Recent Updates
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Foley & Lardner Chosen For 2007 Special Olympics
Law Firm News 04/23/2007[##_1L|1187414736.jpg|width="112" height="47" alt=""|_##] Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that the firm has been retained by the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games Executive Committee (GEC) to serve as international legal counsel for th...
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Baker & McKenzie Partner Presents on Swedish Law
Law Firm News 04/23/2007[##_1L|1225829900.jpg|width="182" height="32" alt=""|_##] Baker & McKenzie Partner Carl Svernlöv will present his doctoral dissertation on 27 April 2007 for the LL.D. degree at the University of Stockholm, which examines the Swedish law concept o...
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Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw advises Aeroflot
Law Firm News 04/20/2007[##_1L|1015197778.jpg|width="71" height="70" alt=""|_##] International law firm Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP advised Aeroflot Russian Airlines JSC and its consortium partner, UniCredit Banca Mobiliare S.p.A. on a non-binding offer to acquire the ...
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Baker & McKenzie Advises MacarthurCook
Law Firm News 04/20/2007Baker & McKenzie's Asia Pacific REIT team has assisted MacarthurCook, one of Australia’s emerging international real estate investment managers, on the successful acquisition of 12 Singapore industrial properties for S$316.2 million (US$208 milli...
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Jones Day Obtains Victory in Robare Case
Law Firm News 04/19/2007[##_1L|1069687944.jpg|width="60" height="48" alt=""|_##] In Robare, the New York Appellate Division, Third Department, affirmed the trial court's order granting defendants' motions for summary judgment dismissing the complaint on the ground that all ...
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White & Case Honored in Russia
Law Firm News 04/19/2007[##_1L|1087837290.jpg|width="148" height="23" alt=""|_##] Corporate Lawyer, Russia's largest monthly legal journal, presented three awards to law firms in Russia, recognizing their contributions to the legal community. "White & Case received this...
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Schwartz Simon Leases 43,150 SF in Morristown
Law Firm News 04/17/2007The law firm of Schwartz, Simon, Edelstein, Celso & Kessler leased 43,150 square feet of office space in the Washington Office Center, a 215,037-square-foot office building at 44 Whippany Road in Morristown, NJ. The firm expects to take occupancy...
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Renowned White Collar Attorney Joins McDermott
Law Firm News 04/16/2007[##_1L|1401698766.jpg|width="158" height="61" alt=""|_##] The international law firm McDermott Will & Emery announced today that renowned white-collar defense attorney and trial lawyer Abbe D. Lowell is joining the Firm as a partner and will head...
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Shearman & Sterling Represent Citigroup Inc.
Law Firm News 04/13/2007[##_1L|1176557287.jpg|width="328" height="27" alt=""|_##] Shearman & Sterling represented Citigroup Inc. in its acquisition of Old Lane LP and Old Lane Partners, GP, LLC ("Old Lane"), a global, multi-strategy hedge fund and a private equity fund ...
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Cravath Wins Dismissal in Merck Class Action
Law Firm News 04/13/2007On April 12, the United States District Court in New Jersey granted the Merck & Co.'s motion to dismiss with prejudice a consolidated securities class action filed by investors against Merck in connection with disclosures by Merck regarding VIOXX...
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Two Godfrey & Kahn lawyers received awards
Law Firm News 04/08/2007Two lawyers from Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. were among 17 people recognized as outstanding volunteers by The Milwaukee 7 at its recent advisory council meeting: Christine Liu McLaughlin, shareholder and member of the Labor & Employment Practice Gro...
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Peter Elias Joins Morrison & Foerster’s San Diego Office
Law Firm News 04/05/2007[##_1L|1042906223.jpg|width="399" height="59" alt=""|_##] Morrison & Foerster LLP is pleased to announce that Peter Elias has joined the firm as a partner in its San Diego office. Mr. Elias joins the firm’s Tax Department, where his practic...