August 7, 2006

Curtis counsel Marc V. Kramer has been published in the 2006 second quarter issue of Alternative Investment Quarterly, a journal created for the global hedge fund industry. His article is entitled “Dubai: New Fund Regulations to Open ‘Flood Gates’?”.

Curtis represented Glencore International AG in connection with the outsourcing of West Indies Alumina Company to Washington Group International, Inc.

August 2, 2006

Curtis represented Glencore International AG in connection with the outsourcing of the mining and related operations for one of Glencore’s Jamaican bauxite and alumina operations, West Indies Alumina Company (WINDALCO), to Washington Group International, Inc. WINDALCO, which is 93% owned by Glencore, has mining rights to approximately one-third of Jamaica’s annual bauxite production. The mining contracts will generate gross revenues of approximately US$300 million combined for Washington Group. The transaction involved the sale of a Glencore subsidiary that conducted some of the operations being outsourced and the negotiation of the mining contracts. The transaction closed on June 30, 2006.

Partners Matias Vega and Valarie Hing, together with associate Loytavian Harrell and summer associate Michael Zografakis worked on the matter, with partner Alan Berlin and counsel Jim McCann providing tax support.

Curtis Milan Partners Elena A. Berlucchi, Daniel Gilioli, Enrico Gilioli, Eric Gilioli and Michele Tamburini are listed in the 2006 edition of European Legal Experts

June 30, 2006

Curtis Milan partners Elena A. Berlucchi, Daniel Gilioli, Enrico Gilioli, Eric Gilioli and Michele Tamburini are listed in the 2006 edition of European Legal Experts, a guide that covers the key areas of legal expertise in Europe’s major jurisdictions and identifies the leading lawyers in Europe.

Curtis Partner Victor L. Zimmermann was quoted extensively in the Thursday, June 29th edition of Stamford’s daily newspaper, The Advocate, and their affiliate The Greenwich Time

June 29, 2006

Curtis partner Victor L. Zimmermann was quoted extensively in the Thursday, June 29th edition of Stamford’s daily newspaper, The Advocate, and their affiliate The Greenwich Time, in an article entitled “Hedge Fund Community Leery of Blumenthal's Moves.”

Alfonso Cervantes, Partner of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, S.C. at the Firm’s Mexico City office, has been nominated as a candidate for inclusion in the 2006-2007 edition of International WHO’S WHO of Professionals

June 28, 2006

Alfonso Cervantes, partner of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, S.C. at the Firm's Mexico City office, has been nominated as a candidate for inclusion in the 2006-2007 edition of International WHO’S WHO of Professionals, the definitive work on the world’s leaders in commerce, economics, policy and trade.

Partner Samuel Rosenthal Quoted in The New York Times

June 26, 2006

Partner Samuel Rosenthal was quoted in The New York Times on Sunday, June 25, 2006 in an article entitled, “New Jersey Senator’s Rival Faults Him in 80’s Corruption Case, but History Disagrees.”

To read the article in its entirety, please click on the link below:
New Jersey Senator’s Rival Faults Him in 80’s Corruption Case, but History Disagrees

Counsel Gary L. Cutler’s article “PSLRA Stay Does Not Always Halt the Process,” was published in the June 19, 2006 Litigation Section of the New York Law Journal

June 19, 2006

Counsel Gary L. Cutler’s article “PSLRA Stay Does Not Always Halt the Process,” was published in the June 19, 2006 Litigation Section of the New York Law Journal.

To read the article in its entirety, please click on the link below:
PSLRA Stay Does Not Always Halt the Process
(74KB, pdf)

Partner Jacques Semmelman is lead author of “Defending the International Extradition Case” in the June 2006 issue of The Champion, the magazine of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

June 14, 2006

Partner Jacques Semmelman is lead author of an article titled “Defending the International Extradition Case” in the June 2006 issue of The Champion, the magazine of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL). NACDL is the leading organization of criminal defense lawyers in the United States, with over 12,500 members and 35,000 affiliates. Mr. Semmelman’s co-author is Karen Snell, a prominent extradition specialist in San Francisco.

To read the article in its entirety, please click on the link below:
Defending the International Extradition Case
(4MB, pdf)

Curtis London has advised on the IPO of Eesti Ehitus

June 08, 2006

Counsel Eero Rautalahti in the London office has advised on the IPO of Eesti Ehitus, an Estonian construction company operating in the Baltic States and Ukraine. The transaction comprised a public offering under the EU Prospective Directive and private placement in 14 countries. The Firm’s client Suprema Securities was the Global Coordinator and Bookrunner for the offering which was 8 times over-subscribed and gave the company a market capitalization of €90 million (US$115 million). The other Curtis attorneys who worked on this matter include partner Tom Mackay and associates Benoît Lafourcade and Chrysoula Kounoupa in the London office, as well as partner Geoffroy Lyonnet and associate Galileo Pozzoli in the Milan office and associate Leonora Shalet in the New York office.

Victor L. Zimmermann, Managing Partner of the Stamford, Connecticut office was interviewed in The Greenwich Time and in The Stamford Advocate

June 05, 2006

Victor L. Zimmermann, managing partner of the Stamford, Connecticut office, was interviewed in an article entitled, “Vilified by Some, Activist Investors Promote Market Efficiency” which appeared on the cover of the Sunday, June 4, 2006 business section of The Greenwich Time and of The Stamford Advocate.

To read the article in its entirety, please click on the link below:
Vilified by Some, Activist Investors Promote Market Efficiency

Lynn P. Harrison 3rd, Partner and Co-Chairman of the Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights Department, was quoted on The Deal.com

May 30, 2006

Lynn P. Harrison 3rd, partner and co-chairman of the Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights department, was quoted on The Deal.com in an article entitled “Judge Makes Covarra Injunction Permanent.” Curtis partner Nancy Delaney and associate Jerrold Bregman were also mentioned in the article.

Judge Makes Covarra Injunction Permanent

The Wall Street Journal reports on the winding-up of the Air Transportation Stabilization Board (ATSB)

May 30, 2006

On May 26, 2006, The Wall Street Journal reported on the winding-up of the Air Transportation Stabilization Board (ATSB), which was established by Congress to provide U.S. air carriers with liquidity after 9/11. Curtis has represented the ATSB throughout the program. The Journal article highlights that the ATSB will end it’s loan guarantee program with a net gain to the U.S. Treasury of over US$300 million, despite the Chapter 11 bankruptcies of three carriers after receiving loans guaranteed by the ATSB. The Curtis engagement, which spans over 4 years, was lead by Daniel Lenihan and Steven Reisman together with Evan Borenstein, Rekha Rangham, Andrew Thau and Kathryn Alisbah.

To read the article in its entirety, please click here.
(70KB, pdf)

Curtis Partner Frank A. Russo was featured in the May 2006 edition of the Oil, Gas & Energy Law Intelligence newsletter

May 25, 2006

Curtis partner Frank A. Russo was featured in the May 2006 edition of the Oil, Gas & Energy Law Intelligence (OGEL) newsletter for an article he co-authored titled “International LNG Sales into North America,” that originally appeared in the May/June 2004 issue of the LNG Journal. The article was part of a 43-page special feature on Liquefied Natural Gas.

To read the article in its entirety, please click here.
(1.34MB, pdf)

Curtis Partners Steven Reisman and Matias Vega, and Associate Andrew Thau, were mentioned on the TheDeal.com

May 23, 2006

Curtis partners Steven Reisman and Matias Vega, and associate Andrew Thau, were mentioned as Glencore’s New York counsel in an article entitled “Glencore Wins Asarco Auction” posted on TheDeal.com.

To read the article in its entirety, please click here.
(83KB, pdf)

Curtis Partner Lawrence Goodman was appointed to the Nanotechnology Working Group of the United States Council for International Business (USCIB)

May 23, 2006

Curtis partner Lawrence Goodman was appointed to the Nanotechnology Working Group of the United States Council for International Business (USCIB). Originally founded in 1945 to promote free trade and help represent business in the newly-formed United Nations, the USCIB has built an unparalleled global network of industry affiliations and a reputation for reliable policy advice. This network enables members to bring their collective views to bear on regulatory issues and business practices around the world.

Curtis participated in the 2006 Fifth Annual NanoBusiness Alliance Conference held in New York City, May 17-19

May 23, 2006

Curtis participated in the 2006 Fifth Annual NanoBusiness Alliance Conference held in New York City, May 17-19. The three day conference provides industry players with the information, knowledge and contacts required to move research and application development to commercialization, as well as to showcase the ongoing integration of small tech products into the global economy. Curtis attorney, Peter Stewart, was a presenter at the conference on Thursday, May 18th.

Curtis Partner and Co-Chair of the Bankruptcy Department, Lynn Harrison, 3rd is featured on Forbes.com under MoneyMasters: Navigating Dire Straits

May 18, 2006

Curtis partner and co-chair of the Bankruptcy department, Lynn Harrison, 3rd is featured on Forbes.com under MoneyMasters: Navigating Dire Straits, in an interview discussing the pros and cons of investing in distressed companies.

To view the video, please click here.

Curtis Counsel Bryan Elwood’s speech at Los Pinos, Mexico’s presidential residence, will be streamed live on May 17, 2006

May 17, 2006

Curtis Counsel Bryan Elwood will speak at Los Pinos, Mexico’s presidential residence, on May 17 in the launching of Mexico’s Development Gateway.

The speech will be streamed live via the internet at 11:40AM EST at http://www.diadeinternet.org.mx.

Curtis Partner Steven J. Reisman was quoted in The Deal as debtor counsel to PlusFunds

May 15, 2006

Curtis partner Steven J. Reisman was quoted in The Deal on Friday, May 12, 2006 as debtor counsel to PlusFunds in their request for approval of a “$2 million agreement to fund an orderly wind-down after private equity firm FTVentures withdrew from the deal.” Other Curtis attorneys mentioned as representing PlusFunds were partner Lynn P. Harrison 3rd, and associates Jerrold L. Bregman and J. David Leamon.

Curtis’ Mexico City office is featured in the 2006 LatinLawyer 250, a publication of Latin America’s leading business law firms

May 15, 2006

Curtis’ Mexico City office is featured in the 2006 LatinLawyer 250, a publication of Latin America’s leading business law firms. Selection for this publication is based on recommendations by fellow legal professionals and clients. LatinLawyer 250 is distributed to every LatinLawyer Magazine subscriber, nearly 1000 key corporate counsel who assisted in the research and at all leading business law conferences worldwide.

