CHICAGO and NEW YORK, June 29 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP and its affiliated partnerships have named 28 new partners in five U.S. offices and London, effective as of July 1, 2005 and bringing to 601 the number of partners at the firm. One of the […]

WASHINGTON, June 29 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network — Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce the addition of partner John W. Ryan to the firm’s Intellectual Property Group. Ryan’s legal practice is complemented by his 20 years of industry and business experience practicing intellectual property law, most recently as co-chair of

June 28, 2005, Washington, DC – LAWFUEL – The News Network – Roger E. Warin, chairman of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, received the distinguished Wiley A. Branton Award from the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs for his continued dedication to civil rights advocacy. For over 35 years, the Lawyers’ Committee has

28 June – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Allen & Overy advised Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft in München on the sale of 12 million shares in Commerzbank AG, equivalent to approximately 2 per cent of Commerzbank’s share capital. The shares were sold after selection of the banks in an auction procedure. The Allen &

ORLANDO, Fla. – June 28, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that 58 of the firm’s attorneys have been named to Florida Trend magazine’s 2005 Florida Legal Elite. The Florida Legal Elite are the top lawyers practicing in Florida, according to the results of the

29 June – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – LawFuel’s lead story from the Washington Post reports on the Government prosecutors’ request for former Enron CEO Bernie Ebbers to receive a life term for his fraudulent activity.

Chicago, June 28, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Baker & McKenzie’s Caracas, Venezuela office, the Firm’s first office outside of the US, will celebrate its 50th anniversary on July 1, 2005. The anniversary marks the Firm’s first steps toward achieving the global reach that today is geographically unequalled by any other

29 June – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Linklaters has advised Deutsche Bank and HSBC as joint arrangers on the establishment of the first programme for Sukuk issues in the form of a Trust Certificate Issuance Programme (TCIP). This Programme is the first instance of applying MTN style issuance documentation to Shari’a compliant

28 June – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Allen & Overy is advising Morgan Stanley on the €15.4 billion exchange offer for HypoVereinsbank by Unicredito. Morgan Stanley is acting as exchange agent for Unicredito and, in such capacity, will handle the settlement of the offer. Allen & Overy is advising Morgan Stanley under

28 June – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Linklaters has advised Barclays Capital as lead underwriter on Barclays Bank’s issuance of 100,000 dollar preference shares in the form of American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) and 75,000 sterling preference shares. The funds raised were US$1 billion and £750 million in gross proceeds to be used