Law Firm News

---

Law Firm News

Firm Name

News Title

News

News Date

25383 matches |  8723-8729 displayed

1  1246 1247 1248 1249 1250  3627

---

Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

Blackwell Sanders Client Prevails in Election Recount
Kay Dolan, a candidate for Johnson County (Missouri) Auditor in the November 7 general election, hired Blackwell Sanders attorneys Pat McInerney and Leslie Chambers to contest the results of the election on the basis of margin, and to challenge irregularities in the voting process.

Blackwell Sanders filed suit in Circuit Court of Johnson County, Missouri, and asked for a hand recount of electronically scanned ballots, due to allegations of improper ballot security. The Court ordered the hand recount, and Blackwell Sanders represented Dolan through the eight-day recount process. The recount turned the election in favor of Dolan, and she was sworn in to her rightful office on March 7.

03-19-2007

---

Baker Botts LLP

Work on First Patent Issued in USPTO's Accelerated Program Earn Arpin, Churna Recognition
The United States Patent and Trademark office launched an accelerated patent examination procedure in August 2006. On March 13, 2007, the first patent that was filed within this program was issued to Baker Botts client, Brother Industries, for a new printer ink gauge. The patent was originally filed in September 2006 making the whole process, from submission to the patent being issued, under six months.

Washington partner, James Arpin, and Washington associate, Tim Churna, worked on the patent for Brother Industries and attended a signing ceremony held on Thursday, March 15, 2007 at the USPTO's headquarters.

In a story about the new procedure, Arpin told IP Law360: "The new process is a great leap forward, even if it wouldn't’t be used by a majority of filers or address some of the agency’s big challenges. This program isn’t something you’d use in all cases, because it involves a significant investment in time and effort prior to filing. It’s quite demanding prosecution, but it gives the client great value."

According to Arpin, that value includes getting products to market sooner, getting faster protection for products already on the market, patenting products in highly competitive fields, and trying to get venture capital from investors that want to see tangible assets.

03-19-2007

---

Robinson & Cole LLP

Robinson & Cole Trial and Appellate Lawyer Published in Women’s Business
Robinson & Cole Trial and Appellate Lawyer Effie Aquila Patrick wrote the article "Count Again: FMLA’s ‘12 Months’ Rule" that appeared in the March 2007 issue of Women’s Business.

03-19-2007

---

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Canadian Natural Resources Limited Closes US$2.2 Billion Deal
our client, Canadian Natural Resources Limited, a Canadian oil and gas company, closed an offering of US$1.1 billion principal amount of 5.70% Notes Due 2017 and US$1.1 billion principal amount of 6.25% Notes Due 2038 under a shelf registration statement for US$3 billion of debt securities established on November 27, 2006, under the Canadian-U.S. Multijurisdictional Disclosure System. Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. acted as joint book-running managers, and RBC Capital Markets acted as lead manager for the underwriters in connection with the offering. The Paul, Weiss team included corporate lawyers Andrew Foley, Kathleen McCabe, Kevin Nah and Peter Wright; tax lawyer Sonia Inamdar; and environmental lawyer William O'Brien.

03-19-2007

---

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

Paul Hastings Strengthens Real Estate Practice With Addition of Leading Land Use Lawyer Jeffrey Haber To Los Angeles Office
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce today that Jeffrey Haber, previously at Latham & Watkins, has joined the firm's real estate practice as a partner, resident in the Los Angeles office. Mr. Haber is one of California's leading lawyers in land use, zoning and planning, together with transactional real estate, administrative law and lobbying, construction, and political law.

"Over the past few years we have built one of the leading land use practices in the country through the addition of leading practitioners like Jeff Haber, Bob Freilich, Bob McMurry and Mitch Menzer. Our expertise in this area is second to none," said Philip Feder, Real Estate Department Chair. "Jeff's deep land use expertise, combined with his knowledge of transactional real estate, enhances our real estate capabilities."

Haber has advised major California institutions such as Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, The J. Paul Getty Trust, and the City of Hope, as well as one of the leading architectural firms in the world, Gehry Partners, in securing governmental approval for numerous high-profile projects such as the Getty Center and the Getty Villa. He is highly experienced in drafting and negotiating environmental impact reports, development agreements, and construction and architectural contracts. His broad range of expertise also includes lobbying, drafting and processing municipal and state law legislation. Jeffrey has been named in Southern California Super Lawyer every year since its inception and was Chairman of the Board of Directors of AIDS Project Los Angeles from 2001-2004.

About Paul Hastings' Real Estate Department: With approximately 190 attorneys, Paul Hastings has one of the largest real estate practices of any international law firm. Recognized for its excellence, the firm's partners' cumulative experience extends to the lending, acquisition, leasing and investment of and in real estate assets on a national and international scale. The department has been at the forefront of the introduction of international standards and practices to the acquisition, financing and workouts of non-performing secured and unsecured real estate and corporate loans.

03-19-2007

---

O'Melveny & Myers, LLP

O'MELVENY & MYERS WINS PRIVATE EQUITY DEAL OF THE YEAR AWARD
O'Melveny & Myers LLP has been honored with the "Private Equity Deal of the Year" by the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) at its European Annual Awards Dinner. O'Melveny was recognized for its participation in the consortium bid of £10.3 billion/US$18.5 billion for BAA Plc, the world's largest airport operator.

"We are very honored to receive this award," said London partner Matthew Hudson. "This recognition is a tangible example of the strength of our London office and its impact on the European private equity marketplace," he added.

The award was shared with several law firms that participated in advising the consortium, including Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Herbert Smith, and Fasken Martineau Stringer Saul. O'Melveny advised consortium member GIC Special Investments Pte Ltd (GIC SI), the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation's private equity arm.

The O'Melveny transactional legal team included London's Chris Ashworth, John Daghlian, Matthew Rees, Eilean Couper, James Mulholland, Rufus Gandhi, and Nigel Deed; London's Jan Birtwell advised on tax matter, and Stuart Hills assisted with financing arrangements. Los Angeles' Luc Moritz advised on U.S. tax disclosure; and Brussels' Riccardo Celli, François Renard, and Jochen Anweiler advised on antitrust/competition issues.

IFLR's Annual Awards Dinner is Europe's largest meeting of senior financial lawyers, attended by over 450 leading industry professionals. With more than 20 years being one of the leading sources of information on legal developments for banks, financial institutions, corporations, and law firms worldwide, IFLR's Annual Awards are the benchmark of excellence in the field.

Awards are presented for Deals of the Year and Law Firms of the Year in the following areas: Debt & Equity Linked Capital Markets; Equity; M&A; Private Equity; Project Finance; Restructuring; Securitization; and Structured products. IFLR also presents national law firm awards in a total of 21 countries in Europe.

03-19-2007

---

O'Melveny & Myers, LLP

O'MELVENY & MYERS REPRESENTS INVESTORS IN $50 MILLION SERIES BB FINANCING OF INTARCIA THERAPEUTICS
O'Melveny & Myers represented a consortium of investors including New Leaf Venture Partners, Venrock Associates, New Enterprise Associates, Alta Partners, and Granite Global Ventures, in the $50 million Series BB financing of Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc., a privately-held biopharmaceutical company.

The O'Melveny & Myers legal team included Sam Zucker, Paul Sieben, Melissa Wright, and John Kappos. For more information, please refer to Intarcia Therapeutics' press release below.

03-19-2007

---

25383 matches |  8723-8729 displayed

1  1246 1247 1248 1249 1250  3627