ARCHIVES - 2007 e-Bulletin
May 2007 e-Bulletin(.pdf)
December 2006 e-Bulletin(.pdf)
May 2007 e-Bulletin(.pdf)
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MEMBER NEWS
- PRAC Welcomes New Member Baker Botts LLP
- Asahi Law Offices to Merge with Nishimura & Partners
- Davis Wright Tremaine Strengthens Seattle's Corporate Finance Practice Group
- Fraser Milner Casgrain Appoints New Managing Partner for Calgary Office
- Hogan & Hartson Expands Growing Berlin Office With Leading Tax Partner
- Morgan Lewis & Bockius Former Chief Counsel of KLA Tencor and SunGard Joins Firm
- NautaDutilh Strengthens Energy & Utilities Practice with Former E.ON Manager
- Tilleke & Gibbins International Ltd Appoints New Board Member
- WilmerHale Growing New York Office with Addition of Corporate & Securities Partner
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MAKING NEWS
- Carey y Cia Acts for JP Morgan Chase Bank in US$192 Million Zero Coupon Bond Issuance
- Clayton Utz Advises Bank of Queensland on Credit Card Deal With Citibank
- Gide Loyrette Nouel Warsaw Advised Enterprise Investors on the Takeover of Komfort Market
- Hogan & Hartson Advises Norilsk Nickel Group on US$4.8 Billion Bid for LionOre Mining International Ltd; Clayton Utz to Advise on Australian Local Matters
- NautaDutilh Advising ABN AMRO on Merger Negotiations with Barclays
- Tozzini Freire Teixeira e Silva; Hoet Pelaez Castillo & Duque Advise Buyer in McDonalds Corporation Sale of its Fast-Food Outlets in Latin America and the Caribbean
- WilmerHale Advising Kronos in US$1.8 Billion Acquisition by Hellman & Freidman
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COUNTRY ROUNDUPS
- AUSTRALIA - Clayton Utz - 2007-08 Budget Announcement - Budgeting for a Simpler Personal Property Securities Regime?
- CHINA - King and Wood - Computer Software Protection in China
- HONG KONG - Lovells - Contentious Risk Monitor - report on Recent Developments Impacting Risks for Businesses Operating in Asia
- INDIA - Mulla & Mulla & Craigie Blunt & Caroe - Remittance Scheme Liberalised - Update
- MOROCCO - Gide Loyrette Nouel - Three Financing Alternatives to Be Announced
- NEW ZEALAND - Simpson Grierson - Spam Act in Force as of September 2007 - Is Your Business Ready?
- TAIWAN - Lee and Li - Proposed Amendments to Fair Trade Act
- UNITED STATES
- Davis Wright Tremaine - IRS Guidance Clarifies Tax-Exempt Hospitals May Share Health Information Technology with Physicians
- Hogan & Hartson - Privacy Update - FCC To Address Data Storage Issues
- Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps - Construction Law Update - A Mechanic's Lien on a Hybrid Private/Public Work of Improvement? When Can a Lien Be Recorded When Told There's No More Money? Recent California Decisions Provide Guidance
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MEMBER NEWS
- Clayton Utz Welcomes Back Corporate Star to Perth
- Fraser Milner Casgrain Welcomes 18 New Lawyers to Real Estate, Tax, Securities and Corporate Practices
- Hogan & Hartson Adds Patent Litigation Lawyer to Los Angeles Office
- Luce Forward Adds to Business Complex Litigation Practice in San Diego
- Muniz Ramirez Perez-Taiman & Luna-Victoria Strengthens Banking, Finance and Capital Markets Practice
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MAKING NEWS
- Gide Loyrette Nouel Advised IFC and the General Authority of Civil Aviation of Saudi Arabia on First Airport PPP Project in the Kingdom
- Hogan & Hartson Wins False Claims Act and Employment Law Case for Accenture
- Luce Forward Assists Eldorado Stone with Intellectual Property and Copyright Infringement Case - San Diego Jury Verdict Awards over $20 million
- Morgan Lewis - Jury Verdict for Vanguard in Retaliation Cased Based Upon Absence of "Reasonable Good Faith Belief"
- NautaDutilh Acts for Unibail - Merger of Rodamco and Unibail Will Create Largest Property Fund in Europe
- Rodyk & Davidson Acts for Changi Airports International $220 Million Investment in China's Fifth Largest Airport
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COUNTRY ROUNDUPS
- AUSTRALIA - Clayton Utz - Tax Changes to Promote International Competitiveness of Investment Funds
- BRAZIL - Tozzini Freire Teixeira e Silva - Ending a Monopoly - Overview of New Reinsurance Law
- CANADA - Fraser Milner Casgrain - Minority Government Tax Budget Implications for US / Foreign VC's
- CHINA - King and Wood - Ambush Marketing in Sports - Legal and Non-Legal Remedies
- HONG KONG - Lovells - Intellectual Property NewsFlash - Shadow Companies - Light at the End of the Tunnel?
