Leading M&A partner to establish transactional practice in Madrid and Barcelona Madrid / Barcelona, December 18, 2006 – LAWFUEL – Legal News Network – Latham & Watkins LLP1 announces the opening of offices in Spain, in a move that strengthens its practice in Europe and globally. Led by highly-respected M&A partner, José Luis Blanco, the […]

LAWFUEL – Legal News Network – Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP is advising Fujitsu Services on the acquisition of the majority of shares in TDS AG in Neckarsulm. Corporate partner Dr. Ruediger Herrmann from the firm’s Frankfurt office is leading the team advising on this transaction. He is assisted by partners Mark Walker, Dr.

LAWFUEL – Legal News, Legal Jobs – Linklaters has advised the Worshipful Company of Leathersellers on an option for a development agreement and new ground leases to allow Great Portland Estates to construct a three building complex including a new City of London office tower at 100 Bishopsgate, London EC2. The site, which is jointly

TALLAHASSEE – LAWFUEL – Law News, Law Jobs Network – Attorney General Charlie Crist announced that a South Florida man was arrested today for his participation in one of the largest Medicaid fraud schemes broken up in the past few years. Wilber Bherviz, 40, of Ft. Lauderdale, ran a nationwide drug ring with his brother

LAWFUEL – Legal News Network – A Mexican Mafia member who controlled Hispanic street gangs that operated across Orange County was sentenced today to 14 years in federal prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to violating federal racketeering and narcotics laws. Peter Ojeda, 64, of La Habra, was sentenced this afternoon by United States

LAWFUEL – Legal News Network – State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer today announced an agreement with Pinnacle Group, LLC to provide for redress tenants who may have been overcharged excessive rents in rentstabilized apartments owned or managed by Pinnacle. Pinnacle is one of the largest owners of rent-stabilized apartments in New York City, owning more

BOSTON- LAWFUEL – Legal News Network – Legal Jobs -Foley Hoag LLP announced the arrival of Kevin Smith as the firm’s first Chief Financial Officer. As the firm’s CFO, Mr. Smith will have oversight of the firm’s finance, accounting and treasury operations. Mr. Smith began his career at HP Hood Inc. in their Management Training

NEW YORK- LAWFUEL – Legal News Network -The new issue of ALM’s Corporate Counsel® magazine, out today, provides the most detailed analysis yet reported on how ex-Hewlett-Packard general counsel Ann Baskins could have —and failed — to stop the spying scandal that rocked HP and resulted in criminal indictments of the company’s chairman and a

SAN FRANCISCO – LAWFUEL – Law News Network – U.S. Attorney Kevin V. Ryan announced that Jeremy Christian Brickner, 30, was indicted on December 7, 2006, on two counts of impersonating an agent of the United States in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 913. Mr. Brickner allegedly misrepresented himself as an immigration