWFUEL – Law Jobs & Law Newswire – The battle between US and UK law firms in London appears to be won by the home team. A survey by UK legal magazine ‘The Lawyer’ shows that the battle for talent may be won by UK law firms, with only 7 per cent of associates finding

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – As financial organizations spread their power and work far and wide the issue for lawyers is whether they can be taken on due to conflict of interest issues. It seems the lawyers may be running scared of the banks. LawFuel’s lead story reports from The Times.

DENVER – Troy A. Eid, United States Attorney for the District of Colorado, and Terry L. Stuart, Special Agent In Charge of the IRS-Criminal Investigation, Denver Field Office, announced that FERREN S. RAJPUT, age 43, of Lone Tree, Colorado, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Wiley Y. Daniel to serve 18 months in

June 15, 2007 — LAWFUEL – The US Legal Newswire – Chadbourne & Parke LLP represented Golden Telecom, Inc., a leading facilities-based provider of integrated telecommunications and Internet services in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, in a share purchase and shareholders agreement with Inure Enterprises Ltd. and Rambert Management Limited. Under the terms

NEW YORK — LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – The Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2007 guide has recognized lawyers in all four of Chadbourne & Parke LLP’s offices in the United States. The New York and Washington, DC offices, the Firm’s two largest offices, did especially well in the rankings. Overall,

Lawyers in Health Law and Corporate Rank as Leading Lawyers in Maryland BALTIMORE June 15, 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – For the fourth consecutive year, Ober|Kaler’s Health Law practice ties for first place in state rankings according survey results published in Chambers USA, America’s Leading Business Lawyers. Chambers USA is a

LAWJOBSPIPELINE.COM – The Law Jobs Blog – The London ‘branch office’ of US mega-lawyers Weil Gotshal has lifted the ever-rising bar of UK pay rates with newly qualified lawyers now receiving £90,000, representing a 20 per cent jump from £75,000. First-year associates who qualified in September 2006 will receive an average of £95,000. This jump

Lawfuel – The Law Newswire – New York, June 15, 2007 — Patterson Belknap is pleased to announce that four of its practice areas and five partners were among those ranked in the just-released Chambers USA 2007: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Chambers’ rankings are based on extensive research and interviews with clients and attorneys