LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Law Jobs – Weil, Gotshal & Manges partner Laura Wilkinson will be honored with two awards recognizing both her professional achievements and her commitment to the community. Cornell University, S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management, has selected Ms. Wilkinson to receive its 2006 Wilbur Parker Distinguished Alumni Award. The

CHICAGO (October 8, 2006) — LAWFUEL – Law News Network – The Chicago office of McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the addition of eight intellectual property lawyers, including five partners, one counsel and two associates to its Intellectual Property, Media & Technology Department. This group brings the Firm’s Chicago intellectual property practice

LAWFUEL – US Law & US Law Jobs – Davis Polk & Wardwell advised AU Optronics Corp. and Quanta Display Inc. in connection with the merger of AUO and Quanta Display. The transaction, which was completed on October 1, 2006, was effected under the laws of the Republic of China, pursuant to which Quanta Display

LawFuel.com’s lead story from the CBC reports on a prominent journalist slain in Moscow was about to publish an article about torture and abductions in Chechnya, her editor said Sunday as Russians mourned her death and a top prosecutor took over the investigation into her murder. About LawFuel.com LawFuel.com is one of the Net’s largest

LAWFUEL – Law News, Law Jobs – Representation of Toshiba Corporation (Japan), in its US$1.2 billion sale of a 23% stake in Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, a builder of nuclear power plants. Toshiba sold a 20% stake of Westinghouse Electric to The Shaw Group Inc., an engineering and construction contracting company, and a 3% stake

Thursday 5 October 2006 06- LAWFUEL – Australian Law News – The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has disqualified three company directors from managing corporations following their involvement in failed companies. ASIC banned bankrupt property developer, Mr Angelo Ferella, of Blacktown, New South Wales, for the maximum period of five years. ASIC also disqualified

SAN FRANCISCO – LAWFUEL – Law News Network – United States Attorney Kevin V. Ryan and IRS-Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Roger L. Wirth announced today that KENNETH GRIMES and BRENDA ALLEN pleaded guilty to conspiracy and aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns. Mr. Grimes also pleaded guilty to tax

LAWFUEL – Legal News Network – Mallesons Stephen Jaques has been named Construction Law Firm of the Year at the 2006 ALB Hong Kong Law Awards. This is the third time that Mallesons has received the award. According to Asian Legal Business magazine, the annual awards ceremony “recognises and promotes outstanding professional achievement and some