UK State Of Law.
The following is an excerpt from the Vault Guide to the Top UK Law Firms, 2009 edition. www.vault.co.uk When life gives you subprime lending, make lemonade It wasn't so long ago that mergers and acquisitions were the axes around which London's legal universe evolved. Indeed, elite UK...

Global law companies eye informal tie-ups in India.
Byline: Paramita Chatterjee (##include msid=2459375,type=9 ##) NEW DELHI: Global law majors such as Allen & Overy, Jones Day, Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer amongst others are looking at establishing presence in India. With stringent regulatory guidelines and the Bar Council of India prohibiting...

Gibson Dunn Strengthens International Arbitration Capability in London.
LONDON, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that the firm has strengthened its litigation and international arbitration capability by recruiting Cyrus Benson as a partner in its London office. Benson previously practiced with White & Case, serving as co-head of the London...

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Announces Tim Emmerson, Leading UK M&A Lawyer, to Join Firm as Partner Based in Its London Office.
LONDON, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, a pre-eminent international law firm, today announced that one of the UK's leading mergers and acquisitions lawyers, Tim Emmerson, has been elected a partner of the firm and will join its London office during the first quarter of 2007. ...

Building A More User-Friendly Arbitration.
Arbitration is not always a high priority for in-house counsel, who rarely get to shape its rules and procedures to be user-friendly. Challenging this state of affairs is Jean-Claude Najar, a senior in-house counsel for GE in Paris, and founder and chair of the Corporate Counsel International Arbitration Group...

Private Capital Available to Create Nearly 2 Million Jobs When Coupled with Stimulus Plan.
Over $180 Bn of Dedicated Funds can be Leveraged to a Value of $450 Bn. Webinar scheduled to review report at 11:30 EST today. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- A report released today, "Benefit of Private Investment in Infrastructure," outlines how the Obama Administration could...

Clifford Chance To Partner With Georgetown Law.
Firm will sponsor International Public Interest Summer Fellowships NEW YORK, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Clifford Chance US LLP announced that the firm has established the Clifford Chance International Public Interest Summer Fellowship Program ("Clifford Chance Fellowships") in partnership with Georgetown University Law Center. Through the Clifford...

Notice of Pendency of Certified Class Action, Hearing on Proposed Partial Settlement, Plan of Allocation and Attorneys' Fees and Expenses, and Voluntary Dismissal of One Defendant on Behalf of Those Who Purchased or Otherwise Acquired the Securities of DVI, Inc. Announced by Krislov & Associates, Ltd.
CHICAGO, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Krislov & Associates, Ltd. Announces the Notice of Pendency of Certified Class Action, Hearing on Proposed Partial Settlement, Plan of Allocation and Attorneys' Fees and Expenses and Voluntary Dismissal of One Defendant Involving DVI, Inc. IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR...

Industry Experts to Release Report on How Private Capital can Create Nearly 2 Million New Jobs.
Over $180 Billion of Dedicated Funds can be Leveraged to a Value of $450 Billion. WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- SUMMARY: SELECT MEMBERS OF A WORKING GROUP WILL ANNOUNCE AND REVIEW A REPORT ENTITLED "BENEFITS OF PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE." THE REPORT CONCLUDES THAT LEVERAGING THE $180...