Washington, D.C.—Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that its Life Sciences practice has been recognized as one of the best in the United States by the Practical Law Company’s (PLC) 2004/2005 Cross Border Life Sciences Handbook. The firm received high marks for its life sciences work in the intellectual property, competition/antitrust and regulatory areas. In […]

17 July – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Ashurst, the international law firm, has advised Blackstone Capital Partners IV on its €375 million acquisition of Legoland Parks. The deal includes Legoland’s four family theme parks in England, Germany, California and Denmark. Last month Blackstone acquired Merlin Entertainments, the operator of visitor attractions such

17 July – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Osborne Clarke has advised 3i on the equity financing for its agreement to acquire parking services and traffic management company NCP for £555m Osborne Clarke has advised 3i on the equity financing for its agreement to acquire parking services and traffic management company NCP for

17 July – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Julie Torres, Special Agent in Charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearm and Explosives (ATF), and Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), announced today that defendant, Matthew

July 17 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Fulbright partner Jeff Layne has relocated from Fulbright’s Washington, D.C. office to its Austin office. Jeff represents clients from across the spectrum of the healthcare industry, including hospital systems, university health systems, managed care organizations, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, and pharmacies. Layne’s practice focuses

17 July – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The trial date for Saddam Hussein will be announced shortly, according to a New York Times story featured in today’s LawFuel.com

WASHINGTON, July 16 LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — The following is a transcript of the radio address by President Bush to the nation: THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Under the Constitution, I have the responsibility to nominate a successor to Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. This past week I met with Democratic and

Stock Falls to $1.30 While Company Hires New Independent Auditor SAN DIEGO, July 17/ — Scott + Scott, LLC (http://www.scott-scott.com), which filed a class action in the United States District Court for the District of Washington on behalf of the purchasers of Cray Inc. (Nasdaq: CRAYE; “Cray” or the “Company”) securities between July 31, 2003

Law Firm That Filed First Complaint Prepared to File Motion on Monday as SEC Inquires into Matter COLCHESTER, Conn– Scott + Scott, LLC announces that on May 18, 2005, it filed the first shareholder class action lawsuit against Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HDI – News) and individual defendants Jeffrey L. Bleustein and James L. Zeimer in

16 July – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Allen & Overy (A&O) represented HBOS on the structuring and formation of a new pan European property fund for its fund management arm, Insight Investment. The Fund, Insight European Real Estate Trust (IERET), is a closed-ended tax efficient vehicle incorporated in Luxembourg, and has been