Vanessa Knapp, corporate partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, has been awarded an Order of the British Empire OBE for her services to corporate law in Her Majesty the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List 2007. Ms Knapp was awarded the honour as UK Representative, Company Law Committee, Council of the Bars and Law Societies of the

LONDON and NEW YORK, 3 January 2007 – Owen Watkins, a senior lawyer who spent 15 years as a Legal Adviser within the UK Financial Services Authority, and its predecessor organsition, the Securities and Investments Board, will join the London office of Kaye Scholer LLP on 5 January 2007. In his time at the regulator,

New York, January 3, 2007- LAWFUEL – Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP today announced the election of J. Eric Wise and Elise Wagner as partners. It also announced the election of Alexandra Kambouris Alberstadt, Avram J. Cahn, Gabrielle Gould, Steven M. Knecht, Yehudis Lewis and Karen Leo Mintzer as special counsel. “We are pleased

LAWFUEL – The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) obtained consent orders in the Supreme Court of New South Wales yesterday against Mr Atan Ona Kassongo. ASIC alleges that Mr Kassongo of Stanhope Gardens, New South Wales, was involved in the operation of an unlicensed financial services business in Sydney offering people early access to

CHICAGO – LAWFUEL – Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, is pleased to announce that seven attorneys have been elected shareholders of the firm effective January 1, 2007. “These attorneys epitomize the depth of talent, knowledge, experience and dedication that has enabled Brinks to

Truth in Corporate Justice LLC: Lead Plaintiff in Halliburton Securities Litigation Sends Attorneys Packing As Lead Plaintiff attempts to maintain dignity to all, facts continue to mount justifying substitution of counsel. Distributed by Worldwide Free Release Press™ of the Worldwide Tree Group Oakland, CA – January 3, 2007–Truth in Corporate Justice LLC (“TCJ”)(www.worldwidetree.org) issues this

(January 2, 2007, London) – LAWFUEL – For Reed Smith and Richards Butler, there were no surprises this holiday season as the well-planned merger of the two firms proceeded according to plan, culminating in a New Year’s Day launch of combined operations in the U.S., the UK, Europe and the Middle East. The union creates

LAWFUEL – Saddam hanging video – Thousands of Sunni Arabs vented their anger on Tuesday over Saddam Hussein’s execution as the Iraqi government promised an investigation into illicitly filmed footage of Shiite officials taunting him on the gallows. “Two officials were holding mobile phone cameras,” said a deputy prosecutor in the case for which Saddam

NEW YORK – January 2, 2006 – LAWFUEL – Loeb & Loeb LLP announced today that Mark A. Shapiro has joined the New York office as a partner in the Real Estate Department. He was previously Counsel at Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP. Shapiro’s practice is focused on sophisticated transactions in office and