Beijing – LAWFUEL – Asia Business & Law – DLA Piper today announced it advised China’s Qihoo Technology Company Ltd (“Qihoo”), a leading provider of search solutions for internet and mobile platforms, in its Series B financing involving American venture capital giants Highland Capital Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Seqoia Capital, Matrix Partners and IDG Ventures. The

BALTIMORE, Nov. 22 LAWFUEL – Law News, Law Jobs Network — Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) commented on the Federal Court for the Southern District of Iowa’s decision not to stay proceedings with respect to the Mediacom Communications Corp.’s (Nasdaq: MCCC) appeal. Mediacom is appealing to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in order

LAWFUEL – Law News, Law Jobs Network – Chambers and Partners have rewarded Allen & Overy’s performance in the Middle East with the title ‘Middle Eastern Law Firm of the Year’ at the Chambers Global Awards 2006. The award gives Allen & Overy’s Middle East practice a hat-trick, following its success at the IFLR Awards

Wednesday 22 November 2006 LAWFUEL – Law News Network – The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has succeeded in its application to appoint a provisional liquidator to Sydney Investment House (Newcastle) Pty Ltd – one of seven companies related to the Sydney Investment House Group. The Supreme Court of New South Wales has appointed

LAWFUEL – Law News Network – National Party Leader Don Brash has confirmed that he has this morning had an initial brief telephone conversation with his legal counsel, Brendan Brown QC, who is currently in Sydney. “As I’ve said earlier, I want to see the book by Nicky Hager published so that the claims can

LAWFUEL – Legal News, Legal Jobs Network – Trainee lawyers from Pinsent Masons have won the Birmingham Trainee Solicitors’ Society Sports Trophy 2006 for the second year in a row. The annual competition is spread over a number of different sporting events throughout the year including netball, hockey, football, ultimate frisbee and water polo. Sixteen

NEW YORK, NY, November 20, 2006 — LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Evraz Group S.A. and Oregon Steel Mills (NYSE:OS) announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which Evraz will acquire Oregon Steel for $63.25 per share, for a price of approximately $2.3 billion. Covington advised Oregon Steel Mills in the transaction.

LAWFUEL – Law News Network – R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Jonathan I. Solomon, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Miami Field Office, announced today that former Florida attorney Martin Eugene Haber was sentenced to 63 months in prison on mail and wire fraud charges.