LAWFUEL.com’s lead story reports on legal merger – It’s all in the documentation – and that’s taking the time, thus delaying a deal to unite San Francisco’s Orrick Herrington and Dewey Ballantine, which is anticipated to be completed in the New Year. LawFuel.com is the Net’s largest, pure law news network.

Judge Calls Kadisha “a Common Thief” for Embezzling Funds for Personal Gain LAWFUEL – Legal News Network – Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Henry W. Shatford on December 9, 2006 entered an $100,386,511 judgment in damages, including $5,000,000 in punitive damages, against Neil Kadisha, a principal of Omninet Capital Group in In re: Uzyel Irrevocable

NEW YORK– LAWFUEL – Law News Network –Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP (“Lerach Coughlin”) (http://www.lerachlaw.com/cases/atricure/) today announced that a class action lawsuit has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of those who purchased the common stock of AtriCure (“AtriCure” or the

LYON, France– LAWFUEL – Legal News Network –Allbizreport.com announces that a new market research report related to the European Energy (gas & electricity) market is now available to its catalogue. The EU Electricity and Gas Markets (www.allbizreport.com/EU-Electricity-Gas-Market-Research.html) The EU 25 Electricity and Gas Markets Report surveys 30 countries; the 25 countries of the EU, the

NEW YORK – LAWFUEL – Legal News Network – December 12, 2006 — George Bundy Smith, a renowned judge who served for 14 years on New York’s highest court, joined Chadbourne & Parke LLP today as a partner in the firm’s litigation practice. “George Bundy Smith has had a storied career, and we are honored

LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Holland & Knight announced today that six of the firm’s lawyers in the Virginia office have been selected as Virginia Super Lawyers for 2006. Super Lawyers names Virginia’s top lawyers as chosen by their peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics magazine. The list of 2006

LAWFUEL – UK Law News – Linklaters has advised Allied London Properties (ALP) on the sale of 2 Hardman Street, one of the prime buildings on the Spinningfields development in Manchester. Legal & General Assurance Society Limited acquired the 157,000 sq ft building which is let to Deloitte and Greater Manchester Newspapers. The building was

Effective January 1, 2007, Becker Stowe & Bieber LLC will merge with Peck, Shaffer & Williams LLP. Both firms dedicate their practices exclusively to public finance law. The merger will bring together two of the top ranked bond counsel firms in the state of Colorado. With Georgeann Becker, Erick Stowe and Don Bieber joining Mary

CHICAGO– LAWFUEL – Law News Network –The intellectual property law firm Wood Phillips held an off-site grief counseling session today as employees began coping with the shooting that took place in the firm’s offices Friday afternoon. The four-hour session was led by a team of professional grief counselors from around the Chicago area. “We gathered