CHICAGO, June 7, 2004 – LAWFUEL – Joy V. Cunningham, senior vice president and general counsel for Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, will be installed as the first African-American female president of The Chicago Bar Association (CBA) on June 24, 2004. Cunningham has had a distinguished and varied career, including service as a […]

LONDON – 3 June 2004, – LAWFUEL – Halfords, the UK’s leading retailer of car maintenance, car enhancement, travel solutions and cycling products (by turnover), today announced an offer price of 260p per share in respect of its initial public offering. The offer was announced with the publication of final listing particulars in connection with

May 28, 2004 – LAWFUEL – Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP announced today that Nicolas Baverez will join the firm on June 1, 2004 as a partner in its Paris office, along with two associates. Baverez focuses his law practice on French public M&A. “We are delighted that Nicolas Baverez is joining our Paris office,”

WASHINGTON, June 5, 2004 – LAWFUEL – Marriott International, Inc. and Strategic Hotel Capital, LLC today signed an agreement to resolve the litigation between the two parties. Implementation of the agreement is subject to the consent of certain third parties, which is expected to be received within 90 days. The resolution is not material to

New York, 2 June 2004 – LAWFUEL – Skadden Arps is representing Westfield America Trust and Westfield Holdings Ltd. in a proposed US$16.2 billion three-way merger with Westfield Trust

WASHINGTON, D.C., 4 June 2004 – LAWFUEL – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit declined to stay its decision voiding many of the FCC’s so-called “network unbundling” rules pending an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. The following response should be attributed to Tom Tauke, executive vice president-public affairs

SAO PAULO, Brazil, June 5, 2004 – LAWFUEL – The Brazilian government has cleared Microsoft under the accusation of preventing competition in the software sector. The Economic Defense Administration Board (CADE), the Brazilian organ tied to the Justice Ministry and responsible for ruling on questions regarding market competition, will publish the decision in the following

Marks and Spencer Group – Possible bid by Revival On 27 May 2004 Revival Acquisitions Limited, a company widely thought to be owned by Philip Green and members of his family, announced that it was considering a possible offer for the shares of Marks and Spencer Group p.l.c. On 3 June 2004 Revival announced outline

Boston, MA, 4 June 2004 – LAWFUEL – Mintz Levin’s Literary Discussion Group is featured in the recently released, The Book Club Cookbook, authored by Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy Krupp (Tarcher/Penguin, 2004). The authors selected Mintz Levin’s Literary Discussion Group for its creative pairing of food and books. A profile of Mintz Levin’s Literary

NEW YORK, NY, June 3, 2004 – LAWFUEL – The international law firm of Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced today that Kenneth A. Gerasimovich has joined the firm as a Shareholder in the Corporate and Securities Department in the New York office. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Gerasimovich was Counsel in the Mergers & Acquisitions at