- SINGAPORE - Rodyk & Davidson - Litigation Update - Swfit Fortune v Magnifica Marine Sa - Court's Powers Under IAA Do Not Extend
to Foreign Arbitrations
- UNITED STATES
- Davis Wright Tremaine - Enforcement of Transfer Pricing RUles Increase in China
- Hogan & Hartson - SEC Update - Delaware Chancery Court Issues Opinions in Two Stock Option Derivative Suits: Reduces
Demand Burden on Plaintiffs; Establishes Action for Spring-loading
- Morgan Lewis & Bockius - Labor & Employment Alert - Occupational Safety & Health Administration's High Injury and Illness
Notification and Site Specific Targeting 2007 Inspection Plans
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MEMBER NEWS
- Brigard & Urrutia Prepares to Host PRAC 41st Conference in Colombia March 17-21
- Davis Wright Tremaine's Joseph D. Weinstein to Lead Firm's Business Corporate Finance Group
- Hogan & Hartson Expands Corporate, M&A and Finance Practice With Team in Baltimore and Washington
- Morgan Lewis Adds to Labor & Employment Practice
- Muniz Ramirez Perez-Taiman & Luna-Victoria Promote Five Lawyers to Senior Partner
- Richards Buell Sutton Announce New Partner Appointment and New Associate
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MAKING NEWS
- Clayton Utz Proud Advisers on Award Winning NSBT Project
- Gide Loyrette Nouel Casablanca Advised Bangque Centrale Populaire on US $100 Million Financing Offer
- Hogan & Hartson Advises Norilsk Nickel Group in $408 Million Acquisition of the Nickel Business of OM Group
- Lovells Success for Swedish Retail Giant Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) Ruling Clears Path to Enter Russian Market
- Muniz Ramirez Perez-Taiman & Luna-Victoria Act for Ashmore Energy Internatiohnal and Promigas in Acquisition of Lima's Natural gas Distribution Company from Suez Tractebel S.A.
- WilmerHale Advises Linde on the Realignment of its Joint Ventures in Asia
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COUNTRY ROUNDUPS
- AUSTRALIA - Clayton Utz - Landmark Survey Reveals Asia Pacific Product Liability Hotspots
- CANADA - Fraser Milner Casgrain - Current Issues - Investing in Canadian Oil Sands
- CHINA - King and Wood - New Administrative Rules on Merger & Acquisition of Listed Comanies - Acquisition by Private Agreement
- NETHERLANDS - NautaDutilh - EJC To Rule on Public Interest Role in Relation to Adidas Stripe Infringement
- TAIWAN - Lee and Li - Minister of Economic Affairs - Interpretations of Shareholder Motions
- UNITED STATES
- Davis Wright Tremaine - Washington Supreme Court Says State Wage/Hour Law Applies to Work Performed Outside of Washington State
- Hogan & Hartson - International Trade Update - House Passes Bill to Reform US Government Review of Foreign Investments in the US
- Luce Forward - Recent California Decisions Provide Construction Law Guidance
- Morgan Lewis & Bockius - Immigration Alert - FBI Name Check Update and Passport Flexibility for US and Canadian Children
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MEMBER NEWS
- Allende & Brea Appoint Two New Partners
- Brigard & Urrutia Prepares to Host PRAC 41st Conference in Colombia March 17-21
- Davis Wright Tremaine Names Eight to Partnership
- Hogan & Hartson Former U.S. Ambassador to the WTO Joins Firm as Senior Trade Advisor
- Luce Forward Partner To Lead San Diego World Trade Center
- Morgan Lewis Former Chief Patent Lawyer for Unilever Joins Firm
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MAKING NEWS
- Gide Loyrette Nouel Advises CNP Assurances on EU750 million Share Capital Increase
- Hogan & Hartson Represents Cytyc Corporation in Acquisition of Adeza Biomedical Corporation
- NautaDutilh Success for Mittal Steel - Winds Preliminary Relief Proceedgins Initiated by ThyssenKrupp
- WilmerHale Advises Keane, Inc. (NYSE: KEA) in Proposed USD$854 million Acquisition by Caritor, Inc.
