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 | Davis Polk Bolsters New York Broker-Dealer Practice
Davis Polk & Wardwell today announced that Jerry Citera has joined its New York office as Counsel in the firm's Financial Institutions Group. Mr. Citera will advise broker-dealer clients on regulatory and transactional matters. He joins the firm from Chadbourne & Parke LLP, where he was head of the broker-dealer regulation practice. 2008-03-14 |
 | Davis Polk Names Donna Rosenwasser Executive Director
Davis Polk & Wardwell today announced the appointment of Donna Rosenwasser as the firm's Executive Director. Ms. Rosenwasser succeeds Robert A. Hendel, who is retiring after 26 years at the firm. The move is effective on January 1, 2008. 2008-03-14 |
 | Corporate Synergies Introduces Industry Best Practices Within Leading Industries on Website
Corporate Synergies, a full-service independent employee benefits consultant and brokerage firm, today announced the launch of the new industry content on its corporate website http://www.corpsyn.com/industryexpertise.aspx. For decades, Corporate Synergies has helped companies of all sizes, and across all industries, from automotive and healthcare to legal and social services. With this experience, we have developed a wide range of expertise and best-practices in a number of industries including: 2008-03-14 |
 | ADrive.com Adds New Features, While Continuing to Offer 50GB of Free Online Storage
ADrive(TM) (ADrive.com) announced a new set of features today, and is still continuing to offer 50GB of free online data storage to its users. Online document editing, support of international characters, remote URL file transfer capability, the ability to email files to friends directly from your ADrive account, a simple HTTP upload tool, and a new search function for simpler navigation through your stored ADrive files are among the new features just released. 2008-03-14 |
 | Getty Images Enters Into Agreement to Sell to Private Equity Group
Davis Polk & Wardwell is advising Getty Investments L.L.C. in connection with the proposed private equity buyout of Getty Images, Inc. by affiliates of Hellman & Friedman LLC. Getty Investments and certain related parties, including the co-founder and chairman of Getty Images, Mark Getty, who collectively hold approximately 15% of the company's shares, agreed to rollover their shares into the acquiring entity. Getty Images is the world's leading creator and distributor of visual content and other digital media. 2008-03-14 |
Make Your Home More Energy Efficient This Spring: Oncor Program Encourages Texans to Conserve Energy Spring is near, which means higher temperatures and the beginning of the cooling season. Oncor encourages all residential customers in its service area to take steps to make their homes more energy efficient before the summer heat hits. 2008-03-14
 | Two Prominent French Lawyers, Georges Terrier and Christophe Perchet, Join Davis Polk
Davis Polk & Wardwell today said that it is taking a major step forward in its previously announced plan to expand its French law practice with the arrival of Georges Terrier and Christophe Perchet as partners. 2008-03-14 |
WGW Top Small Cap Gold Stock Pick with Gold at $1,000 per Ounce: Western Goldfields, Leading Gold Exploration Small Cap Stock Pick,
Available at SmallCapInvestor.com On the heels of $1,000 gold, SmallCapInvestor.com today spotlights Western Goldfields Inc. (AMEX:WGW), a gold exploration and mining company that booked only $4.3 million in revenue last year, but is expected to increase its revenue in 2008 to $125 million. The complete Western Goldfields stock picks report can be read in its entirety on SmallCapInvestor.com website. 2008-03-14
 | Leading Litigator Christopher Hockett Joins Davis Polk's Menlo Park Litigation Practice
Davis Polk & Wardwell today announced that Christopher B. Hockett has joined the firm as a partner in the Menlo Park office. Mr. Hockett will practice in the firm's litigation group, and will handle a broad range of commercial and antitrust matters. He joins Davis Polk from Bingham McCutchen LLP, where he was a partner in the San Francisco office and former head of the firm's litigation practice. 2008-03-14 |
 | Davis Polk & Wardwell Advises ABN AMRO on Major Transactions With Barclays and Bank of America: Davis Polk Advises ABN AMRO on Its $91 Billion Merger With
Barclays
In a Separate Transaction, the Firm Is Advising ABN AMRO on the
$21 Billion Sale of La Salle Bank Corporation to Bank of America
Davis Polk & Wardwell is advising ABN AMRO Holding N.V. on its proposed merger with Barclays plc. The transaction is the largest-ever in the banking industry and will create one of the world's top five banks. Based in the Netherlands, ABN AMRO is an international bank. Based in the United Kingdom, Barclays is a financial services group with a large international presence in Europe, the United States, Africa and Asia. 2008-03-14 |
Team Resources' Louisiana Well Hits Oil and Natural Gas: Team Resources Direct Participation Program Natural Gas & Oil
Choice Development Fund I, L.P. will soon begin revenue distributions Team Resources, Inc. an independent oil and natural gas company is happy to announce that its limited partnership Natural Gas & Oil Choice Development Fund I, L.P., will soon begin revenue distributions to participants. 2008-03-14
 | Mobissimo's Travel Search Engine Claims Italy: Mobissimo First U.S. Travel Metasearch Engine to Launch
Italian-specific Site
Mobissimo (www.mobissimo.com), the world's most comprehensive travel search engine, today launched its newest travel search site, serving online travel markets in Italy (it.mobissimo.com). Mobissimo is the first U.S. travel search engine to launch in Italy with local content specifically geared to Italian users. 2008-03-14 |
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