The Autorités des Marchés Financiers, France’s securities regulator, revises model declaration based on a Curtis petition on behalf of client Frank Russell Investment Group

May 15, 2006

In May of 2005, the Paris office was retained by the Frank Russell Investment Group for advice on various matters with respect to Russell funds marketed in France and Russell’s asset management services provided to French manager of managers funds. Over the past year, Geoffroy Lyonnet, David Hesse and Remy Lerner have also been working closely with the French securities regulator, the Autorités des Marchés Financiers (AMF), lobbying for better regulations for the French fund industry and better implementation of European Directives.

In January 2006, Curtis requested that the AMF reexamine its existing model declaration, which incorrectly required Frank Russell funds marketed in France to declare that any rebates granted to investing funds would not benefit such fund's managers. On May 2, 2006, the AMF issued Instruction 2005-01, which included a revised version of its model declaration on the compliance with French rebate regulations. Based on Curtis’ request, the scope of the revised declaration has been limited so that it pertains to rebates arising from the investments made by Frank Russell funds in other funds, but not to those arising from the investments made by third parties in Frank Russell funds.

Curtis Counsel Bryan Elwood will speak at Los Pinos, Mexico’s presidential residence, on May 17 in the launching of Mexico’s Development Gateway

May 15, 2006

Curtis Counsel Bryan Elwood, from the Washington DC office, will speak at Los Pinos, Mexico’s presidential residence, on May 17 in the launching of Mexico’s Development Gateway. Mexico’s Development Gateway is an internet portal project sponsored in part by the World Bank and the Mexican business community to help ease poverty and increase Mexico’s competitiveness through the use of information technology. The portal will include practical business and commercially-oriented information designed to help promote Mexico at all levels of its economy. The portal’s Editorial Board will be made up of distinguished persons from Mexico’s business circles and civil society.

The portal will be launched from the Los Pinos Presidential Residence on May 17, where Mr. Elwood, who will be presiding over the Board, together with the World Bank’s Mexico representative, will introduce the portal to the Mexican media.

For more information about the Development Gateway programs worldwide go to: http://www.developmentgateway.org.

The Mexican Development Gateway portal will be open after May 17 at http://www.portaldeldesarrollo.org.

The speech will be fed live via internet at 11:40AM EST at http://www.diadeinternet.org.mx.

Curtis was mentioned in a release featured on TheDeal.com, May 9, 2006, as conflicts counsel to Silicon Graphics Inc. in their file for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection

May 10, 2006

Curtis was mentioned in a release featured on TheDeal.com, May 9, 2006, as conflicts counsel to Silicon Graphics Inc. in their file for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection.

To read the article in its entirety, please click on the link below:

Silicon Graphics files Ch. 11
(41KB, pdf)

Curtis Milan acted as Italian counsel to Nonox Plc and the broker, Charles Street Securities, Inc. in a private placement valued at approximately US$3.3 million

May 8, 2006

Curtis Milan acted as Italian counsel to Nonox Plc and the broker, Charles Street Securities, Inc. in a private placement valued at approximately US$3.3 million. Nonox was incorporated to design, produce and distribute innovative catalytic filters for controlling the pollution emissions of residential and nonresidential heaters and boilers. The offer is being undertaken to provide working capital to produce and deliver orders received for the Nonox Filter Device.

Curtis attorneys who worked on this case include Curtis Milan partners Elena Berlucchi and Maurizio Bocchiola and Curtis Milan associate Galileo Pozzoli.

Curtis Partner Samuel Rosenthal was recently interviewed on Sky Radio Network’s show “Special Tribute to America’s Best Lawyers”

May 5, 2006

Curtis Partner Samuel Rosenthal was recently interviewed on Sky Radio Network’s show “Special Tribute to America’s Best Lawyers.” He spoke about the problems facing clients charged with white-collar crimes.

Sky Radio is produced by Forbes and airs on American Airlines flights.

Curtis was profiled in the March/April 2006 newsletter of XLA Express

May 1, 2006

Curtis was profiled in the March/April 2006 newsletter of the Express Delivery and Logistics Association (XLA Express), “a non-profit trade association serving as the voice of the express delivery industry on the national and international scene.” Counsel Remy Rodas was quoted throughout the profile and noted that, “...key to [Curtis’] success is our focus on developing a relationship of trust with our clients by dedicating senior-level attorneys to be responsible for matters and serve as the conduit to a client’s dealings with our Firm.”

Curtis is an associate member of XLA Express.

To read the article, please click on the link below:

Curtis Partner Antonio Prida has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Mexican Chapter of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

May 1, 2006

Curtis partner Antonio Prida has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Mexican Chapter of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

Federal Courts Continue to Cite Partner Jacques Semmelman’s Law Review Articles in International Extradition Matters

April 27, 2006

In the past several months, two United States District Courts have cited two different law review articles authored by litigation partner Jacques Semmelman.

In Mironescu v. Rice, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3636 (M.D.N.C. Jan. 20, 2006), the court examined the controversial issue of whether there can be judicial review of the Secretary of State’ s decision to extradite in the face of a claim of likely torture in the requesting country, based upon the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and the Farr Act (a statute that implements certain aspects of the U.N. Convention Against Torture). In concluding that these statutes provide a basis for judicial review, the court rejected the government's argument that the common law Rule of Non-Inquiry precludes such review, and that the Rule was substantially developed in the courts only after the enactment of the APA in 1946, so that the APA cannot be construed to implicitly override the Rule. Citing Mr. Semmelman’s article, Federal Courts, the Constitution, and the Rule of Non-Inquiry in International Extradition Proceedings, 76 Cornell L. Rev. 1198 (1991), the court rejected the government's argument, noting that the article documented the history of the Rule as far back as 1890.

In In re Extradition of Chavez, 408 F. Supp. 2d 908 (N.D. Cal. 2005), the court cited Mr. Semmelman’ s article, The Rule of Non-Contradiction in International Extradition Proceedings: A Proposed Approach to the Admission of Exculpatory Evidence, 23 Fordham Int’ l L.J. 1295 (2000), for the principle that a seminal Southern District of New York case that first allowed the admission of evidence that “negates” probable cause was intended to limit, rather than to expand, the scope of admissible evidence at an extradition hearing.

Curtis Partner Lynn Harrison, 3rd quoted in the DowJones Daily Bankruptcy Review Small-Cap Newsletter

April 24, 2006

Curtis partner Lynn Harrison, 3rd was quoted in the DowJones Daily Bankruptcy Review Small-Cap newsletter on Thursday, April 20, 2006 in an article titled, “Judge Tentatively Approves PlusFunds Group Sale To FTVentures.”

To read the article, please click on the link below:

Judge Tentatively Approves PlusFunds Group Sale To FTVentures
(246KB, pdf)

Curtis Represents Flextronics International Ltd. in connection with the sale of its software development and solutions business to an affiliate of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

April 18, 2006

Curtis is representing Flextronics International Ltd. in connection with the sale of its software development and solutions business to an affiliate of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. The transaction will involve the direct or indirect transfer of subsidiaries located in India, where the operations are predominantly located, as well as in the United States, and other parts of Asia. The transaction is valued at approximately US $900 million and is believed to be the largest leveraged buyout and technology investment in India to date. A definitive agreement for the sale was signed on April 13, 2006 and the transaction is expected to close in the summer.

The Curtis team is being led by partners Jeffrey Ostrager and Valarie Hing and associates Raymond Hum and Danny Phillips, with partner Ed Cukier and associate Dan Kheel providing tax support.

Curtis Represents Verizon Communications Inc. in connection with the sale of its interests in three Latin American and Caribbean Telephone Companies

April 05, 2006

Partner Matias A. Vega was the Team Leader in representing Verizon Communications Inc. in connection with the sale of its interests in three Latin American and Caribbean telephone companies, including its 100% ownership in Verizon Dominicana, C. por A., in the Dominican Republic, its 52% interest in Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico, Inc. (Puerto Rico Telephone Company), in Puerto Rico, and its 28% interest in Compania Anonima Nacional Telefonos de Venezuela (CANTV), in Venezuela. Each of the companies is the largest wireline and wireless telecommunications service provider in its respective country or commonwealth. The three separate transactions have a total value in excess of $3.7 billion. The buyer for the interests in the Dominican and Puerto Rican companies is America Movil, S.A. de C.V., a wireless service provider based in Mexico with operations throughout Latin America, and the buyer for the Venezuelan company is a company jointly-owned by America Movil and Telefonos de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., the largest telecommunications company in Mexico. The purchase agreements were signed on April 3, 2006, and the transactions will close after certain regulatory approvals are obtained. Other team members of the Verizon deal were Partner Larry Goodman for CANTV, Counsel Kim Sheikh for Verizon Dominicana and Partner David Bayrock for Puerto Rico Telephone Company, along with associates Peter von zur Gathen, Susana Namnum, John Nielsen, Kathryn Alisbah, Josh Geller, Jerry Nunes and Manuel Abascal.

Curtis Partner Turner Smith was quoted in an article entitled A Big Blue Point for the Little Guy in Business Week on-line, Wednesday, April 5, 2006.

April 05, 2006

Curtis Partner Turner Smith was quoted in an article entitled A Big Blue Point for the Little Guy in Business Week on-line, Wednesday, April 5, 2006. In the article about an inventor taking on IBM in a patent dispute, Mr. Smith was quoted saying, “This is one of those rare stories of the inventor finally getting his due. IBM and other big tech companies are prone to fight these kinds of claims, and they have deep pockets. It's unusual for an inventor to have the resources and dedication to prevail.”

Curtis Partners will be featured in The Guide to The World’s Leading Experts in Commercial Arbitration

March 15, 2006

Curtis partner Peter M. Wolrich and counsel Miguel Estrada Sámano were selected by their clients and peer professionals as leading practitioners in commercial arbitration. They will be listed in the 6th edition of the Guide to the World's Leading Experts in Commercial Arbitration. The Guide is designed to act as an adjunct to traditional sources of opinion on experts in this field. Expert Guides is an definitive and authoritative resource tool which provides access to the world's leading business lawyers in specific areas of law in over 60 jurisdictions worldwide.