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COUNTRY ROUNDUPS
- AUSTRALIA - Clayton Utz - New National Gas Law Package
- CHINA - King and Wood - Revising PRC's Patent Law - Significant Changes to the Current Patent Law
- INDIA - Mulla & Mulla & Craigie Blunt and Caroe - Liberalization of Remittance Scheme
- NEW ZEALAND - Simpson Grierson - Updating Copyright Law for the Digital Age: The Copyright (New Technologies and Performer's Rights) Amendment Bill
- TAIWAN - Lee and Li - Procedural Bill for IPR Court Passes Final Reading
- THAILAND - Tilleke and Gibbins International Ltd - Amendment to the Foreign Business Act
- UNITED STATES
- Davis Wright Tremaine - Immigration Update - FY2008 H-1B Petition Filing Begins April 1, 2007
- Hogan & Hartson - New Requirements to Combat Human Trafficking Pose Significant Compliance Challenges for Government Contractors
- Luce Forward - California Employers Rejoice: The DLSE Substantially Changes Its Enforcement Position Regarding the Academic Requirement
for the Learned Professional Exemption
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MEMBER NEWS
- Brigard & Urrutia Prepares to Host PRAC 41st Conference in Colombia March 17-21
- Davis Wright Tremaine Adds Two Litigators to Construction Law Practice Group in Seattle
- Gide Loyrette Nouel Announces Appointment of Six Partners
- Hogan & Hartson Elects 19 to Partnership and Appoints 10 as Counsel
- Lovells Announce New Senior Consultants and Associates to the Asia Corporate Team in Hong Kong
- Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps Los Angeles Office Relocates to Accommodate Continued Expansion
- Morgan Lewis & Bockius - Federal Prosecutor Alicia Villarreal Joins Morgan Lewis Los Angeles
- Tozzini Adds New Partner to Corporate Practice Group
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MAKING NEWS
- RailCorp Relies on Clayton Utz for Landmark Rollingstock PPP Contract
- Gide Loyrette Nouel Casablanca Office Advises Medi Telecom on EUR 600 Million Refinancing Transaction
- Hogan & Hartson Represents Automakers in International Trade Commission Victory
- King and Wood Advises on Moody's Acquisition of Chengxin International Rating Co. Ltd.
- Luce Forward Attorneys Provide Breach of Fiduciary Trust Expertise in Prominent California Case
- Morgan Lewis Team Wins $53.5 Million Patent Infringement Verdict
- NautaDutilh Acts in Bowfunds Property Finance BV Deal EUR 1.6 Billion
- WilmerHale Secures Successful Restructuring for Satelites Mexicano
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COUNTRY ROUNDUPS
- AUSTRALIA - Clayton Utz - Private Financed Projects - NSW Government Issues Guidelines
- CANADA - Fraser Milner Casgrain - Recent Developments in Wind Energy
- CHINA - King and Wood - Highlights of PRC Anti-Money Laundering Law Effective Jan 1, 2007
- HONG KONG - Lovells - Domain Name Notices - A Scam!
- INDIA - Mulla & Mulla & Craigie Blunt and Caroe - No Prior Approval for Remittance to Purchase Trademarks
- NETHERLANDS - NautaDutilh - Use of Trademark as Adword
- SINGAPORE - Rodyk & Davidson - Court Holds Loan By Foreign Subsidiary is Not Financial Assistance
- TAIWAN - Lee and Li - Trademark Not Infringed by Undestroyed Seconds
- UNITED STATES
- Davis Wright Tremaine - Patent Licensees May Challenge Licensor Patents
- Hogan & Hartson - SEC Update - SEC Proposes Revised Rules to Liberalize Foreign Private Issuer Deregistration
December 2006 e-Bulletin(.pdf)
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MEMBER NEWS
- ABNR Lawyer Named Member of the United Nations International Law Commission
- Davis Wright Tremaine Adds Los Angeles Health Care Partner
- Hoet Pelaez Castillo & Duque's Fernando Pelaez-Pier Named Vice President International Bar Association
- Hogan & Hartson - Leading Tax Partner Joins Firm to Launch Moscow Tax Practice
- Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps Names Three New Partners
- Morgan Lewis & Bockius Adds Five Partners and Five Associates to Global IP Group
- Estudio Muniz Ramirez Perez-Taiman & Luna-Victoria Adds News Lawyers
- Rodyk Welcomes New Real Estate and Finance Partners
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MAKING NEWS
- Clayton Utz Closes Second Fund for Ironbridge
- Gide Loyrette Nouel Advises Linde AG EU4 billion disposal of its forklift divison Kion Group
- Estudio Muniz Ramirez Perez-Taiman & Luna-Victoria Serves as Counsel to Citibank N.A in Financing Facility to Quimpac corp S.A.C.
