NEW YORK – April 15, 2004 -The law firm of Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP announces that a class action lawsuit was filed on April 15, 2004, on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Vaso Active Pharmaceutical, Inc. (“Vaso” or the “Company”) (OTC: VAPH.PK) between December 11, 2003 and March 31, 2004, […]

CHICAGO, APRIL 8 – Duane Morris LLP, one of the nation’s 100 largest law firms, has added a new partner to its Real Estate Practice Group. David B. Allswang, formerly of Piper Rudnick, has joined the Duane Morris Chicago office. “We are delighted to welcome David to the firm,” said Sheldon Bonovitz, Chairman of Duane

Tokyo, Japan – Morrison & Foerster LLP today announced the continued expansion of its practice in Japan with the addition of Kei Amemiya to its Japanese joint venture, Ito & Mitomi. Ito & Mitomi, formed in 2001, works closely with Morrison & Foerster to provide integrated U.S. and Japanese law advice. Mr. Amemiya joins the

LOS ANGELES – A Manchester, New Hampshire man was sentenced yesterday afternoon oneight felony counts related to a website where he posted thousands of Social Security Numbers and other personal information belonging to employees of Global Crossing, as well as threats to injure or kill. William Sutcliffe, 42, was sentenced to 46 months in prison

Los Angeles—Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Miriam Beezy joined the firm as a partner in the Intellectual Property Department and leader of the national Trademark & Copyright Practice Group. “The addition of Miriam as head of our Trademark & Copyright Practice Group is the most recent step of our strategic growth plan to

NEW YORK-April 16, 2004–The Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Business Lawyers, the only legal directory to rank law firms and individual lawyers, is now available online at http://www.chambersandpartners.com/usa. Chambers and Partners, the renowned London-based publisher of Chambers Global and Chambers UK Leading Lawyers, investigated the top firms and lawyers for each state in over

New York, April 16, 2004– Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, a ranking guide of lawyers in the United States, included 51 individual attorney rankings for Weil, Gotshal, & Manges LLP in its 2004 guide. Chambers and Partners, publishers of the guide, include law firms on merit only. The publisher investigated law firms and

Slaughter and May is advising GlaxoSmithKline plc in relation to its €453 million acquisition of two injectable anti-thrombotic agents, Fraxiparine and Arixtra, and a French manufacturing facility from Sanofi-Synthélabo. The acquisition was announced on 13 April 2004 and completion is conditional upon the closing of Sanofi-Synthélabo’s public offer for Aventis and receipt of requisite competition

WASHINGTON-April 14, 2004-Global Securities Information, Inc. announces the following legal counsels finished the first quarter of 2004 with the highest total transaction value of mergers and acquisitions. According to the rankings, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom’s 19 first quarter deals totaled over $19 billion, enough to top Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, whose 7

2 April 2004, Chicago – Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP has represented Molex Incorporated (MOLX) (MOLXA), a global electronic components company, in completing its previously announced transaction to acquire the automotive and specialty connectors business of Connecteurs Cinch SA (“Cinch”), an affiliate of SNECMA, the French aerospace group. “There is a good fit between