Curtis Partners selected as Leaders in their field by Chambers USA

March 2, 2006

Curtis partners Peter Fleming, Jr. and Steven Reisman were selected as Leaders in their Fields by Chambers USA in Litigation and Bankruptcy, respectively. They will be profiled in the 2006 printed edition of Chambers USA.

Every year, Chambers USA conducts in-depth interviews with clients in order to assess the reputations and expertise of business lawyers in every state in the USA. Chambers rankings and editorial are referred to extensively by General Counsel and other purchasers of legal services who look to our recommendations when choosing their lawyers.

Curtis Partners will be featured in Guide to the World’s Leading Project Finance Lawyers

March 2, 2006

Curtis partners George Kahale III and Yves Lepage were selected by their clients and peer professionals as leading practitioners in their field. Their profiles will appear in the 5th edition of the Guide to the World's Leading Project Finance Lawyers.

The Guide is designed primarily for individuals who require access to pre-eminent practitioners in specific areas of law for the purpose of instruction on an international basis. It is to act as an adjuct to traditional sources of opinion on experts in this field.

Curtis named as a Patron Sponsor of the Securities Industry Association Seminar

March 1, 2006

Curtis is participating as a patron sponsor of the Securities Industry Association (SIA) annual seminar, March 19-22, 2006. The conference is designed to keep industry members up-to-date on compliance and legal issues and developments within the industry. Partners Joel Forman, Nancy Delaney and Jacques Semmelman will attend the annual seminar held in Hollywood, Florida.

Curtis Partner Peter Fleming, Jr. was featured on LawCrossing.com in an article titled, “Profile Peter Fleming, Jr.; Head of the Litigation Department; Curtis, Mallet-Prevsot, Colt & Mosle, LLP ”, for his work on the death penalty case of Stanley “Tookie ” Williams.

February 15, 2006

Curtis partner Peter Fleming, Jr. was featured on LawCrossing.com in an article titled, “Profile Peter Fleming, Jr.; Head of the Litigation Department; Curtis, Mallet-Prevsot, Colt & Mosle, LLP ”, for his work on the death penalty case of Stanley “Tookie ” Williams.

Please click here to view the article.

Tom Mackay, a Partner in the London office, was featured in the Financial Times

February 6, 2006

Tom Mackay, a partner in the London office, was featured in the Monday, February 6, 2006 edition of the Financial Times for his commentary on Why Directors may be Loath to Join Smaller Companies.

Please click here to view the article.

Curtis Retained as Conflicts Counsel in Significant Chapter 11 Cases

January 17, 2006

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP has recently been retained as conflicts counsel in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases of Calpine Corporation, Northwest Airlines, and Musicland -- three of the largest companies to file for bankruptcy protection in the last 6 months. The Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights Department is chaired by partners Steven J. Reisman and Lynn P. Harrison, 3rd. Steven Reisman is leading these engagements and is working with partner Lynn Harrison and associates Jerry Bregman, Andrew Thau, David Karp, Jim Drew, John Katsanos, Miriam Harwood and David Leamon. Partners and associates from other departments of the firm are also working on each of these engagements.

A Wall Street Journal article published on Saturday, January 14th, 2006 noted Calpine's retention of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP as its conflicts counsel.

Bryan Elwood, Counsel in the Washington, D.C. Office, has been named U.S. Chair of the Foreign Investment Committee of the U.S.-Mexico Bar Association (USMBA)

January 12, 2006

Bryan Elwood, Counsel in the Washington, D.C. Office, has been named U.S. Chair of the Foreign Investment Committee of the U.S.-Mexico Bar Association (USMBA).

The USMBA is a unique, bi-national Bar Association made up of attorneys from both Mexico and the United States. The USMBA’s goals are to promote an understanding of the cultural and legal differences between both nations and to foster international cooperation through the effective practice of law and the development of the legal profession.

The USMBA serves the international law practitioner by providing current legal news and information, CLE programs and a place to meet and exchange views and writings with other members of the profession that work with both the United States and Mexico. The Association is divided into Committees that provide forums for discussion of important cross-border legal topics such as commerce, investment and immigration.

As U.S. Chair of the Foreign Investment Committee of the USMBA, Bryan Elwood, together with his Mexican counterpart, will be active in developing the Committee’s sources of information on matters affecting cross-border investments, as well as organizing seminars and overseeing working groups that address pertinent issues such as the investor-state dispute processes; BIT and FTA regulation; responsibility of transnational corporations; discrimination against investors; minimum treatment, international competitiveness and other interesting topics affecting investors, their investments and the legal practices that relate to them.

Curtis Welcomes Eero Rautalahti to the Firm’s London office.

January 2006

Curtis Welcomes Eero Rautalahti to the Firm’ s London office.

Mr. Rautalahti’ s practice focuses mainly on cross-border mergers and acquisitions and securities offerings. Mr. Rautalahti has 13 years of legal practice experience in London, Toronto and Helsinki and 6 years experience as in-house transaction counsel in an international mining company. He has published numerous articles on corporate finance and is regularly invited to lecture on corporate finance and M&A issues.

Please click here to view the annoucement.

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Counsel Michael Kushner Publishes Treatise on Employee Benefits and is Featured in Tax Management’s 2006 Tax Calendar

December 20, 2005

BNA Tax Management, Inc. has published counsel Michael Kushner’s Tax Management Portfolio #359, Multiemployer Plans--Special Rules. The treatise is part of the U.S. Income Portfolio Series and is used by attorneys and accountants throughout the U.S. as a source of reference for certain specific tax topics. Mr. Kushner’s treatise is in the area of employee benefits and discusses the special tax rules that apply to multiemployer pension and welfare benefit plans.

Mr. Kushner is also featured in Tax Management’s 2006 Tax Calendar. His picture and professional profile are included in the calendar as a featured practitioner/author for the month of April. Tax Management accords this honor to tax practitioners who are recognized as being among the best in the country in their areas of expertise. It is circulated to all Tax Management subscribers as part of their annual subscription to Tax Management products.

Curtis Attorney Eero Rautalahti Mentioned in The Lawyer

December 5, 2005

Curtis attorney Eero Rautalahti, counsel in the Firm’s London Office, was mentioned in The Lawyer about his move to Curtis.

Curtis Milan Partner Giuseppe Alemani Appointed to Act as Chairman in an Arbitration Proceeding

November 29, 2005

On November 29, 2005, Curtis Milan Partner Giuseppe Alemani was appointed by the Camera Arbitrale Nazionale ed Internazionle di Milano (National and International Arbitration Chamber of Milan) to act as Chairman of a three-person panel in an arbitration concerning a maritime dispute . The Camera Arbitrale Nazionale ed Internazionale di Milano is one of the most prestigious Arbitration Chambers in Italy.

Curtis Attorneys Attend the Creation of the Oman International Container Terminal LLC

November 16, 2005

Curtis attorneys attended the closing of a major transaction involving creation of Oman International Container Terminal LLC (OICT), a joint venture company between the Government of Oman and an affiliate of Hutchison Port Holdings. Hutchison is among the leading port and terminal operators in the world and has established the joint venture in Oman to create world class container handling services at the rapidly developing Port of Sohar in northern Oman. The closing included execution of a Container Handling Services Agreement between OICT and Sohar Industrial Port Company (SIPC), the developer and landlord of the port facility. Plans call for OICT to develop capacity at Sohar to handle 6.5 million containers annually, which would rank the facility among the largest container terminals in the world. Curtis represented both the Government of Oman and SIPC in the transaction.

Curtis Partner Theresa A. Foudy Argues Before the New York Court of Appeals

November 16, 2005

On November 16, 2005, Curtis partner Theresa A. Foudy argued before the New York Court of Appeals in People v. Norcott Corby, an appeal from a criminal conviction for felony murder and first-degree robbery. The case, one of only approximately 50 criminal cases that are heard per year by the state’s highest court, presented the issue of whether the defendant’s constitutional right to confront witnesses was violated by the trial court’s preclusion of defendant’s attempt to cross-examine the prosecution’s main witness concerning the fact that she had never accused the defendant of the crimes at issue until a police detective informed her that defendant had accused her of the crime. Ms. Foudy, who represented the District Attorney’s Office on a pro-bono basis, argued that no violation of the confrontation clause existed, because the trial judge had not precluded the defendant’s entire line of questioning and the cross-examination otherwise allowed was more than sufficient to permit the defendant to advance his argument. The Curtis team included associate Christopher Costello.

Theresa A. Foudy and Guillermo Ulke were mentioned in the New York Law Journal as new partners at Curtis

October 20, 2005

Theresa A. Foudy and Guillermo Ulke were mentioned in the New York Law Journal on Thursday, October 20, 2005 as new partners at Curtis.

Curtis Represents U.S. Government in Sale of US Airways Debt and Warrants

October 19, 2005

On October 3, 2005, the Federal Government, represented by Curtis and acting through the Bureau of Public Debt, an arm of the Treasury Department, sold back to US Airways Group, Inc. warrants to purchase 7.7 million shares of the company’s common stock. The warrants were exercisable at U.S $7.27 per share at any time before January 2012. The negotiated sale price of U.S $115.8 million was the midpoint between the intrinsic value of the warrants based on the stock’s October 1st closing price of U.S $21 per share and the warrants’ option valued based on the Black-Scholes valuation methodology. The warrants were originally issued to the federal Air Transportation Stabilization Board (ATSB) in connection with its guarantee of a U.S $429 million senior unsecured loan to America West Airlines in January 2001 following 9/11. America West merged with US Airways on September 27, 2005. Concluding on October 13, 2004, the Federal Government, again represented by Curtis, sold to a syndicate of investment funds its remaining U.S $265 million position in the America West loan, as well as its US$525 million position in a senior secured loan to US Airways originally guaranteed by the ATSB in March 2002. The US Airways loan, which was sold at par, had been reinstated as a part of US Airways’ emergence from Chapter 11 and merger with America West. The America West loan, which sold at 101% of par, had been restructured as a second-lien loan in exchange for the ATSB’s consent to the merger. Lazard LLC acted as placement agent in the sale of the loans.