- Morgan Lewis & Bockius Attorneys Assist in Obtaining Patent for Subject Matter of Nobel Prize
- NautaDutilh Advises Qurius N.V. in merger with Watermark
- Rodyk Secures Significant Court of Appeal Ruling in Minority Oppression Ruling
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COUNTRY ROUNDUPS
- AUSTRALIA - Clayton Utz - Challenges of Interlocutory Injunctions
- CHINA - King and Wood - New Hopes for Foreign Investors in China - SAIC Official Discusses Decree No. 81
- NETHERLANDS - NautaDutilh - Energy Unbundling Act
- NEW ZEALAND - Simpson Grierson - Domain Name Dispute Resolution Service - A look at New Zealand's New Service
- TAIWAN - Lee and Li - Banks Under FHC Will Be Allowed To Make Long Term Investments
- UNITED STATES
- Davis Wright Tremaine - New Amendments to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
- Hogan & Hartson - Congress Authorizes Civil Nuclear Cooperation with India; US Export Controls to be Eased
- Morgan Lewis - Immigration Alert - Passports Required for All Air Travel to United States as of January 23, 2007
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MEMBER NEWS
- Allende Brea Appoints New Managing Partner; Chairman
- Fraser Milner Casgrain Strengthens Municipal and Property Law Group
- Hogan & Hartson Strengthens its Labor and Employment Practice with New Counsel
- Luce Forward - PRAC Conference Looks at NAFTA 12 Years Later
- Morgan Lewis & Bockius Additions Strengthen Firm's Structured Finance Practice
- NautaDutilh Appoints Seven New Partners to Drive Growth Across European Corporate, Banking and Finance Groups
- Tozzini Freire Moves to New Office Sao Paulo
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MAKING NEWS
- Clayton Utz Advises Mayne Pharma Limited on A$2.6 Billion Acquisition by US-based Hospital Products Manufacturer Hospira
- Gide Loyrette Nouel Advises European Semiconductor Company ST Microelectronics N.V. and DBS Bank Ltd on Financing Semiconductor Manufacturing Facility in China
- Hogan & Hartson Represents Essex Corporation in Merger Agreement with Northrop Grumman Corporation
- NautaDutilh Assists Ministry of Finance with Successful Public-Private Pilot Project
- Rodyk Secures Landmark Decision in Medical Consent Case
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MEMBER EVENTS - Upcoming Member Sponsored Events
- Hogan & Hartson - Washington DC - November 16 - Labor & Employment Seminar
- Morgan Lewis - Webcast - November 28 - Amended Federal Rules of Civil Procedure - eDiscovery Compliance
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COUNTRY ROUNDUPS
- ARGENTINA - Allende Brea Pro Consumer Amendments to Argentin AntiTrust Law
- AUSTRALIA - Clayton Utz - Major Trade Practices Reforms Passes
- CANADA - Fraser Milner Casgrain - New Federal Government Tax Plan Includes Elimination of Income Trusts
- CHINA - King and Wood - Legal and Regulatory Framework for China's Securitization
- INDIA - Mulla & Mulla & Fair Practice Codes for Non-Banking Financial COmpanies
- MALAYSIA - Skrine - Engineers Beware - Comply or Else - New Act Reaffirms Rights to Recovery
- NETHERLANDS - NautaDutilh - Supreme Court Reconfirms Doctrine: When is a Cease and Desist Letter Unlawful?
