Marsha E. Simms and Deryck A. Palmer, partners with Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP were named among an elite group of America’s leading lawyers in the November issue of Black Enterprise. The magazine consulted America’s premier law schools and legal scholars as well as the country’s major legal organizations to create their first list of […]

Legislators should not be forced into a knee-jerk reaction of making internet sites liable for comments on chatrooms and message boards in the wake of the speculation regarding the names of eight footballers accused of rape, warns Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC), the leading media and defamation firm. Comments Les Christy, media expert at RPC, “Currently,

Amersham, the UK imaging and biotechnology group, was advised by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in relation to a share for share offer, which will value the company at approximately £5.7bn. Freshfields is advising Amersham on the US securities law and US antitrust aspects of the transaction, as well as the UK/European legal and antitrust aspects. Completion

Linklaters has acted for Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity as a member of the Spirit private equity consortium on its £2.51 billion acquisition of Scottish & Newcastle Retail business, comprising of 1,400 pubs, restaurants and lodges. The other consortium members included Texas Pacific Group, Blackstone, CVC and other current Spirit shareholders. The transaction became public

It has been just over two years since Crowell & Moring brought on 17 patent lawyers from the recognized intellectual property boutique, Evenson, McKeown, Edwards & Lenahan. Since then, the firm has steadily grown its IP capability, adding 20 more lawyers in its Washington, DC, California and European offices. Ten have joined in the last

Covington & Burling and the international advisory firm Kissinger McLarty Associates announced a strategic alliance that will combine the expertise and resources of both firms to offer comprehensive legal and business consulting services to clients operating in the global economy. Both firms are renowned for their significant international experience and powerful legal and policy presences

Foley & Lardner introduced the annual intellectual property writing competition in 2000 in an effort to stimulate scholarly research and writing in the legal profession among first- and second-year law students interested in publishing opportunities. “Ranked among the nation’s leading intellectual property law firms, Foley & Lardner is proud to sponsor a contest that engages

Kilpatrick Stockton LLP today announced the addition of G. Scott Humphrey as Partner in the Firm’s Charlotte office. Humphrey joins the Labor & Employment Practice Group and will focus primarily on assisting employer clients in employment or labor litigation in state or federal courts, as well as before the National Labor Relations Board or Department

For the second consecutive year, Mallesons Stephen Jaques’ Hong Kong office has been named, Construction Law Firm of the Year at the Asian Legal Business Awards. The annual awards recognise the outstanding professional achievements of leading in-house legal teams, law firms, chambers, managing partners and top legal practitioners. Mallesons continues to service the growing regional

Fulbright & Jaworski is pleased to announce that Ray Albrecht has joined the firm’s Houston office as Counsel. Ray brings over 20 years of experience to Fulbright, serving as in-house counsel at Transco Energy Co., Duke Energy Corp, and most recently as Assistant General Counsel at Ocean Energy, Inc., where he was responsible for all