New York, April 28, 2004 – Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, one of the world’s leading law firms, advised Invensys plc in its agreement to sell its Powerware business to Eaton Corporation for a gross cash consideration of US $560 million. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of June. Powerware is […]

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-April 29, 2004–Google Inc. announced today that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its Class A common stock. A portion of the shares will be issued and sold by Google, and a portion will be sold by certain stockholders of

NEW YORK, April 29, 2004—Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, one of the world’s leading law firms, today announced the publication of the second edition of the book Audit Committees: Regulation and Practice, edited by retired partner Gerald S. Backman and associate Anne Marie Salan. The new edition addresses the changes made in the rules and

New York, April 23, 2004. Piper Rudnick LLP and 39 of the firm’s lawyers are ranked by their peers as leaders in their fields in the second annual Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2004). The guide was released in New York on April 16, 2004. The selections were based on research conducted by

NEW YORK, April 28 – James W. Quinn, chairman of the litigation department of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, one of the world’s leading law firms, is a contributing author of a new book on legal trends in the entertainment, sports and media industries. His chapter on sports law is included in the book, called

28 April – International law firm, DLA has been ranked 10 in the 50 Best Workplaces in the UK and listed in the 100 Best Workplaces in the EU in the latest workplace study of top employers in the UK. The survey, conducted by Accountability and Great Place to Work®, is now in its second

BELMONT, Calif., April 28 – Thomson Wadsworth, a part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) and a leading provider of higher education textbooks, including those for the criminal justice discipline today released survey results indicating that many of the nation’s top criminal justice experts harbor deep concerns and negative views of the USA

Alan Bryson, one of the firm’s London IP partners, is leaving Clifford Chance to go to the Bar. He will be joining Wilberforce Chambers in July. This will further strengthen Wilberforce’s specialist IP capability following the recent move to Chambers by Anna Carboni, a former Linklaters’ IP partner, to join Michael Bloch QC there. “I

COLCHESTER, Conn., April 27 /PRNewswire/ — Scott + Scott, LLC, (nrothstein@scott-scott.com or www.scott-scott.com) a Connecticut law firm with offices in Ohio and California, announced that it filed a class action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida yesterday on behalf of purchasers of securities of Spear & Jackson, Inc. (OTC:

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 26 – Piper Rudnick LLP announced today that Steven B. Feirman, a partner in the firm’s Franchise and Distribution practice group, has won the 2004 Burton Award for Legal Achievement for his article “The Legality of Rebates from Suppliers.” The Burton Award is dedicated to the enrichment and refinement of writing in