- NEW ZEALAND - Simpson Grierson - Birth of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research in New Zealand Nearing Reality
- TAIWAN - Lee and Li - FTC Issues Guidelines on Pre-Combination Notification Review
- UNITED STATES
- Hogan & Hartson - Privacy Update - FTC Announces Settlement with Online Media Company Zango, Inc. - Provides Industry Standards for Downloadable Software
- Morgan Lewis - Hollywood Labor Unrest Looms on Digital Horizon
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MEMBER NEWS
- Clayton Utz Specialist Appointed to Peak Government Review Body
- Gide Loyrette Nouel Opens Office in Kyiv
- Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps Expands International Practice; Firm Set to Host PRAC 40th International Conference
- Estudio Muniz Ramirez Perez-Taiman & Luna-Victoria Abogados Celebrates 25th Anniversary
- Tilleke & Gibbins Announces Appointments of Co-Managing Partners
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MAKING NEWS
- Clayton Utz Celebrates End and Beginning of Brisbane's North-South Bypass Tunnel Project
- Gide Loyrette Nouel Announces a New Record with the Award of a Third Telecommunications License in Mauritania for more than USD$100 million
- Hogan & Hartson Represents Sunrise Senior Living in Acquisition of Trinity Hospice
- Morgan Lewis & BOckius Wins Significant Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation for Daiichi
- NautaDutilh Advises Apollo on Listing of Funds Worth USD $2 billion
- PRAC Latin American Member Firms Tozzini Freire Teixeira e Silva, Carey y Cia; Brigard & Urrutia Act for Huntsman in Global Acquisition Deal
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MEMBER EVENTS - Upcoming Member Sponsored Events
- Hogan & Hartson - Washington DC - November 16 - Labor & Employment Seminar
- NautaDutilh - Amsterdam, The Netherlands - September 18 - Sponsored Event in conjunction with IFA 60th Congress
- WilmerHale - Boston, MA - September 28 - Seminar - Winning Intellectual Property Strategies for Your Company
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COUNTRY ROUNDUPS
- AUSTRALIA Clayton Utz Litigation Funding Allowed by High Court
- CANADA - Fraser Milner Casgrain - Federal Court of Appeals Overrules Canada Competition Tribunal in Commissioner of Competition v. Canada Pipe
- CHINA - King and Wood - Interpretation of Article 40 New M&A Regulations - Share Swap or Cash Deal
- INDIA - Mulla & Mulla & Craigie Blunt & Careo - Liberalization of Overseas Investment by Mutual Funds
- TAIWAN - Lee and Li - FTA Drafts Multilevel Sales Control Act
- UNITED STATES
- Hogan & Hartson - SEC Extends Auditor's Attestation Report Compliance Dates for Accelerated Foreign Private Issuers Filers
- Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps - Assembly Bill pending Before California Legislature Would Impose New Penalties for Independent Contractor Misclassification
- Morgan Lewis & Bockius - Unfair Competition Suits Tarteting Illegal Hiring
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MEMBER NEWS
- Davis Wright Tremaine Adds New Of Counsel to Media and Entertainment Practice
- Hogan & Hartson Expands Global Litigation and Aviation Practices with Team of Trial Lawyers
- Luce Forward - Taxation and Employee Benefits Specialist Karl A. Rand Joins Firm
- Morgan Lewis - Former Morgan Stanley Executive Georgia Bullitt Joins Firm
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MAKING NEWS
- Gide Loyrette Nouel Advises Principality of Monaco in Project to Extend Territory of Monaco
- Hogan & Hartson Represents Orthofix International in Acquisition of Blackstone Medical
- Morgan Lewis Cell Phone Ban Challenged
- Simpson Grierson Achieves Two Important Court of Appeals Decisions for Freedom of the Press
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MEMBER EVENTS - Upcoming Member Sponsored Events
- Hogan & Hartson - Washington DC - September 14 - Breakfast Forum - Committee on Froeign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) Reform
- NautaDutilh - Amsterdam, The Netherlands - September 18 - Sponsored Event in conjunction with IFA 60th Congress
- WilmerHale - Cambridge, MA - September 7 - Harvard Law School Multi-Jurisdictional Mock Patent Trial
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COUNTRY ROUNDUPS
- AUSTRALIA Clayton Utz Government Moves Quickly on Proposed Amendments to the Environmental Protection Act 1986
- BRAZIL - TOzzini Freire Teixeira e Silva - Court of APpeals Confirms Inclusion of Swedish Parent Corporation in Brazilian Arbitration Proceeding
- CANADA - Fraser Milner Casgrain - Aircraft Seizure and Detention Rights of NAV Canada and Airport Authorities Have Priority over the Property Interest of Aircraft Lessors: The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled
- CHINA - King and Wood - New Administration Rules on Merger & Acquisition of Listed Companies
- MALAYSIA - Skrine - Guidelines on the Disposal/Purchase of Non-Performing Loans by Banking Institutions
- TAIWAN - Lee and Li - Income Tax Act Amended
- UNITED STATES
- Hogan & Hartson - Change in ERISA Plan Asset & Prohibited Transaction Provision under the Pension Protection Act of 2006
