20 September 2004 LAWFUEL – Best law news, legal, attorney, legal research, law firm news The global law firm Clifford Chance LLP is announcing that advocate Logan Wright has been named to the position of “Counsel”. The title “Counsel” is reserved for senior lawyers who are of outstanding ability and have made an exceptional contribution […]

17 August, 2004 Legal news, law news, law firm news & research from LAWFUEL Allen & Overy advised Eurohypo AG London, as structurer and arranger of a £550m commercial mortgage backed securitisation of the Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex. The transaction was only the second Opera deal from Eurohypo and was very different from the

August 16, 2004 – Hong Kong Legal news, law news, law firm news & research at LAWFUEL International law firm Jones Day has recently advised the Indonesian Corridor PSC contractors, led by ConocoPhillips (Grissik) Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of ConocoPhillips) and Talisman (Corridor) Ltd (a wholly owned subsidiary of Talisman Energy Inc) on the

17 August, 2004 Legal news, law news, law firm news & research at LAWFUELH Texas Magazine listed three Fulbright attorneys as among the “Best Lawyers in Houston.” The annual listing recognizes attorneys in the Houston area for their outstanding performance as attorneys and for their professional reputation. The three Fulbright attorneys honored this year are

August 17, 2004 Legal news, law news, law firm news & announcements at LAWFUEL Chadbourne & Parke LLP Wins on $90 Million D&O Claim for IHS Directors; Delaware Court Examined Crucial Issue If Creditors Acted For The Company Chadbourne & Parke LLP recently won summary judgment on a $90 million directors and officers insurance policy

August 16, 2004 Legal news, law news, law firm news & announcements at LAWFUEL Coudert partner Barry Metzger, a recognized authority on corporate governance, discusses the relationship and impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 on the global marketplace in the newly published Global Corporate Governance Guide 2004: Best Practice in the Boardroom. Mr. Metzger,

NEW YORK, August 16, 2004 Legal news, law news, law firm news & research at LAWFUEL Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP celebrated the 20th anniversary of its New York office yesterday, an event commemorated by a proclamation from New York City Major Michael Bloomberg and a letter of congratulations from New York Governor George Pataki.

DETROIT (16 August 2004) – New federal rules affecting employee overtime take effect August 23, forcing employers across the country to review employees’ status to determine whether they fall within the exempt or nonexempt categories to receive overtime. The revision to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is estimated by the Department of Labor to

16 August 2004 Legal news, law news, law firm news & research from LAWFUEL International law firm Allen & Overy has advised joint lead manager, bookrunner and arranger Lehman Brothers and the trustee Capita IRG Trustees Limited on Southern Pacific Mortgage Limited’s (SPML) second RMBS issue of the year. The £700,000,000 bond issue, the majority

(Philadelphia) August 14, 2004 Legal news, law news, law firm news & research at LAWFUEL – Securities fraud class action lawsuits against life sciences companies increased by 39 percent between 2002 to 2003, rising from 23 to 32, even as the total number of securities class action lawsuits declined by 19 percent in the same