Monday 11 September 2006 06- LAWFUEL – Australian Law News – The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today called for expressions of interest from investment banks or licensed brokers who wish to be considered for appointment as the seller for approximately 5.11 per cent of Orion Telecommunications Limited (Orion) ordinary shares vested in ASIC. […]

Atlanta, September, 2006 – LAWFUEL – Law Firm News – At the State Bar of Georgia’s upcoming Fall CLE seminar and luncheon taking place on September 12, King & Spalding partner Lovita Tandy will moderate a panel discussion entitled “Law Firms Meeting the Challenge to Diversify”. Several Georgia law firms are slated to participate in

LAWFUEL – US Law News – On September 7, 2006, Judge Paul Crotty of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled in favor of Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., denying a motion by Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals Inc. for a preliminary injunction in a false advertising case involving Roche’s osteoporosis drug Boniva®.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 LAWFUEL – Legal News Network — Today, Nathan Peterson, owner and operator of iBackups, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, VA to more than 7 years in prison and he forfeited nearly all of his assets to the Court. This is the longest sentence ever given for software piracy —

MIINEAPOLIS, Sept. 8 LAWFUEL – Legal News Network – Attorneys from major business law firms in nearly 40 countries will gather in Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 14-16, 2006 for the 37th semi-annual conference of the World Law Group, a leading network of independent law firms located in most of the world’s major commercial centers. Hosted by

NEW YORK, Sept. 9 LAWFUEL – Law News Network– Seven Jewish-Iranian families have filed suit in an American federal court against former President Mohammad Khatami over charges that he is responsible for the kidnapping and torture of their missing family members. The families, currently residing in Los Angeles and Israel, contend that Khatami instituted the

September 2006 – LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Chicago, IL – It was announced today that Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) had reached an agreement with Click Commerce, Inc. in which ITW will make a cash tender offer to acquire all of the common stock of Click Commerce, Inc. The boards of directors of

Rachel Coan joins New York office; brings extensive expertise in complex structured securities transactions New York, September 6, 2006 – LAWFUEL – Law News Network – Morrison & Foerster has announced that Rachel Coan has joined the firm as a partner in the New York office. Ms. Coan joins the firm from LeBoeuf, Lamb Greene

LAWFUEL – Law News Network – International law firm Eversheds has been granted a licence to open a new office in Shanghai. The announcement marks a new phase in the firm’s expansion into the Chinese market. The new office will be based in the central business district of Puxi, Shanghai. In a major recruitment coup,

BOSTON- LAWFUEL – Legal News Daily –Sept. 8, 2006–O’Brien & Levine Court Reporting today announced that it has acquired Liberty Legal Resources, based in Springfield, Mass., broadening its coverage throughout New England and offering attorneys a neutral setting for depositions in the region. The office will take the O’Brien & Levine name. Former owner Jennifer