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Energy, resources deals fall 35 pct in Q3-law firm – Reuters India

The number of deals including mergers, joint ventures, hostile acquisitions and others totalled 86 in the third quarter in energy and natural resources, a fall from 132 in the same period of 2010, the firm said in its research note. … Continue reading

Energy, resources deals fall 35 pct in Q3-law firm – Reuters

The number of deals including mergers, joint ventures, hostile acquisitions and others totalled 86 in the third quarter in energy and natural resources, a fall from 132 in the same period of 2010, the firm said in its research note. … Continue reading

Harrisburg Files for Bankruptcy on Overdue Incinerator Debt – Bloomberg

and the first by a U.S. state capital since 1980 when the municipal bankruptcy laws were overhauled, said James Spiotto, a partner at Chapman & Cutler in Chicago who tracks such cases. “This was a last resort,” Mark D. Schwartz, … Continue reading

The Law Firm Of Weiss & Lurie Announces A Class Action Lawsuit Against The Board Of 99 Cents Only Stores And Certain Others – TheStreet.com

Weiss & Lurie, a national class action and shareholder rights law firm with offices in Los Angeles and New York City, commenced a class action in Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles on … Continue reading

Civil rights group suing Hialeah for roadside vending law – Miami Herald

A national civil rights group is suing Hialeah, claiming a city law regulating roadside vending is unconstitutional. The Institute for Justice’s new Florida chapter will file a lawsuit Thursday saying that Hialeah’s ordinance is unfair …

Environmental laws top concerns at deregulation panel – The Business Journal

Issues related to water quality rules, environmental inspection and site cleanup are among the biggest regulatory headaches for the business leaders who spoke at a luncheon Wednesday in Wichita. For clients of iSi Environmental Services, an environmental …

Two Bell Nunnally Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America 2012 – 24-7PressRelease.com

Coleman and Danica L. Mathes, both Of Counsel, were selected in the areas of Corporate Law and Entertainment Law (Motion Pictures, Television and Music), respectively. Coleman structures and negotiates complex business transactions and partnership and LLC …

Baker & Daniels completes merger with Minneapolis law firm – Ibj.com

Baker & Daniels LLP, one of the city’s largest and oldest law firms, said Wednesday that it has completed its merger with Minneapolis-based Faegre & Benson LLP. IBJ reported in August that the two firms were in merger discussions with … Continue reading

Mexico’s New Class Action Law Opens a Litigation Frontier – Law.com

At a recent conference in Mexico’s capital city, attorney Diego Gandolfo fielded questions during a presentation before hundreds of judges who will be charged with presiding over one of the latest legal developments in the country: Mexico’s …

Australia passes controversial carbon tax law which threatens to bring down the government – Daily Mail

Australia’s controversial plan for a carbon tax has been passed by the country’s parliament. In a major victory for Welsh-born Prime Minister Julia Gillard, the lower house backed the law which will see the country’s 500 biggest polluters to pay … Continue reading