The ATSB was formed by an Act of Congress after 9/11 to provide liquidity to the domestic airline industry. The representation was handled by Daniel Lenihan, Jeff Ostrager, Kathryn Alisbah, Evan Borenstein, Rekha Rangam, and Jerry Nunes.

Curtis Represents pSivida in its Acquisition of U.S. Drug Delivery Company and in Securing US $19M in Funding

October 11, 2005

Curtis is representing pSivida in its recently announced acquisition of Massachusetts-based Control Delivery Systems, Inc., a private U.S. drug delivery company. At the time of announcement the stock-for-stock transaction was valued at approximately U.S $104M. The transaction remains subject to pSivida shareholder approval and other closing conditions and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2005.Curtis is also representing pSivida in its securing of U.S $19M in financing in two separate transactions. In the first transaction, which closed in early September, pSivida raised US U.S $4.2M in a PIPE transaction involving a private placement of ADRs. In the second transaction, pSivida expects to raise an addition US $15M from the sale of a convertible note. That transaction, which is subject to shareholder approval, is also expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2005.

Earlier this year, Curtis represented pSivida in the establishment of its ADR program and its initial listing of ADRs on The NASDAQ National Market. pSivida is represented by Lawrence Goodman and Peter Stewart. Other members of pSivida’s Curtis’ team include: Alan Berlin, James McCann and Daniel Kheel in tax; Andrew D. Otis, environmental; Michael G. Kushner, benefit plans; Michael Brown, intellectual property; and Susan F. Pollack, Peter von zur Gathen, Rekha H. Rangam and Jean Z. Poh in the corporate department.

Curtis Represents Key Creditor In US Airways/America West Merger

September 27, 2005

On September 27, 2005, America West Airlines and US Airways consumated their merger as part of US Airways’ bankruptcy plan of reorganization. Key to the merger and plan was the agreement of the federal Air Transportation Stabilization Board (ATSB), represented by Curtis, to the restructuring of a U.S $583 million loan to US Airways and a U.S $300 million loan to America West, both of which are 90% guaranteed by the ATSB. The loans were restructured as first and second lien notes secured by substantially all the assets of the combined company, including certain aircraft and engines, spare parts, landing/takeoff slots at certain capacity constrained airports, and unrestricted cash. The terms of the notes and the intercreditor agreement governing their priorities were negotiated so as to make the notes marketable in the senior secured and second lien markets. The ATSB has retained Lazard to explore the sale of the notes, as well as a warrant held by the ATSB to purchase approximately 9% of the new company’s common stock. The ATSB was formed by an Act of Congress after 9/11 to provide liquidity to the domestic airline industry. The representation was handled by Daniel Lenihan, Evan Borenstein, Rekha Rangam, Kathryn Alisbah and Jerry Nunes form the Corporate Department and Steven Reisman, Jerrold Bregman and Andrew Thau from the Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights Department.

Curtis Represents RBS/Greenwich Capital Markets in the Development of its New North American Headquarters

September 19, 2005

Curtis represents RBS/Greenwich Capital Markets in the development of its new North American headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut. The deal involves the acquisition of multiple parcels and the assembling of a 3+ acre site for the U.S $400 million headquarters. The development is expected to bring 1,850 jobs to Stamford.

The Curtis team consists of Edward A. Kotite and Anthony W. Fitzgerald, co-chairs of Curtis’ Real Estate group, as well as Martin Forman, Catherine Baecher and attorneys from the Firm’s Stamford, Connecticut office.

Partner Antonio Prida Was Appointed Honorary Vice-President Of The Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats (AIJA - The International Association of Young Lawyers)

August 29, 2005

Mexico City was the venue for this year’s Annual Congress of the Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats (AIJA - The International Association of Young Lawyers) held from August 23 to August 27, 2005. The Congress had the participation of three hundred and eighty attorneys from over forty-eight countries.Curtis Partners Antonio Prida and Javier Jiménez and Counsel Bryan Elwood actively participated in panels and publications of the Congress and hosted several AIJA events in Mexico City.

During AIJA’s Annual Assembly on August 27, 2005, Partner Antonio Prida, due to his remarkable contributions to the Association, was appointed Honorary Vice-President of AIJA - the first Mexican attorney to receive such an appointment.

Curtis is a sponsor of the 43rd Annual Congress of the International Association of Young Lawyers

August 23, 2005

Curtis is a sponsor of the 43rd Annual Congress of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA), held in Mexico City, Mexico from Tuesday, August 23rd, to Saturday, August 27th.Partner Antonio Prida is a member of the Organizing Committee of the Congress. Mr. Prida was the Presidential Delegate of AIJA in Mexico from 1994 to 2003 and is currently the Vice-President of the Human and Procedural Rights and Responsibilities Standing Commission. For more information about the Congress, please visit its official web page:
http://www.aijamexico2005.com

For more information about AIJA in general, please visit their officical web page:
http://www.aija.org

Curtis Listed in Legal Times article as Pro Bono Contributor to the Public International Law & Policy Group

August 8, 2005

Curtis was listed in the Legal Times on August 8, 2005 as one of the firms that provides pro bono legal services to the global not-for-profit, Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG). The PILPG works to find solutions for peoples impacted by worldwide events, particularly populations in cultural and territorial struggles in developing and transitioning states. Some of the areas in which the PILPG works are Iraq, Bosnia, Afghanistan and Ethiopia. The PILPG has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for “significantly contributing to the promotion of peace throughout the globe by providing crucial pro bono legal assistance and in bringing war criminals to justice.”

Curtis Advises Access Industries and Successfully Closes US$ 6+ Billion Acquisition

August 1, 2005

Curtis acted as counsel to Access Industries, a US-based private equity concern, in its successful U.S $6+ billion acquisition from Shell and BASF of their joint venture company, Basell BV. Basell BV is one of the largest plastics companies in the world and a leading developer of technology used in the petrochemicals business, with operations in more than 20 countries and joint ventures throughout the world. Its sales exceed U.S $10 billion per annum. Curtis advised Access in connection with the tax, corporate and antitrust aspects of the transaction. Financing of the transaction included a €1,100,000,000 Interim Facility (to be replaced by High Yield Notes), a €1,850,000,000 Senior Secured Credit Facility and European and North American securitization programs. Access Industries was formed in 1986 by its Chairman and principal shareholder, Len Blavatnik, a long-term strategic investor with holdings across a range of basic and advanced industries including oil, aluminum, coal, real estate, technology, telecommunications and media. Partners Bill Bricker, Eileen Matthews, Jerry Mulligan, Jeff Zuckerman, Antonio Prida, Javier Jimenez and Eduardo Cukier; Associates Jim McCann, Dan Kheel, Ana Gallo, Rachel Losk, Rekha Rangam, Peter Stewart, Lorena Baqueiro and Rodrigo Valverde, and Paralegals Susan Barry-Conaghan and Julia Balaeskoul made up the Curtis team.

Curtis Client, ATSB, featured in Wall Street Journal on July 25, 2005

July 25, 2005

As quoted in the Wall Street Journal, “The planned merger of US Airways Group Inc. and America West Holdings Corp. cleared another important hurdle Friday when a federal loan panel that guaranteed the bulk of more than U.S $1 billion in combined loans to the two carriers agreed to support the combination and restructur[ing of] those obligations.” Our Firm represents the federal Air Transportation Stabilization Board (ATSB), which has guaranteed a U.S $1 billion loan to US Airways and a U.S $429 million loan to America West Airlines as part of a federal program to provide the airline industry with needed liquidity after 9/11. US Airways is in Chapter 11 and has announced a proposed merger with America West as the key element of its plan of reorganization. The combination would yield the country’s largest low-cost air carrier, with revenues of over U.S $10 billion per year. The merger requires the approval of the ATSB. The Firm is advising the ATSB on the potential merger along with the US Department of Justice and Lazard, the ATSB’s financial advisor. This matter is led by Curtis partners Daniel Lenihan and Steven Reisman.

Curtis Published in the Latin Lawyer 250 for our Mexican Practice

July 25, 2005

The Firm’s Mexican practice was published in the Latin Lawyer 250 and the Firm ranked among the most recommended firms in Mexico. Latin Lawyer 250 describes our Mexican practice as “historically recognized primarily due to long-standing relations with some of the biggest clients in the country, notably in the energy sector, who have over the years brought the firm some very big project finance work in particular, although the Firm has in recent times been diversifying...into finance, telecommunications, antitrust, arbitration and real estate.” Curtis attorneys Antonio Prida, Alfonso Cervantes and Miguel Estrada were highlighted.

Curtis Partners Peter Fleming Jr. and Eliot Lauer were featured in Chambers USA’s “America’s Leading Lawyers for Business”

July 25, 2005

Curtis partners Peter Fleming Jr. and Eliot Lauer were featured in Chambers USA. Mr. Fleming was featured as a leader in white-collar practice who is “supercharged with energy” and has “great stamina as well as great skill.” Mr. Lauer was praised for his work in securities, professional liability and false advertising matters and was described admiringly by other attorneys as “extraordinarily difficult to shake off once he’s got the bit between his teeth.” The Firm was portrayed as having “real pockets of excellence” and was “celebrated for the richness of its history... for 175 years.”

Curtis as Leader in Kosovo’s First Transformation of a Communist Era Publicly Owned Enterprise to a Corporate Structure

June 30, 2005

Curtis partners Eric Gilioli and Matias Vega, who lead the consortium made up of Curtis, Simmons & Simmons, Grant Thornton Macedonia and Grant Thornton Greece, completed Kosovo’s first transformation of a Communist era publicly owned entity, the Post & Telecommunications of Kosovo (PTK), into a corporate structure. The transformation was achieved in accordance with United Nations regulations conceived and drafted by our firm.

In addition to assisting the Kosovo Trust Agency (KTA) with this process, we also assisted the KTA in a range of legal needs in connection with the restructuring of Kosovo’s publicly owned and socially owned entities. Eric Gilioli served as the attorney specializing in international corporate matters and Matias Vega served as the lead telecommunications and corporate finance advisor. Senior associate Ali Gursel was the lead associate on the matter who worked in Kosovo with the PTK.