- WilmerHale - Privilege Standing Committee Update
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MEMBER NEWS
- Allende & Brea Takes On New Partner
- Carey y Cia. Announces New Arrivals
- Fraser Milner Casgrain Expands International Natural Resources & Infrastructure Group
- Hogan & Hartson - Leading Corporate Partner Joins Firm to Head London Practice
- Lovells Appoints Two Outside Members to its International Executive
- Luce Forward - Nationally Prominent Trusts & Estates Attorney Joins Firm
- Morgan Lewis Strengthens Nationwide Entertainment Labor and Employment Practice with Former Screen Actor's Guild Exec Director Gregory Hessinger
- Estudio Muniz Ramirez Perez-Taiman & Luna-Victoria - Bank Law Expert Joins Firm
- NautaDutilh Boosts Corporate & Securities Practice
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MAKING NEWS
- Gide Loyrette Nouel Advises in EU 1.5bn Securitisation Transaction Arranged for Unedic
- Hogan & Hartson Advises Advent Venture Partners is US$23 Million BridgeCo Finance Transaction
- Lovells Assist SABMiller on Three Deals
- Morgan Lewis Wins Appeal in Groundbreaking Case of First Impression on Class Certification
- Muniz Advises in Municipal Government of Lima's Entrance into Captial Market with First Issue Securitized Bonds
- NautaDutilh Advises Mittal Steel in High Profile Acquisition of Acelor
- WilmerHale Successfully Represents RSA Security in US$1.3 Billion Acquisition by EMC Corporation
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MEMBER EVENTS - Upcoming Member Sponsored Events
- Luce Forward - San Diego - July 20 - Seminar "Best Practices in Mergers and Acquisitions"
- Morgan Lewis - July 25 - Webcast - "Wage & Hour Issues in Life Sciences: Strategies to Avoid Litigation"
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COUNTRY ROUNDUPS
- AUSTRALIA Clayton Utz Federal Court Decision Brings Certainty on Greenhouse Gases and Coal Mines
- CHINA - King & Wood - ICC Arbitration - Validity of Arbitration Clauses and Enforcements of Awards
- CHILE - Carey y Cia. - Draft Bill to Strengthen Competition and Regulate Mergers
- INDIA - Mulla and Mulla and Craigie Blunt & Caroe - Renewable Energy Update
- INDONESIA - Ali Budiardjo Nugroho Reksodiputro - Treasury Notes Discount Levied at 20%
- NETHERLANDS - NautaDutilh - Dutch Supreme Court Affirms Copyright Protection on Perfumes
- TAIWAN - Lee and Li - Privately Placed Trust Funds May Invest in Non-Approved Offshore Funds
- UNITED STATES
- Hogan & Hartson - US Supreme Court to Consider Obviousness of Standard of Patent Law
- Morgan Lewis & Bockius - Labor & Employment Update - Supreme Court Expands Definition of Retaliation in Title VI Claims
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MEMBER NEWS
- Hogan & Hartson Adds Accomplished Aviation Lawyer
- NautaDutilh Strengthens Arbitration Practice With New Partner Hire in Rotterdam
- Simpson Grierson Appoints New Partner to Commercial Litigation Practice in Wellington
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MAKING NEWS
- Clayton Utz - Toll Takeover Bid of Patrick Corporation - Behind the Headlines
- Gide Loyrette Nouel Advises Coloplast A/S on Acquisition Urology Division of Mentor Corporation
- Hogan & Hartson Advises Apogen Technologies, Inc. in Acquisition of Ocean Systems Engineering Corp.
- Lovells Wins Patent Case for Statoil
- WilmerHale Client MEDTRONIC, Closes Sale of $4.4 Billion Convertible Senior Notes
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MEMBER EVENTS - Upcoming Member Sponsored Events
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COUNTRY ROUNDUPS
- AUSTRALIA Clayton Utz NSW Supreme Court Endorsement of Creditor's Trust Encouraging
- CHINA - King & Wood - Offering Stock Option to Employees Who Work in China - What You Need to Know
- NEW ZEALAND - Simpson Grierson - Fighting to Protect Your Rights in Cyberspace
- TAIWAN - Lee and Li - Regulatory Response to Card Debt Issue
- UNITED STATES
- Hogan & Hartson - Intellectual Property Update - A New Weapon in the Fight Against Counterfeiting: Using the United States International Trade Commission as a Forum to Combat Counterfeiting and Other Intellectual Property Violations
- Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps - Arbitrator's Failure to Disclosure Results in Vacating Substantial Award
- Morgan Lewis & Bockius - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards Update
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MEMBER NEWS
- Hogan & Hartson Adds Top Litigators to Growing Miami Office
- Luce Forward Strengthen Tenant-In-Common Specialization With Three Experienced Attorneys
- Morgan Lewis - Leading Tax Controversy Lawyer William F. Colgin, Jr. Joins Firm; Anchors West Coast Tax Practice
- Rodyk & Davidson Welcomes New Banking Lawyer
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MAKING NEWS
- Allende & Brea Acts for AMBEV in Acquisition Controlling Interest Cerveceria Quilmes
- Clayton Utz Advises CHAMP Ventures on Establishment of its Sixth Venture Capital Fund
- Gide Loyrette Nouel Wins Case for Air France Against Ryanair
- Hogan & Hartson Advises Apogen Technologies, Inc. in Acquisition of Ocean Systems Engineering Corp.
