Lawfuel – The Sydney Morning Herald reports that law firm Slater & Gordon is seeking to raise $35 million in an initial public offer (IPO) of shares ahead of a listing on the Australian stock exchange. The firm, which lodged its prospectus for the IPO with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission today, hopes to […]

LawFuel – Allegations that Australian swimming great Ian Thorpe returned a drug test in May 2006 that contained higher than normal levels of banned hormones, saw the swimmer tell press he plans to fight the accusations. He said he was “deeply alarmed” at the leak and was considering legal action. A French newspaper reported that

SANTA CLARA, Calif.–LAWFUEL – US Legal News – Law Jobs – Santa Clara University School of Law was named one of the top 100 law schools in the country by U.S. News & World Report. The annual graduate school ranking also recognized the law school’s intellectual property law program as one of the top 10

March 30, 2007 – (New York, NY) – LAWFUEL – US Law News – Proskauer Rose LLP, an international law firm with over 700 lawyers worldwide, has represented Gray Television, Inc. in the refinancing of its senior credit facility with Wachovia Capital Markets LLC. The new credit facility has a total commitment of $1.025 billion

LAWFUEL – Linklaters has advised Dubai-based investment house Istithmar on the acquisition and acquisition financing of two business parks within the M25, London by way of corporate acquisition. The properties, known as Aviator Park, Addlestone and Causeway Corporate Centre, Staines have been sold by clients of Delancey for in excess of £200m. The acquisition is

LawFuel.com – US Lawyer News – Skadden Arps is representing Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., a provider of information technology and outsourcing services, in its proposed $8.2 billion management buyout and leveraged buyout by Darwin Deason (chairman of the board of directors of Affiliated Computer Services) and private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. in a

HOUSTON– LAWFUEL – US Legal News –Federated Kaufmann Small Cap Fund a New York-based mutual fund owning 900,000 shares of the common stock of EGL, Inc. (NASDAQ:EAGL), an international logistics and transportation company headquartered in Houston, today filed a lawsuit challenging the proposed buyout of EGL by James R. Crane, EGL’s Chairman and CEO, together

Auckland, April 1 (JY&A Media) Christchurch’s Laural Barrett, Miss The Edge Christchurch, won Miss Universe New Zealand 2007 at the Langham Hotel, Auckland, last night. Miss Barrett will go to Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico City, and takes home prizes with a value of NZ$25,000. Sylvia Laurenson (Miss Boulgaris.com) and Jessica Body (Miss Asta Club

TORONTO, April 1 /CNW/ – WHAT: Video of the WrestleMania(R) 23 “Hair vs. Hair” match between business icon Donald Trump and WWE(R) Chairman Vince McMahon will be available to media via satellite on Monday, April 2 at 12:15am ET, 4am ET, and 10:45am ET. Included in the satellite feed package will be footage of the

LawFuel.com – Beyonce Knowles has won a legal battle against a former business associate, Greg Walker of Icon Entertainment, after his $1.5 million lawsuit accusing the singer of shortchanging him on a deal involving her House of Dereon clothing line, was thrown out of court. Walker sued the Irreplaceable star for reportedly cutting him out