Curtis Mentioned in “Of Counsel” as Major Player in Croatian Legal Market

June 27, 2005

“Formerly one of six constituent republics of Yugoslavia, Croatia certainly has a lot to offer foreign investors but so, too, does it present possibilities to international law firms, many of whom -- including Clifford Chance, Shearman & Sterling, Linklaters, Baker & McKenzie, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, and Jones Day -- have entered and continue to play major roles in the market.”

Curtis Wins Appeal in Favor of Client TMR Energy Limited in the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

June 22, 2005

Curtis has successfully won a decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which affirmed a judgment in favor of Curtis client TMR Energy Limited on June 17, 2005. In TMR Energy Limited v. The State Property Fund of Ukraine, Case No. 03-7191, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a foreign arbitral award against the State Property Fund of Ukraine in an amount in excess of U.S $40 million. TMR had originally obtained the arbitral award in Sweden in 2002 regarding contractual disputes associated with the operation of an oil refinery in Ukraine. The Court rejected claims by the respondent, inter alia, that the lower court had no jurisdiction to enforce the judgment.

The Curtis team consisted of partners Samuel Rosenthal and Eliot Lauer, as well as associates Scott Fischer and Stephanie Doyal.

Curtis Has Key Role in US Airways/America West Merger

June 6, 2005

The Firm acts as general outside counsel to the federal Air Transportation Stabilization Board (ATSB), which has guaranteed a U.S $1 billion loan to US Airways and a U.S $429 million loan to America West Airlines as part of a federal program to provide the airline industry with needed liquidity after 9/11. US Airways is in Chapter 11 and has announced a proposed merger with America West as the key element of its plan of reorganization. The combination would yield the country’s largest low-cost air carrier, with revenues of over U.S $10 billion per year. The merger requires the approval of the ATSB. The Firm is advising the ATSB on the potential merger along with the US Department of Justice and Lazard, the ATSB’s financial advisor. The engagement is led by Daniel Lenihan and Steven Reisman, with corporate associates Evan Borenstein and Rekha Rangam and bankruptcy associates Jerry Bregman and Andrew Thau.

Curtis Advises Access Industries on US$6 billion Acquisition

May 25, 2005
Partners William Bricker, Jeff Zuckerman, Eileen Matthews, Jeremiah Mulligan, Antonio Prida and Javier Jimenez with associates Daniel Kheel, Rekha Rangam and Rachel Losk acted as counsel to the private equity group Access Industries. Access Industries, together with The Chaterjee Group, entered into a contract to purchase from BASF and Shell the shares of their joint venture company, Basell N.V. With operations in more than 20 countries and joint ventures throughout the world, Basell N.V. is one of the largest plastics companies in the world and the leading developer of technology used in the petrochemicals business. Basell’s sales exceed US$10 billion. Curtis represented Access in completing its tax, antitrust and corporate work. Skadden acted as European counsel to Access in negotiating a consortium agreement with The Chaterjee Group. The transaction was valued in excess of US$6 billion.

Curtis acted as Special New York Counsel to Peruana de Combustibles S.A.

May 4, 2005
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP acted as special New York counsel to Peruana de Combustibles S.A. (“Pecsa”), a Peruvian sociedad anonima, in connection with the loan by Darby Delaware Mezzanine Holdings LLC (the “Credit Facility”), the proceeds of which Credit Facility were utilized by Pecsa in its acquisition of ChevronTexaco Petroleum Company S.R.L., the petroleum products distribution business of ChevronTexaco in Peru. In particular, the Firm advised Pecsa and its Peruvian counsel on matters of New York and U.S. law relating to the documentation of the Credit Facility, including the Loan and Guaranty Agreement and certain related security documents. Curtis attorneys David Bayrock and Susan Pollack advised Pecsa in this transaction.

Partner Daniel E. Gilioli will be Presented an Award by the American Chamber of Commerce in Italy to Commemorate his 1988 - 1992 term as Chamber President

April 22, 2005
On April 22, 2005, partner Daniel E. Gilioli will be presented an award by the American Chamber of Commerce in Italy to commemorate his 1988 - 1992 term as Chamber President. The award will be given by Mr. Mario Resca, the current President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Italy and of McDonald’s - Italy.

The gala dinner, to be held at the Excelsior Hotel in Rome, celebrates the Chamber’s 90th birthday and salutes Mel Sembler, the departing US Ambassador to Italy. Over 400 guests are expected to attend.

Partners Lynn Harrison and Eric Gilioli Interviewed by IL SOLE 24 ORE on Perks of US Bankruptcy Code

Curtis Continues ATSB Representation

Partner Robert Sheehan is Listed as a Top Professional Advisor in the Country in J.K. Lasser’s New Rules For Estate and Tax Planning

Each advisor has at least ten year’s experience in his/her field and each attorney listed is a member of the prestigious organization The GROUP and/or the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC).

Curtis-led Consortium to Represent the Kosovo Trust Agency (KTA) in the Reorganization of the Post & Telecommunications of Kosovo (PTK)

The article featured the winning bid granted to a consortium led by Curtis to represent the Kosovo Trust Agency (KTA) in the reorganization of the Post & Telecommunications [systems] of Kosovo (PTK). The consortium is composed of Curtis attorneys, Simmons & Simmons attorneys and accountants from Grant Thornton, Greece and Grant Thornton, Macedonia. Curtis and Simmons were also selected to be one of three legal advisors which may be called upon to assist the KTA in a range of legal needs in connection with the restructuring of several hundred Kosovo “publicly owned” or “socially owned” entities.

Decision in Reproductive Rights Case handled by Partners Barry Kingham and Dinsmore Adams and Associate Dora Straus

Curtis has been Selected to be a Recommended Firm within Latin America Legal 500

Since the early 1900s, Curtis lawyers have been involved in sophisticated Latin American transactions and disputes on behalf of public and private entities in countries such as Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Costa Rica and Cuba. In 1991, Curtis became one of the first international law firms to establish a branch office in Mexico City. The majority of members of the Latin American practice group are at least bilingual and possess civil law degrees from Latin American jurisdictions. Our foreign attorneys have attended prestigious American law schools and are often trained in the New York office by the leading partners in their respective areas of law. The Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digest, one of the most widely used guides on the laws of more than 80 countries, has turned to Curtis since 1930 to prepare and annually update the laws of almost every Latin American jurisdiction.

January 2, 2005
Curtis advised Glencore International, a privately held Swiss commodities company, one of the largest privately held companies in the world based on revenues, in its US$950 million Rule 144a/Reg S bond offering, which was named by International Financing Review as the 2004 “US Dollar Investment-Grade Corporate Bond of the Year.” The bonds are due 2014 and bear interest at a rate of 6% per annum.

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Curtis Partner Peter M. Wolrich Appointed to Second Term as Chair of ICC Commission on Arbitration

The ICC , a leading international business organization, is highly regarded as a pioneer of international commercial arbitration and dispute resolution, having established the International Court of Arbitration in 1923. In his second term as the Chairman of the Commission on Arbitration, Mr. Wolrich will continue to play a policy-making role in the ICC’s involvement in international dispute resolution and arbitration.

Mr. Wolrich has had extensive experience in international arbitration since he joined the Firm in 1973. He has acted in ICC, ICSID, LCIA and ad hoc arbitrations, serving as Chairman of Arbitral Tribunals, Sole Arbitrator, Co-Arbitrator, and Counsel for claimants and respondents. He is also a CEDR Accredited Mediator.

Curtis Partner Antonio M. Prida, AIJA’s National Representative in Mexico for the Past Decade, is Co-Organizing the 2005 Annual AIJA Congress in Mexico

AIJA was founded in 1962 in Luxemburg, being the “only not-for-profit global association focused on the young lawyers of the world.” Today, its principal office is located in Brussels, Belgium. The official languages of AIJA are English and French, and their seminars, conferences and congresses around the world are carried out in the same. Mr. Prida, a partner in the Firm’s Mexico City office, has been a member of the organization since 1993.

For more information regarding the conference and the AIJA, please click on the announcement below.

Reprinted in its Original Format and Translated to English Courtesy of The International Association of Young Lawyers, November 2004

Curtis Partner Antonio M. Prida appointed by the Union Internationale des Avocats as National Vice-President for Mexico and Member of its Governing Board in Paris

Mr. Prida is a partner of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP and the managing partner of Curtis’ associated firm in Mexico City, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, S.C. His principal areas of practice include corporate, commercial, securities and finance law as well as foreign investments. Mr. Prida is an active Board Member of several of Mexico’s largest philanthropic organizations. He is Secretary of the Board of Fundación APAC, A.C., which provides funds for the benefit of individuals suffering cerebral paralysis, and of Unión de Empresarios para la Tecnología en la Educación, A.C. (UNETE), which provides technology to public schools.

Curtis Names Three Counsel

International law firm Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP announces that it has elected Gary L. Cutler, Jonathan Harris and Andrew D. Otis as counsel to the firm, effective August 16, 2004.

Gary L. Cutler has been a member of Curtis’ Litigation Department since 1999. He is highly experienced in white-collar criminal defense, environmental litigation, civil securities fraud cases and accountants’ liability litigation. Mr. Cutler is a former federal prosecutor with the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey where he specialized in white-collar and environmental prosecutions. Admitted to practice in both New York and New Jersey, Mr. Cutler holds a J.D., cum laude, from S.U.N.Y. at Buffalo and an LL.M. from Harvard Law School.

Jonathan Harris rejoined the firm in 2001. His practice focuses on complex litigation, both civil and white-collar criminal. He has defended individuals and corporations in federal criminal matters, regulatory investigations, arbitrations, and state and federal securities class actions. Mr. Harris also has extensive experience representing clients in corporate matters, including financings, joint ventures and startups. He began his legal career clerking for Judge Thomas P. Griesa of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Mr. Harris is admitted to practice in New York, California and Washington, D.C. and holds a B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, from Stanford University and a J.D., Order of the Coif, from Stanford Law School.

Andrew D. Otis is highly experienced in environmental law and works in conjunction with both the corporate and litigation departments on the environmental aspects of corporate transactions and litigation. He is co-chair of the International Law and Practice Section Committee on International Environmental Law of the New York State Bar Association. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Otis spent nine years at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, during which he played a key policy advisory role in several areas. He holds a J.D., cum laude, and an MPA from Indiana University.

