New York / Hong Kong – 10 December 2004 – LAWFUEL – First for law news – Global law firm Clifford Chance has advised Lenovo Group Ltd. in its acquisition of IBM’s Personal Computing Division. The US$1.75 billion deal forms the world’s third-largest PC business, bringing IBM’s leading enterprise-class PC technologies to the consumer market […]

Singapore – LAWFUEL – First for law news – International law firm Clifford Chance has advised UBS Limited (“UBS”) and Standard Chartered Bank (“SCB”) on the US$100 million 6.875% Notes issued by Sri Lanka Telecom on 30 November 2004. This offering represents Sri Lanka Telecom’s debut in the international bond markets and is also Sri

9 December 2004 – First for law news – Federal prosecutors in Santa Ana have filed charges against nine defendants who are accused of engaging in various types of Social Security fraud. The cases involve a wide variety of fraudulent activity, including fraudulent disability claims, theft of benefits intended for the use of other persons

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 9 2004 – LAWFUEL – First with law news — The law firm of Spector, Roseman & Kodroff, P.C. announces that a securities class action lawsuit was commenced in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, on behalf of purchasers of the common stock of UTStarcom, Inc. (“UTStarcom” or

Washington, D.C., Dec. 9, 2004 – LAWFUEL – First for law news – President Bush signed H.R. 4818, the omnibus appropriations bill that includes funding for the Securities and Exchange Commission for the remainder of fiscal year 2005 on Dec. 8, 2004. Accordingly, effective Dec. 13, 2004, the Section 6(b) fee rate applicable to the

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 2004 – LAWFUEL – First with law news — The second annual edition of PR’s Return on Investment: The Annual Law Firm Media Performance Report provides revealing new data on how law firms manage media relations during a crisis, as well as how global, national, and regional firms incorporate publicity campaigns as

Atlanta – The December issue of AmLaw Tech Magazine ranks Kilpatrick Stockton’s Technology Training Department #1 in the nation and the firm’s Information Technology Department seventh overall, out of 148 firms ranked. This survey is completed by mid-level associates at law firms from all over the country and is the premier source for information about

9 December 2004 – LAWFUEL – First law news – Clifford Chance has advised DEPFA BANK PLC as originator on the first ever UK PFI loan securitisation. This is a £392 million synthetic, partially funded CLO deal, which for the first time securitised a pool of UK Private Finance Initiative (PFI) loans (used to fund

Washington, D.C. – LAWFUEL – First for law news – Ten partners from the international law firm Piper Rudnick LLP have been named among the top lawyers in Washington, D.C., by Washingtonian magazine, the law firm has announced. They are Jay Epstein, Adam Hoffinger, LeAnn M. Johnson-Koch, Sheldon Krantz, Harriet Lipkin, Jeffrey Liss, Roxane Sokolove

New York, December 6, 2004 – LAWFUEL – First for law news – Baker & McKenzie LLP announced today that Mark R. Winston has joined the Firm’s Litigation Practice as a Partner in its New York office. He comes to Baker & McKenzie from the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey.