NEW YORK – LAWFUEL – Best for law news – Piper Rudnick attorneys Christine Jaskiewicz and Monica McCabe have been honored for the pro bono work they perform for Cancer and Careers, part of the philanthropic division of Cosmetic Executive Women, a leading trade organization in the beauty industry, the law firm has announced. Ms. […]

22 December 2004 – LAWFUEL – Best for law news – Marcos Daniel Jiménez, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Michael S. Clemens, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation; Stephen M. Cutler, Director of Enforcement, United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.; Dave Nelson, Regional Director, Securities and Exchange

22 December 2004 – LAWFUEL – Best for law news – Marcos Daniel Jiménez, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; and Julie Torres, Special Agent in Charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, announced today that a federal jury, on December 13, 2004, returned a guilty verdict against defendant, Kennedy Terrell

22 December 2004 – LAWFUEL – Best for law news – Marcos Daniel Jiménez, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Jon Sall, Special Agent in Charge, United States Coast Guard Investigative Service; and Ricky D. Langlois, Special Agent in Charge, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Criminal Investigation Division, announced today that defendant,

CHICAGO – LAWFUEL – Best for law news – Forty-two McGuireWoods attorneys have been named leading lawyers for 2004 in Chicago by the Leading Lawyers Network. The distinction of being named a leading lawyer is earned by fewer than five percent of all lawyers licensed in the state. Twenty-six percent of lawyers in McGuireWoods’ Chicago

22 December 2004 – LAWFUEL – First for law news – Mallesons Stephen Jaques has been named Australia IP Firm of the Year 2004 at the inaugural Asialaw IP Awards, held in Hong Kong last month. Over 100 business leaders and senior lawyers from the Asia Pacific region attended the event at the Ritz-Carlton, where

WASHINGTON, D.C., December 22, 2004 – Legal Times has named Alban “Alby” Salaman, partner in the D.C. office of Holland & Knight LLP, the Leading Lawyer in Trusts and Estates for 2004. Salaman, who is chair of Holland & Knight’s Mid-Atlantic Region Private Wealth Services Section, was chosen as the number one “go-to” lawyer practicing

MENLO PARK, CA – LAWFUEL – First for law news – When you think of words to describe a law firm’s culture, what comes to mind? Formal? Competitive? Not so, say attorneys. When surveyed recently about their work environments, the top adjectives used were “team oriented” (76 percent), “family friendly” (36 percent) and “casual” (30

NEW YORK, December 21, 2004 – LAWFUEL – First for law news – Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced today that it won a complete defense verdict for clients Dow AgroSciences LLC, and its affiliates Mycogen Plant Science, Inc. and Agrigenetics Inc., d/b/a Mycogen Seeds, in a high-stakes patent infringement law suit brought by Syngenta

21 December 2004 – LAWFUEL – First for law news – Allen & Overy is advising Baugur Group HF on the recommended offer for The Big Food Group plc by a Baugur-led consortium vehicle, Giant BidCo Limited, also advised by Allen & Overy. Ninety-five pence per share will be offered, valuing Big Food Group shares