Curtis Litigators Secure Key Victory on Behalf of Client Arthur Andersen

On September 17th, U.S. District Judge Denise L. Cote granted Andersen’s motion to dismiss in a class action that was claiming billions of dollars in damages. The case was filed on behalf of all WorldCom shareholders who purchased their shares prior to April 1999 and then held those shares through June 25, 2002, the date on which the company disclosed that its top executives had improperly capitalized US$3.8 billion of line costs.

These “holder” plaintiffs had asserted a claim against Andersen under Georgia state law (WorldCom was incorporated in Georgia), claiming that Andersen had aided and abetted a breach of fiduciary duty by WorldCom’s executives and directors. However, as the Curtis team successfully argued, Georgia courts do not, and would not, recognize claims for aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty, nor is Georgia one of the few states that permit securities “holder claims” (i.e., claims arising out of the retention of securities, as opposed to purchases or sales).

Congratulations to the Andersen-WorldCom team, which in addition to Eliot Lauer, Michael Moscato, Daniel Marcus and Aviva Wein, also includes counsel Gary Cutler and associates Jonathan Walsh, Michael Hanin, Elizabeth Miller, and Peter Behmke.

ICC Launches New Dispute Board Rules; Partner Peter Wolrich a Principal Draftsman

Peter Wolrich, Managing Partner of the Paris office of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, currently serves as the Chairman of the ICC’s Commission on Arbitration and played an integral role in establishing the ICC’s DB Task Force and acted as a principal draftsman of the new DB rules.

These rules consist of 34 articles which cover the types of DB available, the establishment and activity of the DB, the procedure for informal assistance and for issuing recommendations or decisions, and the obligations and compensation of DB members. The ICC DB Centre may be called upon to appoint DB members, decide on challenges of DB members and review DB Decisions as to form.

For further information on this new ICC dispute resolution mechanism, please visit the newsletter section of the Firm’s website which contains a detailed Arbitration Client Alert.
http://www.cm-p.com/publications_newsletters.htm

Curtis Partner Tom Mackay Continues Efforts as Champion of UK Smaller Company Sector

Mr. Mackay said, “The QCA is an excellent organization. No other body focuses on the smaller company sector, helping them with issues such as risk management, cost reduction and generally trying to make life easier, so the directors can focus on making money for their company.”

The key objectives of the QCA are to benefit the Smaller Quoted Company sector by reducing the burden of regulation, which falls disproportionately on smaller quoted companies, and to increase investor liquidity within the sector. The QCA also provides a forum for networking and provides access to a variety of influential city figures and advisers.

For a large part of his career, Mr. Mackay was with 3i plc (the largest European venture capital organization), rising to become head of the Legal Department and a Director. He then became head of the Legal Department of the London Stock Exchange. Previously, Mr. Mackay has been Chairman of the Company Law Committee of the Birmingham Law Society, Chairman of the Law Society’s Commerce and Industry Group West Midlands and a member for 10 years of the Standing Committee on Company Law of the Law Society. He is the co-author of several books including books on topics such as AIM, London Stock Exchange, doing business in the UK, Butterworths Financial Regulation Service and LexisNexis Butterworths Annotated Guide to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.

Mr. Mackay represents a diverse range of clients, including: investors (private and institutional), entrepreneurs, stock exchange market infrastructure providers, overseas businesses, corporate advisers, other solicitors and overseas government bodies. He serves clients in areas such as: English law advice on international contracts including contracts relating to petroleum products and shipping; legal advice to companies raising equity capital; financial services advice for US brokers operating in Europe; corporate law advice to overseas companies acquiring assets in Europe; advice to non-executive directors on corporate governance issues; legal advice to stock market infrastructure firms; English law advice to overseas government and state entities.

Mark O’ Donoghue and Felipe Creazzo Featured in Inaugural Edition of Brazilian Energy Institute Journal

Curtis partner Mark O’ Donoghue and Felipe went to São Paulo, Brazil in November of 2003 at the behest of the then recently incorporated Institute’s first Congress, in which Mark gave a speech on “US Oil Production Contracts.” Mark’s acclaimed speech was followed by an invitation to submit an article in Portuguese covering his presentation, which Felipe accepted to prepare.

The Institute’s members include the most prominent Brazilian law firms and the largest energy companies established in Brazil.

Reprinted in its Original Format and Lanquage Courtesy of the Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos do Direito da Energia (The Brazilian Institute of Energy Law Studies); First Edition, April 2004
Please click here to view the article - PDF, 100KB

Curtis Advises Leach Holding Corp. in its Purchase By Esterline Technologies Corp.

“We were very pleased to have jointly developed and executed with our client a strategy which maximized the shareholders’ after-tax returns,” said Curtis partner Lawrence Goodman. “This is a classic scenario in which the opportunistic private equity seller and strategic buyer take advantage of an upswing in both the industry in which the company operates and the overall M&A market. It allows the private equity seller to achieve a compelling and favorable exit strategy.”

Leach is a leading producer of high-end electromechanical relays, solid-state switching devices and advanced power distribution assemblies for aerospace applications. Esterline Corporation is a specialized manufacturing company serving aerospace/defense and medical markets.

The Curtis team that advised Leach was lead by partner Lawrence Goodman and included associates Kathryn Alisbah and Rekha Rangam, as well as partner Geoffroy Lyonnet.

Curtis Advises Parmalat de México on Sale of Mexican Assets

“We were asked by our client to complete the transaction as quickly as possible, ensuring the supply of Parmalat’s products in the Mexican market and the cooperation of its customers and creditors,” said Eric Gilioli, the partner responsible for Curtis’ Milan office.

Antonio Prida, Managing Partner of Curtis’ Mexico City office, commented, “Thanks to the well-coordinated efforts of the interested parties, Parmalat Mexico was able to operate throughout the negotiation process and preserve its goodwill through Closing.”

Parmalat’s internationally known UHT milk products as well as its flavored and specialized dairy products (such as lactose-free and condensed milk) will continue to be sold in Mexico by Lala using Parmalat brands under license to Lala.

Curtis’ legal team was led by Antonio Prida, along with associates Rodrigo Valverde, Lorena Baqueiro and Antonio De Lisi, as well as other resources of the Firm that handle Mexican and Italian legal issues in the areas of corporate law, bankruptcy, litigation, antitrust and intellectual property.

Curtis Milan Partner Fabrizio Vismara Publishes Book on International Taxation

Curtis Welcomes Four Attorneys to Partnership

“As we prepare to celebrate our firm’s 175th Anniversary next year, this decision reflects our growing business and our optimistic view of the future,” said George Kahale, III, the Firm’s Managing Partner. “Valarie Hing will strengthen our international corporate group in New York and the election of Antonio Prida, Eloy Barbará and Javier Jiménez reflects our continuing confidence in our Mexico and Latin American practice.”

Valarie A. Hing joined Curtis as an associate in 1993. Based in the New York office, her practice includes representation of U.S. and foreign clients in a broad range of domestic and international corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, syndicated and other corporate financing transactions, and securities offerings and securities compliance. She received her B.A. from Hamilton College and her J.D. from Stanford University School of Law. Ms. Hing is Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A.

Antonio M. Prida is one of the founding partners of CMPSC, and since 1991 he has been acting as International Counsel for Curtis. His principal areas of practice include international corporate and commercial law, foreign investments, mergers and acquisitions, as well as real estate. Besides being authorized to practice law in México, Mr. Prida has been admitted as a Foreign Legal Consultant by the Supreme Court of the States of New York and Texas. Mr. Prida is an active board member of several of Mexico’s largest philanthropic organizations. Mr. Prida has been President of the Mexican Commission of Human Rights, he is Vice-President of the Ilustre y Nacional Colegio de Abogados de Mexico, the oldest professional association of the American Continent, and Vice-President of the Human and Procedural Rights and Responsibilities Commission of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA).

Eloy Barbará joined the Firm in 1993 as an associate in the International Corporate department in New York and later became a partner in CMPSC. Mr. Barbará is experienced in international corporate and financial transactions, privatizations, joint ventures and project finance. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Barbará worked for two years in the legal department of the Public Credit Section of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit of Mexico. He received his Degree of Law from Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México.

Javier Jiménez also joined the Firm as an associate in 1993, after completing a one-year clerkship at the Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Mexico City, and later became a partner in CMPSC. Mr. Jiménez has experience in corporate transactions, privatizations, project finance and arbitration. He received his LL.M. from Harvard University and his Degree of Law from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. In addition to his law practice, Mr. Jiménez has also taught law at the Universidad Latinoamericana in Mexico City and has had advanced studies in language and literature at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

Peter M. Wolrich Awarded the Legion of Honor by the French Republic

Antonio M. Prida to co-Host the 2005 Annual Congress of the Association Internationale des Juenes Avocata

Curtis Achieves Landmark Ruling in Sale of Foreign Subsidiary Tax Case

The Internal Revenue Service had contended that gain realized by a wholly owned Dover subsidiary on the sale of stock in another foreign subsidiary was taxable during the year of sale in the United States as passive “subpart F income.” Although the transaction in the Dover case was structured as a stock sale, Dover had elected to “check the box” and to change its subsidiary’s corporate status to that of a liquidated subsidiary, but only for U.S. tax purposes. That caused the stock sale instead to be treated for U.S. tax purposes as an asset sale outside of the United States, the gain on which was not taxable in the United States. In a May 5 ruling, Judge James S. Halpern of the Tax Court upheld Dover’s characterization of the transaction, with the result that Dover saved approximately US$9 million in federal income tax. The Dover decision according to the Tax Court was a case of “first impression.”

Curtis served as counsel to Dover, with a team led by Robert D. Whoriskey along with partner Eduardo A. Cukier and associates Linda Galler and Daniel J. Kheel.

Peter Fleming Jr. and Eliot Lauer Mentioned in the Chambers 2004 Client’s Guide

Andrew Otis Selected to Serve on Boards Within the New York State Bar Association and Indiana University School of Law

Jeff Zuckerman in The Wall Street Journal Sunday and The New York Times

Since 1993, the Internal Revenue Service has allowed members of the Church of Scientology to deduct as charitable contributions their payments to their Church for religious instruction. In the Sklar case, the taxpayers (with Mr. Zuckerman as their attorney) are attempting to establish that adherents of other religions -- the Sklars are Jewish -- also may deduct their payments for religious instruction. A ruling in favor of the Sklars could benefit millions of Americans who send their children to religious schools of all types.