- Morgan Lewis Wins Dismissal for Wachovia
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MEMBER EVENTS - Upcoming Member Sponsored Events
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COUNTRY ROUNDUPS
- AUSTRALIA Clayton Utz Colour Trademark Disputes Could Leave Businesess in the Dark
- BRAZIL - Tozzini Freire Teixeira e Silva - Madrid Protocol - An Opportunity for Brazil
- CHINA - King & Wood - Full Circulation Reform on the Move
- INDIA - Mulla Mulla Craigie Blunt & Caroe - Shipbuilding Industry Subsidy Scheme
- LUXEMBOURG - NautaDutilh - Luxembourg Transposes Directive on Takeover Bids
- SINGAPORE - Rodyk & Davidson - Abolition of Concept of Par Value
- UNITED STATES
- Davis Wright Tremaine - Recent 9th Circuit Decision Emboldens Unions to Organize Health Care Workers
- Hogan & Hartson - Privacy Update - FTC Increasing CAN-SPAM Enforcement
- Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps - Updated Due Diligence Checklist for the Times
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MEMBER NEWS
- Luce Forward Bolsters Trusts and Estates Practice
- Estudio Muniz - Intellectual Property Expert Joins Firm
- Morgan Lewis Continues Expansion of Its Labor and Employment Practice
- Tilleke and Gibbins International Ltd to Host PRAC Thailand Conference May 13-19, 2006
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MAKING NEWS
- Gide Loyrette Nouel Advises Eurazeo on the euro 3 Billion Acquisition of Europcar
- Hogan & Hartson Achieves Victory on Behalf of Amgen, Inc.
- Morgan Lewis Assists Universal Music Group with Multiyear Communications Outsourcing Deal
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MEMBER EVENTS - Upcoming Member Sponsored Events
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COUNTRY ROUNDUPS
- AUSTRALIA Clayton Utz Austral Coal Update - The Use of Cash Settled Equity Swaps in Takeover
- BRAZIL - Tozzini Freire Teixeira e Silva - Tax Benefits for Foreign Investors
- CHINA - King & Wood - Chinese Environmental Law and Legislation on RoHS and WEEE
- INDONESIA - Ali Budiardjo Nugroho Reksodiputro - Indonesia Ratifies Investment Agreement with Singapore
- TAIWAN - Lee and Li - Company Act Amended to Facilitate ReorganizationMajor Changes to Regulations on Selection Committees for Infrastructure Participation
- UNITED STATES
- Hogan & Hartson - Antitrust Update - The FTC's Use of Section 5 of the FTC Act to Condemn Public Invitations to Collude
- Morgan Lewis & Bockius - Tax News Flash - California Protective Claim for Refund of Annual LLC Fee
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MEMBER NEWS
- Clayton Utz Consolidates Strong Growth With New Hire
- Davis Wright Tremaine March Haas Named Partner-In-Charge Los Angeles Office
- Hogan & Hartson Announces 15 New Partners and 10 New Counsel
- Luce Forward Esteemed Trust & Estate Attorney Bruce S. Ross Joins Firm as Partner-In-Charge of Los Angeles; Ten Veteran Trust & Estate Lawyers Join Firm
- Tilleke and Gibbins International Ltd to Host PRAC Thailand Conference May 13-19, 2006
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr Gary Born Publishes Second Edition of "International Arbitration and Forum Selection Agreements: Drafting and Enforcing"
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MAKING NEWS
- Asahi Koma Law Offices Advised in 2005 Deal of the Year
- Gide Loyrette Nouel Advises French Government in Euro 73bn Mega Deal
- Hogan & Hartson Secures Favorable Outcome in International Arbitration Proceeding in Geneva
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MEMBER EVENTS - Upcoming Member Sponsored Events
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COUNTRY ROUNDUPS
- AUSTRALIA Clayton Utz Insurers Must Develop "Fit and Proper" Policy
- BRAZIL - Tozzini Freire Teixeira e Silva - Law Confirms Use of Arbitration as Means of Dispute Resolution on Public Services Concession
- CHINA - King & Wood - Operational Guidelines for Placing Listed Companies Into the Custody of Local Governments
- TAIWAN - Lee and Li - Major Changes to Regulations on Selection Committees for Infrastructure Participation
- UNITED STATES
