Thursday, April 22, 2004 – If the Grand Jury issues an indictment, on Friday, April 30, 2004, Mr. Michael Jackson will appear in court in Santa Maria, California at which time he will enter a plea of NOT guilty to the charges. Mr. Jackson and his attorneys remind the public that an indictment is merely […]

New York, April 21, 2004 – Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, one of the world’s leading law firms, advised The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (NYSE: DTV), in its definitive transaction agreement with affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) to acquire PanAmSat Corp. (Nasdaq: SPOT). DIRECTV is an 80.5 percent stakeholder in PanAmSat. The aggregate

BOSTON, April 21, 2004 – Boston-based law firm Gesmer Updegrove LLP today announced that it had filed a “friend of the court” brief with the Federal Trade Commission urging the Commissioners to reverse the decision of an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) earlier this year in favor of Rambus, Inc. The FTC investigation has figured prominently

Chadbourne & Parke Represents IFC, FMO, DEG in $85 Million Financing Package For Marine Terminal and Distribution Network in Turkey Chadbourne & Parke is representing a consortium of multi-lateral agency lenders, including the International Finance Corp., in an $85 million financing package to Opet Petrolcülük A.S., an importer and retail distributor of petroleum products in

Miami, April 20, 2004 – Holland & Knight LLP announced today Florida State Representative Manny Prieguez will join its Public Policy and Regulatory Group in its Miami office next month. As part of one of the nation’s largest law firms, the Public Policy and Regulatory Group concentrates on federal, state, and local government relations for

New York, April 20, 2004 — The international law firm of Greenberg Traurig LLP advised DiscLive Inc. of New York, NY in its acquisition by Immediatek, Inc. of Richardson, Texas. DiscLive is the pioneer in the fast moving market of limited edition, live discs offered to fans immediately after a concert. Immediatek continues to pioneer

The corporate finance team at Charles Russell has advised Canaccord Capital (Europe) Limited on the listing and placing for European Nickel plc. The Charles Russell team was led by partner Katy Knight and associate Victoria Brett who advised Canaccord as the nominted adviser and broker. European Nickel plc is involved in the identification, acquisition, development

NEW YORK, April 19, 2004 — Parker & Waichman, LLP (www.yourlawyer.com) and Douglas & London LLP announce the filing of the first nationwide class action lawsuit against Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY), on behalf of all persons residing in the United States who used Zyprexa. The lawsuit was filed on April 16, 2004 in

International law firm DLA is delighted to announce that Gordon Smith has joined its Singapore office as a partner in the Litigation and International Arbitration Group. Gordon is an international litigation and arbitration lawyer specialising in construction and infrastructure disputes. Gordon joins DLA from Baker & Mackenzie.Wong & Leow in Singapore where he has been

THREE INDICTED FOR OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE Marcos D. Jiménez, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Jonathan I. Solomon, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), announced today that an indictment was returned charging Alexander Anazco, Asbert Anazco, and Armando Rodriguez with conspiracy to obstruct justice, in violation of Title