NEW YORK- LAWFUEL – Legal News Network – Legal Jobs -The National Law Journal® today announced the selection of litigator and high-profile defense attorney Theodore V. Wells Jr as its 2006 “Lawyer of the Year.” Wells, who is preparing to defend I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby in a trial scheduled for Jan. 16, is co-chairman of […]

NEW YORK– LAWFUEL – Legal News Network –Davis Polk & Wardwell is pleased to announce that Erin Cho, George Hacket, Mark Lehmkuhler, James McClammy, Christopher Schell, David Toscano and Erika White have been elected Counsel to the firm as of December 1, 2006. Ms. Cho is Counsel in the firm’s Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits

Monday 18 December 2006 – LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Mr James (Jim) Selim, the former Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Pan Pharmaceuticals Limited, was today committed in the Balmain Local Court in Sydney to face four charges brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The charges relate to the

Frankfurt am Main, December 15, 2006 – LAWFUEL – Law News, Law Jobs Network – The Munich office of the international law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, together with its Boston, London and Frankfurt offices, advised Saban Capital Group and German Media Partners L.P. on the sale of its shares in ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG

LAWFUEL – Law News Network – International law firm Eversheds today announced that it has advised Phoenix Equity Partners on the acquisition of media management company KBBI Limited. The vendor was private equity house 3i. The Eversheds team was led by private equity partner Mark Spinner, working with Debbie Fuller, Caspar Fox of the tax

LAWFUEL – Legal News, Legal Jobs – Davis Polk & Wardwell advised Citigroup Global Markets Limited and Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore Branch, as representatives of the initial purchasers in connection with an offering of US$465 million principal amount of 10.75% guaranteed notes due 2013. True Move Company Limited is a nationwide mobile telecommunications operator in

WASHINGTON, DC, December 8, 2006 — LAWFUEL – Law News, Law Jobs – The Washington Post Company and 1105 Media, Inc. announced today that they have reached an agreement under which 1105 Media will acquire The Post’s government publishing and events group, which is known as Post Newsweek Tech Media. Post Newsweek Tech Media includes

LAWFUEL – Legal Jobs, Law Jobs Network – Whether he’s discussing cramming for exams or participating in moot court in law school, or reviewing documents as a law firm associate, The Curmudgeon has an opinion on everything. Jones Day partner Mark Herrmann, who wrote The Curmudgeon’s Guide to Practicing Law (ABA Publishing 2006), presents this

Lawfuel.com reports that an embarrassing enquiry into Saudi Arabian corruption by the British Serious Fraud Office has been halted after a multi-billion dollar defence deal became threatened. Lawfuel.com The Net’s best pure-law news website.