11 July – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Linklaters has advised ABN Amro Bank N.V., Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A., Caja de Ahorros y Pensiones de Barcelona “La Caixa”, J.P. Morgan plc and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc as bookrunners, La Caixa as facility agent and a […]

10 July – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Linklaters has advised ING Bank on the establishment of its EUR 40 billion Global Issuance Programme. This new programme consolidates and enhances ING Bank’s previous issuance programmes and is structured to comply with the Prospectus Directive. The programme permits ING to issue a variety of

NEW YORK, July 11, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced last week it has established a strategic alliance with the nearly 300-lawyer London-based firm, Olswang, significantly strengthening its platform in the U.K. and Europe. The move follows similar announcements earlier this year with Studio Santa Maria covering Milan

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 10, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Holland & Knight LLP announced last week that Janis Schiff, a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office, has been appointed firm-wide marketing partner. In this role, Schiff will direct the implementation of all aspects of strategic marketing, advertising and branding for

10 July – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Linklaters has advised PricewaterhouseCoopers as administrators on the sale of business and assets of SFI Group Limited, and its subsidiaries, a Group which employs over 2900 people and operates 150 pubs and bars across the UK under the trading names: Slug and Lettuce, Bar Med,

TORONTO (July 10, 2005) – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes), one of Canada’s leading full-service business law firms, today announced that in the Bloomberg 2005 Q2 Global Legal Mergers & Acquisitions Rankings, it has ranked number one as legal adviser in terms of deal volume (U.S. dollars)

Washington, D.C., July 10, 2005 —LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The Securities and Exchange Commission announced last week that David L. Kornblau, Chief Litigation Counsel of the Division of Enforcement, will leave the Commission in August. He will become Head of Regulatory Affairs for Merrill Lynch in New York in September. Kornblau joined

Austin, TX July 10, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The Law Office of Margaret Ioannides, PC opened in Austin, effective April 2004, and specializes in a variety of immigrant issues for the corporate sector as well as for individuals. The firm recently expanded into the Jacksonville, Florida market. The Law Office

MIAMI, July 10, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The international law firm of Steel Hector & Davis LLP is proud to announce that eight of its attorneys are among South Florida’s 2005 Legal Elite, published in the July issue of Florida Trend magazine. They were selected from among more than 56,000

Pittsburgh, PA— LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP (K&LNG) welcomes John K. Williamson to its intellectual property practice. Williamson comes to the firm from PPG Industries, Inc., where he was Assistant General Counsel, Intellectual Property. Williamson’s practice focuses on all aspects of intellectual property, including litigation, licensing and