New York – May 2, 2007 – LAWFUEL – Business + Law Newswire – Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is advising Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (CD&R) and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (KKR) in a definitive agreement to acquire U.S. Foodservice, the second largest broadline foodservice distributor in the U.S., from Royal Ahold N.V.

Thursday 3 May 2007 LAWFUEL- The Law Newswire – The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has obtained orders by consent from the Supreme Court of Queensland in Brisbane against Mr Russell John Whitchurch of Sorrento, Gold Coast, and nine companies under his control including Civic Capital Ltd (Civic). These orders follow an ASIC investigation

Thursday 3 May 2007 LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has obtained further injunctive orders by consent in the Supreme Court of New South Wales preventing Mr Simon Finnigan, of Sydney, from leaving Australia and restraining his assets. Yesterday’s orders follow an interlocutory hearing during which the Court

A response to the editor of Vanity Fair from Aegis CEO Tim Spicer. Dear Mr Carter, I am writing to you regarding your article “The Business of War Iraq’s Mercenary King”. I was surprised to see a respected magazine like Vanity Fair publish such a factually inaccurate article about individuals performing dangerous work on behalf

Thursday 3 May 2007 LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – South Australian property developer and racehorse breeder, Mr Malcolm Edwin Pettingill, has been sentenced to 320 hours of community service, after pleading guilty to charges brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Mr Pettingill, 61, of Wellington, South Australia, pleaded guilty in the

Boston, May 2, 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Goodwin Procter LLP, one of the nation’s leading law firms with more than 750 attorneys, today announced the addition of Mark Abate as a partner to the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation practice in New York. Abate, who has been recognized by Chambers USA as

Washington, D.C., May 2, 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the appointment of A. Duer Meehan as Associate Director of the Office of Market Oversight in the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE). As Associate Director, Mr. Meehan will be responsible for supervising the Commission’s

CLEVELAND– LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire –According to a recent survey of lateral partners, Thompson Hine ranks fourth in the country (among firms of 500 lawyers or less) both in general satisfaction and in integration effectiveness. The survey, Lateral Partner Satisfaction: A Decade of Perspective, was conducted by Major, Lindsey & Africa, one of the

ATLANTA– LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire –On April 24, Ogletree Deakins was one of two firms in the country honored with the Pfizer Diversity Award. The award was given to Ogletree Deakins in recognition of its outstanding commitment to diversity and for providing a diverse team of attorneys to oversee Pfizer projects. The firm received