9 October 2006 – LAWFUEL – US Law News – The attorneys and staff at Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP offer our best wishes to Chicago Partner Javier Rubinstein as he begins his new position as Global General Counsel of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Rubinstein began his career with Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw in 1989 […]

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in San Diego sentenced Susan E. O’Brien, a professional tax preparer who operated The O’Brien Group, to 10 years and five months in prison. As part of the sentence, she will also serve a three-year term of supervised release and pay restitution in the amount of $113,179. Judge M. James

New award for Lovells’ Anchovy online brand protection service 11 October 2006 UK For further information Alex Caish Contact LAWFUEL – Law News, Law Jobs – Lovells’ innovative use of technology has been recognised with a major professional services award for the firm’s global online brand management and protection service, Anchovy. The Managing Partners’ Forum

WASHINGTON, October 10, 2006 – LAWFUEL – US Law News, Jobs – Gary G. Grindler, a partner in the special matters and government investigations practice of King & Spalding, a leading international law firm, has co-authored a white paper analyzing the intricacies and effects of Sarbanes-Oxley legislation from pre-Sarbanes obstruction of justice statutes to new

Washington, D.C., Oct. 11, 2006 – LAWFUEL – Law News Network – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it will consider, at an open meeting of the Commission to be held on Dec. 13, 2006, recommendations regarding Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Foreign Private Issuer Deregistration, Internet Availability of Proxy

Prosecutor Gregory W. Kehoe Gained Reputation at The Hague and in Baghdad TAMPA, FL — LAWFUEL – Law News, Law Jobs — October 10, 2006 — Gregory W. Kehoe, the U.S. lawyer who advised the special tribunal formed to prosecute Saddam Hussein and members of his former regime, has joined the Tampa office of international

SAN DIEGO – LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Victor A.Vilaplana has joined its San Diego office as a member of the Litigation Department and the Business Reorganizations Practice. “Victor will strengthen our Business Reorganizations Practice both nationally and on the West Coast,” said Jon Wilson, chair of

Contact: Erika Tucker Nathan Pao O’Melveny & Myers LLP O’Melveny & Myers LLP (213) 430-7792 (650) 473-2657 etucker@omm.com npao@omm.com SILICON VALLEY – October 11, 2006 – O’Melveny & Myers represented Shanghai-based Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment, Inc. (AMEC) in its recent $35 million Series B financing, an important financial milestone for the company. Participants in the round

London – LAWFUEL – Law News Network – DLA Piper has advised aAIM, the property fund, on its joint acquisition with property investor Robert Tchenguiz of the Menzies Hotel Group for approximately £180 million. aAIM has formed Piccadilly Hotels, a 50-50 partnership with Robert Tchenguiz’s R20 investment vehicle. The Menzies Hotel Group was bought from

SHANGHAI – LAWFUEL – Asia Business & Law – October 11, 2006 – O’Melveny & Myers LLP represented Mindray Medical International Limited, a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices in China, in its initial public offering of American depositary shares (ADSs) on the New York Stock Exchange. The offering, including ADSs issued upon