Curtis Represents Mexican State-Owned Government Development Bank in Issuance of US$400 Million 3.875% Euro Medium Term Notes Due 2000

Curtis acted as New York counsel to Bancomext, with partner David Bayrock and associates Ali Gursel and Ana Gallo participating.

Funds obtained by Bancomext from the three financing transactions were used in part to repay the outstanding balance of the Bank’s 7-1/4% Notes which were issued in a U.S. $1 billion global offering in 1994 and came due on February 2, 2004. Curtis also acted as counsel to Bancomext in the initial global offering.

Felipe Creazzo Interviewed by BBC

In August 2003, Mr. Creazzo co-authored an article entitled “Draft Model of a New Regulatory Framework” on a new Brazilian electric energy regulation proposed at the time by the Brazilian government. The article has been republished in the October/November 2003 issue Latin Lawyer magazine, Migalhas (the leading Brazilian e-mail newsletter on legal issues), and the October 31, 2003 issue of the Latin American Law and Business Report.

Curtis Continues Representation of Federal Air Transportation Stabilization Board in US Airways Restructuring

The ATSB was established to provide federal loan guarantees to support U.S. air carriers that have suffered financial losses in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Curtis has represented the ATSB in transactions with six air carriers -- Aloha Airlines, America West Airlines, American Trans Air, Frontier Airlines, US Airways and World Airways -- involving an aggregate of US$1.8 billion in loans and an equity stake by the ATSB in each of the borrowers.

Curtis Attorneys Successfully Defend RICO Suit

The plaintiff, a Cypriot corporation doing business in Canada, alleged that defendants - all of whom had investments in or connections to Tyumen Oil Company (TNK), a major Russian oil producer - had engaged in wrongdoing in the Russian Federation affecting plaintiff’s purported investment in a TNK subsidiary. After unsuccessfully pursuing its claims in Russia, plaintiff brought suit here in federal court in New York. The defendants, represented by a group of prominent New York law firms, moved to dismiss the complaint on a number of procedural and substantive grounds.

The court dismissed the complaint under the doctrine of forum non conveniens, i.e. that the United States was not the proper forum for the claims in suit. The court reasoned that since the “core allegations are based on Russian events” and that “the evidentiary center of gravity of this litigation is located in Russia,” plaintiff should return to Russia to pursue its claims.

This is an important victory for Access Industries, Inc. and its shareholders, for Russian companies generally, and for other non-U.S. companies who may find themselves unwillingly made party to a U.S. litigation. Judge Swain’s decision is a significant and timely endorsement of the Russian legal system and reaffirms a line of recent cases holding Russia to be an adequate forum for the litigation of commercial disputes. Judge Swain’s decision also affirms that U.S. courts will reject suits that merely assert “sweeping generalizations” regarding a plaintiff’s inability to pursue claims in a foreign forum, including generalized claims of corruption or inefficiency in the foreign forum. Finally, Judge Swain’s decision will discourage “forum shopping,” where foreign litigants seek to pursue claims in U.S. courts to take advantage of U.S. courts’ more liberal rules and procedures.

The plaintiff has 30 days from when judgment is entered to file a notice of an appeal.

Joining Messrs. Smith and Bartley in the Firm’s effort was associate Armen Morian.

Curtis Victorious in Refugee Asylum Case

The Curtis team that handled the pro bono case included Carlos Berdejo, Natalia Cavaliere, Ilena Patti, Ana Rosado and Marie-Thérèse Goré Yates.

Curtis Represents Bancomext in Completion of US Paper Programme

The notes issued under the programme are interest bearing, and were rated Prime-1 by Moody’s Investor’s Services and A-1+ by Standard & Poor’s . There were no guarantees. Credit Lyonnais, New York Branch, was the issuing bank, syndication agent and a joint lead arranger. Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank AG, New York Branch, acted as the administrative agent and, with Natexis Banques Populaires, as joint lead arranger.

Bancomext was advised in New York by Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, through partner David Bayrock and associate Raymond Hum. Mr. Bayrock has been mentioned in the April 30, 2004 edition of Latin Lawyer Briefing.

Curtis Representation of Dexia and IFC in Securitization/Municipal Bond Transaction in Mexico Awarded Latin American Municipal Deal Award for 2003 by Project Finance Magazine

The Curtis team for the transaction was led by partner Yves Lepage and included partners Ricardo Diez, Javier Jimenez and Eloy Barbará and associate Rodrigo Valverde. The transaction has been awarded the Latin American Municipal Deal Award for 2003 by Project Finance Magazine.

Andrew Otis Commended for Pro Bono Work Performed for the Cider Mill Friends of Open Space and Historic Preservation, Inc.

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Curtis Hosts Cocktail Reception for members of the Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats

The objectives of AIJA are the promotion of the solidarity and respect among the young lawyers around the world; the exploitation of the rich diversity of the juridical systems of the different members of AIJA, for the development of the legal profession; the promotion of guild associations within countries where lawyer guild associations do not exist; the comparative study of the different juridical systems of the countries of the world, in order to influence its development and update with the novelties generated in the field of law; and to intervene on behalf of lawyers who have lost their freedom or who have been persecuted around the world in connection with the development of their profession.

AIJA formed an organization called SOS Avocats, a system in which AIJA unites several local Bar associations of the world to guaranty the liberty of the exercise of the lawyer’s profession and to avoid any threats against it. AIJA is not only interested in the technical aspect of the profession, but also in the social relationships between its members and participants in seminars or congresses. This is carried out by means of cultural and social events, such as excursions in the host countries, lunches, dinners, etc., organized by the lawyers who reside in the host cities.

Peter M. Wolrich Named in Who’s Who Legal

Sale of Flexi-Mat Corporation to American Capital Strategies, Ltd.

The Legal Aid Society Honors Associate Shabana Qaiser for Outstanding Pro Bono Services

Curtis to Host Teleconference “The Bottom Line: Impact of Recent SEC Proposed Regulatory Changes on Hedge Fund Managers”

Partners of Curtis’ Investment Management practice will give a presentation concerning the SEC study and the recommendations, including their effects on foreign managers.

To accommodate both U.S. and European participants, the teleconference will be held twice. The presentations will be approximately 30 minutes, followed by 15 minutes for questions.

Miguel I. Estrada Sámano to Receive the Distinguished Cross of First Class of the Order of San Raimundo de Peñafort

Curtis Tops LatinFinance League Table Rankings for Legal Advisor to Latin American Corporate Issuers

Curtis Closes US$300M Syndicated Term Loan Facility Deal

Curtis Represents Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Board in Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Successful Chapter 11 Restructuring

On July 31, 2003, Wheeling-Pittsburgh Corporation and its principal operating subsidiary, Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation, successfully emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with the help of a loan guarantee from the Federal Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Board (ESLGB), which was represented by Curtis in the transaction. The ESLGB guaranteed approximately 88% of a US$250 million senior secured term loan. The lending syndicate was led by Royal Bank of Canada and RBC Capital Markets. The State of West Virginia and the State of Ohio participated in the loan. Wheeling-Pittsburgh’s reorganization was financed also by a US$250 million working capital facility provided by a syndicate led by General Electric Capital Corporation.

$110 million of the proceeds from the guaranteed term loan will fund the construction of an electric arc furnace (EAF) at Wheeling-Pittsburgh’s Stuebenville/Mingo Junction facility in Ohio. The EAF will provide Wheeling-Pittsburgh with the unique flexibility to feed its downstream operations with steel either from scrap melted in the EAF or from liquid iron newly produced in the company’s blast furnace.

The ESLGB was established by Act of Congress in 1999 to provide federal loan guarantees to support domestic steel producers. The ESLGB is comprised of designees of the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Bank, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Curtis has represented and continues to represent the ESLGB in other matters.

The Curtis team was led by partners Daniel R. Lenihan and Steven J. Reisman with associates Ali Gursel, Evan Borenstein, Kerri DeRuyter and Julie Dyas.

Curtis Represents Sultanate of Oman in Omani National Navigation Aids Concession

Curtis Closes US$300M Term Loan Facility Deal

Curtis Closes Two Shipbuilding Contracts for the Government of the Sultanate of Oman

The signing ceremony was attended by the Secretary General for National Economy, Secretary-General of the Tender Board, Under-Secretary (U/S) for Finance, U/S for Commerce and Industry, U/S for Transport and Communications, U/S for Oil and Gas, as well as the Japanese and Korean Ambassadors.

Curtis to Co-Host Cocktail Reception for the Securities Exchange Commission Historical Society

The Hon. Richard C. Breeden

From 1989 to 1993, the Hon. Richard C. Breeden served as Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In July of 2002 he was appointed to act as Corporate Monitor of WorldCom, Inc. on behalf of the U.S. District Court. In addition to this, he also serves on the board of directors of BBVA (NYSE), one of Europe’s largest banks, as well as the boards of two other companies.

The Securities and Exchange Commission Historical Society

The Securities and Exchange Commission Historical Society, founded as a non-profit organization in 1999, seeks to make broadly available an objective understanding of the distinctive role that the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission has made to the evolution of American financial markets.

Peter M. Wolrich to Speak on Amicable Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Under the Rules of the International Chamber of Commerce - CLE Credits Awarded to All Attendees

This CLE accredited seminar will be presented by Peter M. Wolrich, managing partner of Curtis Paris and Chairman of the Commission on International Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce. For additional information, please contact R. Jay Fortin or Remy A. Rodas.

1.5 Area of Practice Credits will be awarded for attendees at this program. The WESFACCA is an accredited provider for NY CLE (financial assistance information available upon request). For pricing and reservations, please click here.

Curtis Represents Federal Air Transportation Stabilization Board in US Airways Restructuring

The ATSB was established to provide federal loan guarantees to support U.S. air carriers that suffered financial losses in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The ATSB, which has statutory authority to issue guarantees on up to US$10 billion of airline industry debt, is comprised of designees of the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Bank, the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Transportation.

To date, Curtis has represented the ATSB in transactions with US Airways, Frontier Airlines, America West Airlines, Aloha Airlines and American Trans Air involving an aggregate of US$1.7 billion in loans and an equity stake by the ATSB in each of the borrowers.