- Hogan & Hartson - Financial Services Update - Federal Banking Agencies Prohibit Limitations on Liability in Auditor Engagement Letters
- Morgan Lewis & Bockius - Employee Stock Option Plan - Malpractice Claims May Be Brought in State Court Against Firm Tht Allegedly Undervalued Stock Held in ESOP
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MEMBER NEWS
- Asahi Koma Law Offices Announce Opening Shanghai Office
- Clayton Utz Best's Return a Bonus
- Luce Forward Re-Elects Robert Bell, Managing Partner; Elects Kathy Jorrie to Executive Committee
- Morgan Lewis & Bockius Gary Hermann Joins Premier Private Investment Funds Team Move to MLB San Francisco
- NautaDutilh Appoints New Partner in Luxembourg
- Tilleke and Gibbins International Ltd to Host PRAC Thailand Conference May 13-19, 2006
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MAKING NEWS
- Clayton Utz Heats Up Versacold A$435 Million Deal
- Gide Loyrette Nouel Advises Arrangers on eu2.4 Billion Financing for The Buy-Out of Hertz Corporation
- Hogan & Hartson Advises Mobile Satellite Ventures in Contract with Boeing to Develop Next Generation Satellites
- Muniz Ramirez Perez-Taiman & Luna-Victoria Acts in Landmark Gaming Transaction
- WilmerHale - Federal Court Finds Massachussets Violates Medicaid Act in Failing to Provide Childrens Mental Health Services
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MEMBER EVENTS - Upcoming Member Sponsored Events
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COUNTRY ROUNDUPS
- AUSTRALIA Clayton Utz APRA Settles Stage 2 Reforms
- CHINA - King & Wood - Biotech Patent Protection in China
- TAIWAN - Lee and Li - Legislature Beefs Up Alternative Minimum Tax Act
- UNITED STATES
- Davis Wright & Tremaine - IP Alert - Intellectual Property Protection at Tradeshows, Conferences, Symposia
- Hogan & Hartson - Amendments to the Medical Rebate Statute Made by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
- Morgan Lewis & Bockius - Immigration Alert - DOL Issues Proposed Rule Eliminating Alien Employment Certification
Substitution and Imposing 45-Day Window for Filing Immigrant Petitions
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MEMBER NEWS
- PRAC Announces 2006-2007 Chair, Practice Group and Committee Appointments
- Asahi Koma Law Offices Partner Announcements
- Gide Loyrette Nouel Appoints Eight Partners
- Hogan & Hartson Former FTC Commissioner to Rejoin Antitrust and Consumer Protection Practice
- Morgan Lewis & Bockius Named American Lawyer's Litigation Department of the Year for Labor and Employment
- Santamarina y Steta Appoint New Partners
- Tilleke and Gibbins International Ltd to Host PRAC Thailand Conference May 13-19, 2006
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MAKING NEWS
- Gide Loyrette Nouel Acts for Finance.Com on Acquisition by Credit Mutuel of an Equity Stake in its Subsidiary, RMA-Watanya
- Hogan & Hartson Named One of The American Lawyer's "Distinguished Dozen"
- King and Wood Successfully Defends Baidu in China's First Case of Hacker Attack
- Muniz Ramirez Perez-Taiman & Luna-Victoria Act for Hunt Oil in US$150m Bond Placement
- NautaDutilh Luxembourg Advised Weather Investments in Largest Leveraged Buy Out in European History
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MEMBER EVENTS - Upcoming Member Sponsored Events
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COUNTRY ROUNDUPS
- AUSTRALIA Clayton Utz New South Wales Moves Ahead with Implementation New Water Initiative
- CHINA - King & Wood - Amendments to Securities Laws
- NEW ZEALAND - Simpson Grierson - Changes to Taxation of Patent Sales
- TAIWAN - Lee and Li - SEA Provisions on Market Manipulation and Insider Trading to be Amended
- UNITED STATES
- Davis Wright & Tremaine - California Code Civil Procedure Sec. 425.17(c) New Restriction on Anti-SLAPP Motions
- Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps - California Employment Year in Review
- Hogan & Hartson - SEC Update - Proposed Amendments to Tender Offer Best Price Rule (2)
- Morgan Lewis & Bockius - Employee Benefits Alert - Guidance Issuance Medicate Part D
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