— Press Conference on Lawsuit to Be Held November 7, 2006 in Brasilia CORRECTION…by Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP NEW YORK–LAWFUEL – Class Actions Law News – Tenth graph, first sentence of release dated Nov. 5, 2006 should read: The press conference will occur in Brasilia at the Hotel San Marco, Sector Hoteleiro Sur […]

Scotland – LAWFUEL – Law News, Law Jobs Network – DLA Piper Scotland LLP has advised the management team on the Phoenix Equity Partners £125m buy-in of Aberdeen based oil and gas services company, Asco Group plc. The deal is said to be one of the largest buy-out deals in Scotland this year. Phoenix Equity

Hong Kong – LAWFUEL – Law News Network, Law Jobs – DLA Piper today announced the appointment of Esther Leung, who joins the Hong Kong office as a partner. With extensive experience in advising companies on their stock market listings, Ms Leung also has expertise in mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”), private equity, corporate restructurings and

New York, NY, November 5, 2006 –LAWFUEL – Law News, Law Jobs Network – Moving to further strengthen its presence in New York, Baker & McKenzie LLP today announced an ambitious new strategy and management team for its New York office. The changes, launched at the Firm’s recently concluded annual partners meeting in Washington, D.C.,

LawFuel.com’s Hot Files reports on the problems a Locust Valley school has on the name of its library, bearing the name of Sanjay Kumar, the former CEO of CA who was sentenced to 12 years prison last week. About LawFuel.com – Law News every day from worldwide source.

LawFuel.com’s lead story from “Fortune” examines the fall from glory of Milberg Weiss; the class action firm that the feds have in their cross hairs. Lawfuel.com – law news, law jobs everyday. Make it a favorite.

BOCA RATON, FL—November 1, 2006— LAWFUEL – Law News, Law Jobs – Al Arent, Arent Fox’s guiding force for many years, passed away peacefully in his sleep October 31, 2006, with his children at his side. “There is no way to adequately describe Al or to fully describe the debt that we all owe him,”

LawFuel.com – Legal News and Legal Jobs – Malta’s Independent newspaper reports that Adriano Padula, who will be 73 in January, and who has been a senior magistrate in Cremona since 2003 and before that was a magistrate in Parma, has been transferred and has lost six months of his seniority after, among other things,

LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Davis Polk & Wardwell is advising Morgan Stanley on its acquisition of a 19% stake in Lansdowne Partners, a London-based hedge fund. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Lansdowne, founded by Paul Ruddock and Steven Heinz in 1998, has over $12 billion in assets under management