On February 10, Simpson Thacher closed the initial public offering of 2.2 billion of common stock for its client, Assurant, Inc., a New York based insurance company that provides individual health, group dental and disability, homeowners and pre funded funeral insurance. Lawyers working on the transaction which began in July of 2002 were Gary Horowitz, […]

Nine defendants in total were charged in the indictment with conspiracy to commit alien smuggling for profit in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1324(a)(2)(B)(ii) and Title 18, United States Code, Section 371. If convicted, the defendants face a statutory maximum penalty of fifteen years’ imprisonment and a $250,000 fine. Marcos Daniel Jiménez,

Global pharmaceutical and chemical company Merck KGaA and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (CDR), a leading global private equity firm, have entered into a stock purchase agreement whereby a fund managed by CDR will buy 100 percent of Merck’s laboratory distribution business, VWR International, for US$1.68 billion. Coudert Brothers LLP is representing long-time client Merck

Kilpatrick Stockton announces today that it advised ISS Mediclean on the Newham General Hospital PFI Project in East London, which has now reached financial close. The scheme is part of the Equion plc contract worth £35 million, and includes the design and construction of two major extensions for the Hospital, providing a new Clinical Block

A Las Vegas man has been indicted in the first-ever criminal contempt prosecution related to a deceptive credit repair scam. Richard Murkey Sr., 57, who formerly resided in Chatsworth, was named in a nine-count indictment that alleges criminal contempt of court. The indictment, which was returned by a federal grand jury on Tuesday afternoon, was

Pillsbury Winthrop LLP announces the addition of top litigator Christopher Bakes to its growing Sacramento office. Bakes joins as Counsel and specializes in commercial litigation, including complex contract and tort disputes, royalty franchising, licensing, trade defamation, trade secrets and proprietary information, government contracts, and implementing litigation avoidance strategies. “Chris is a superb trial lawyer who

An Orange County podiatrist has been convicted on charges of fraudulently billing Medicare for more than $800,000 in procedures that were never performed. Mark Douglas Little, 43, of Anaheim Hills, was convicted Tuesday afternoon by a federal jury in Santa Ana of 26 counts of health care fraud. Little operates Astra Foot and Ankle Center

DETROIT (10 December 2003) – The law firm of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. achieved an important victory in a Manhattan U.S. District Court last week, lifting a September 30, 2003, ban by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) against Hollywood’s award season movie “screeners.” The U.S. District Judge found likelihood that the

Kilpatrick Stockton announced today that it advised Serco Group plc (Serco) in its recent selection by the Department of Trade and Industry as preferred bidder for the operation of the National Physical Laboratory (NPL). The new ten-year contract is valued at approximately £500 million to Serco over this period. Serco, as an incumbent contractor, has

Today the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in Orlando and Jacksonville, together with the respective U.S. Attorney’s Offices announce the indictment of over three dozen defendants involved in two separate international drug trafficking organizations operating in Central and Northern Florida for the past few years. Several other law enforcement agencies have been active in these two