France Telecom, represented by Coudert Brothers, will sell its indirect interests in Telecom Argentina to W de Argentina, an affiliate of the Los W group, a leading Argentinean investment company. Consideration is US$125 million, to be paid in full at closing. The closing of the transaction is expected to take place as soon as all

Thelen Reid & Priest LLP announced that former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Linda Key Breathitt has joined the firm’s growing FERC practice as Senior Energy and Regulatory Consultant. Ms. Breathitt will consult with domestic and international clients on emerging regulatory issues, energy services, formation of regional transmission organizations, independent transmission companies, FERC matters,

Columbia Law School has honored Covington & Burling with the 2003 Lawrence A. Wien Prize for Social Responsibility. The annual award ceremony, which took place at Columbia University on August 27, 2003, recognizes those individuals or organizations that have demonstrated a commitment to pro bono activities and community service. Lanny A. Breuer, a partner at

White & Case represented Lloyds TSB on its entry into the UK electricity and gas market through an agreement with Scottish Power which enables the bank to supply gas and electricity to its customers. This is the first time a High Street bank has branched out into UK utilities. White & Case supplied both legal

McCarthy Tétrault is acting as lead counsel to Outokumpu of Finland in a high-profile transaction with Boliden of Sweden worth $1.1 billion. The transaction represents an important step by Outokumpu in its previously announced strategy of focusing on its stainless steel and other downstream metals businesses. The transaction also marks an important new phase in

Jackson Kelly announced the establishment of the Firm’s Homeland Security Practice Group. The practice is among the country’s first dedicated to helping companies implement the measures called for in the Homeland Security Act and subsequent related legislation. The Group will help clients identify potential security threats, in both the electronic and physical working environments, and

Baker & McKenzie announced today that Raphaële François-Poncet has joined the Paris office of the Firm as an international partner. The Firm now has 19 international partners in Paris. Raphaële François-Poncet, 41, attorney and member of the Paris bar (Institut d’Etudes Politiques of Paris 1986, DEA Droit des Sociétés Paris II 1985) has joined the

Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, said it would “carefully consider its next legal steps” in response to a federal court’s decision to dismiss its shareholder lawsuit against Vice President Cheney and Halliburton for alleged fraud. Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton issued the following statement in response to the

On September 1, 2003, the international law firms of McDermott, Will & Emery and Carnelutti Studio Legale Associato signed an agreement to combine their practices. As a result of this agreement McDermott, Will & Emery will now have 14 offices around the world with five European offices, in Dusseldorf, London, Milan, Munich and Rome. In