The Curtis team is led by Daniel R. Lenihan, a finance partner in the Firm’s New York office, with partners Steven Reisman (bankruptcy and creditors’ rights issues) and Jeffrey Ostrager (securities matters), and associates Valarie Hing, Kathryn Alisbah, Evan Borenstein, Rekha Rangam, James DeCristofaro and Kerri DeRuyter.

Curtis Receives Award from UNETE for Pro Bono Service

On behalf of Curtis, Managing Partner George Kahale III and Antonio M. Prida, one of the founders of UNETE and Secretary of its Board, received the award, which has been placed in our Mexico City office. The newspaper La Universal covered the event and included a photograph of the award presentation by the President of UNETE.

Curtis is Pleased to Announce the Relocation of Curtis London and its Ongoing Expansion to Support Clients in International Corporate, Litigation and Arbitration Matters

To expand the range of services offered by Curtis London, the Firm has established a multinational practice in London operating as a U.K. limited liability partnership. We are now providing clients with English law services in addition to the U.S. and international law services we have historically offered through the London office.

Curtis London lawyers are experienced in a wide variety of corporate, commercial and other business matters. With recently added partners Charles Buderi (previously based in the Firm’s Mexico City office) and Tom Mackay (former legal head of 3i PLC and the London Stock Exchange), Curtis London has expanded the base of its expertise into several new areas, including energy, project finance, infrastructure development, financial services law, venture capital and representation of entrepreneurs and financial service advisors.

In addition to serving clients in their respective areas of expertise, our London partners are poised to offer the worldwide resources of Curtis’ ten other offices.

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The Glaucoma Foundation Notes Curtis Attorneys for Pro Bono Services Provided

December 13, 2002
At The Glaucoma Foundation’s recent fundraising “Black, White & Crimson Ball,” Michael Brown and the Firm were noted in the program for pro bono work performed for the Foundation. Mr. Brown, Jeffrey I. Zuckerman, Jeremiah T. Mulligan and James J. DeCristofaro have provided pro bono advice for the Foundation in the areas of intellectual property, employment and corporate law.

The Glaucoma Foundation is a not-for-profit organization “dedicated to eradicating blindness from glaucoma through vital research and public education programs worldwide... The Glaucoma Foundation is spearheading the campaign to uncover new and improved treatments, and eventual cures for patients and their families.”

Curtis Attorneys Honored with Special Recognition Award from the Autism Society of America

December 12, 2002
The Autism Society of America (ASA) honored David Hesse with a Special Recognition Award for services provided to the Society. Over the past year, David has worked with a team of lawyers including Barry Kingham, Turner Smith, Jeffrey I. Zuckerman, Michael Brown and Rekha H. Rangam in providing pro bono advice for ASA in the area of Not-for-Profit Corporate Governance, Intellectual Property and Litigation.

The Autism Society of America was founded in 1965 and currently has grown to over 20,000 members in over 200 chapters across the United States. ASA and its chapters share a common mission of providing information and education, supporting research and advocating for programs and services for the autism population. It has developed into the leading source of information and referral on autism.

Tom Mackay Appears before a Select Committee of the House of Commons

November 4, 2002
On October 31st, partner Tom Mackay of our London office appeared by invitation before a select committee of the House of Commons looking at UK Company Law. Mr. Mackay, a former Legal Head of the London Stock Exchange, provided his insight to the Committee regarding various issues relating to the draft UK code on directors’ duties, institutional investors and their role in ensuring good corporate governance, non-executive directors, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and non-audit work by accounting firms.

Victor L. Zimmermann to Serve as Regional Coordinator for the Securities and Exchange Commission Historical Society

November 1, 2002
Managing partner of the Stamford office, Victor L. Zimmermann will serve as Regional Coordinator for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Historical Society. The organization, founded as a not-for-profit organization in 1999 by former SEC commissioners and alumni, seeks to make broadly available an objective understanding of the distinctive role that the US SEC has played in the evolution of American financial markets.

The SEC Historical Society is dedicated to recruiting members who are knowledgeable about the SEC and wish to contribute to the awareness of its impact on American financial markets. To inquire about membership or to obtain more information on the Society, please contact Mr. Zimmermann.

Antonio M. Prida Appointed as Member of the Board of Directors of the Mexican Chapter of the International Chamber of Commerce

October 14, 2002
The Firm is pleased to announce that Antonio M. Prida, a founding partner of Curtis’ associated firm in Mexico City, has been appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of the Mexican Chapter of the International Chamber of Commerce, for the term beginning October 2002 through October 2003. Mr. Prida is an active leader and participant in numerous Mexican legal, business and social organizations.

Marc C. Cozzolino on Internet Investment Advisers and the SEC

October 7, 2002
Marc C. Cozzolino, an attorney in the Corporate/International Department, has written an article entitled “How the SEC’s Proposed Rule May Affect Internet Investment Advisers,” which has been published in ESECURITIES, Volume 4, Number 12 of August 2002. Mr. Cozzolino has focused his practice in the areas of institutional and retail asset management and has held senior in-house positions with global asset management organizations. He has published several articles regarding investment advisers and investment companies. Please click here to view the article.

Peter Fleming Jr. and Mark O’Donoghue Named in Who’s Who Legal

September 27, 2002
The Firm is pleased to learn that the inaugural 2002 edition of Who’s Who Legal has named Peter Fleming Jr. in its Litigation category and Mark O’Donoghue in its Project Finance category. Who’s Who Legal presents the foremost legal practitioners who excel in a particular area of corporate and commercial law as judged by their peers.

Victor Zimmermann on Hedge Fund Marketing

September 27, 2002
Victor Zimmermann has written an article entitled “Hedge Fund Marketing: Pros, Cons and Structuring Agreements with Third-Party Marketers,” which has been published in Alternative Investment Quarterly, Third Quarter 2002 issue. Mr. Zimmermann is the managing partner of the Firm’s Stamford office. He has broad experience in the investment management area, representing broker-dealers, investment advisers and investment partnerships. Mr. Zimmermann is a frequent speaker at conferences relating to hedge funds and other investment partnerships and is regularly published in journals in the financial services industry. Please click here to view the article.

Steven J. Reisman and Robert W. Dremluk Named as Members of the Bankruptcy & Corporate Reorganization Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York

August 13, 2002
The Firm is pleased to announce that Steven J. Reisman, a partner in the Firm’s Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights department, and Robert W. Dremluk, counsel to the Firm’s Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights department, have been appointed to the Bankruptcy & Corporate Reorganization Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. The appointment is a three-year term commencing September 2002. The Committee addresses legal and policy issues relating to bankruptcy and corporate reorganizations. The Committee is one of the most influential and highly regarded committees addressing bankruptcy and reorganization matters in the United States.

Peter Fleming Jr. featured in The New York Times

August 12, 2002
Peter Fleming Jr., the chairman of the Firm’s Litigation department, was featured in an article in the Business section of The New York Times on Sunday, August 11, 2002. The article, entitled “The Rich Man’s Clarence Darrow,” reviews some of Mr. Fleming’s recent representations that have been widely reported in the press, as well as several earlier high-profile cases handled by him in his illustrious career.

If you are a registered member of The New York Times on the web, please click here to view this article. Non-members can register free of charge before viewing the article.

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP Expands Milan Office

August 7, 2002
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its affiliate in Milan. The expanded operation is the result of the combination of two Italian law firms, Alemani & Bocchiola and Tamburini & Associati, with Curtis, Mallet-Prevost & Gilioli. The new firm will begin operations with 20 fee earners. The move is designed to capitalize on Curtis’ strength as an international law firm and is an integral part of Curtis’ European strategy. Giuseppe Alemani and Prof. Maurizio Bocchiola bring their substantial corporate and banking practice to the new firm while Prof. Tamburini and his partner, Fabrizio Vismara, bring their notable European Union law and international tax practices.

From its inception in 1998, Curtis Milan, under the leadership of Enrico Gilioli and Daniel Gilioli and with partners Ivan Mazzoleni and Elena Berlucchi, has been recognized for its expertise in international transactions. The new firm will continue this international focus. New York partners Carl Ruggiero and Eric Gilioli, who splits his time between the New York and Milan offices, will continue to coordinate the Italian Practice Group, which includes attorneys from several of the Firm’s international offices.

Curtis Milan will formally practice under the name of Gilioli Alemani Bocchiola Tamburini e Partners in associazione con Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP.

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP Expands Presence in London; Former Legal Head of London Stock Exchange and Director of 3i PLC Joins Curtis London

August 7, 2002
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP announces that Tom Mackay has joined the Firm as partner in its London office, where the Firm has formed a new limited liability partnership to engage in a multinational practice.

“Mr. Mackay will play a key role in strengthening Curtis’ expanding presence in London,” says George Kahale, III, Curtis’ Managing Partner. “His strength in venture capital and financial services complements the Firm’s extensive involvement in international financings, including private equity, structured and project finance.”

Mr. Mackay has over twenty-five years of experience in venture capital and financial services law. He has represented a diverse range of clients, including: accountants, brokers, corporate advisers, entrepreneurs, overseas businesses and smaller investing institutions. Mr. Mackay specializes in raising capital from business angels, venture capital organizations, OFEX, AIM and Official List. He also has experience acting for institutions and management teams, as well as advising on the implications of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FiSMA). Mr. Mackay has written numerous technical bulletins on venture capital topics and has lectured on the Stock Exchange. He is qualified to practice in England and Scotland.

Recently, Curtis partner Charles Buderi joined Curtis’ London office. He was previously resident partner in the Firm’s Mexico City office, and now will head up Curtis’ expanded London operation.

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP Fortifies Litigation Department With Promotion of Two Counsel to Partnership

August 7, 2002
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP announces that Nancy E. Delaney and Michael J. Moscato have become partners of the Firm’s Litigation department, in its New York office.

”Ms. Delaney and Mr. Moscato have been integral members of our Litigation department for several years as counsel. Their talent and dedication made them natural candidates for partnership during this time of exceptional growth in the Firm’s litigation practice,” said George Kahale, III, Curtis’ Managing Partner.

Ms. Delaney’s broad experience in civil litigation includes securities, commercial, trust and taxation matters at both the trial and appellate levels. She also has experience in international commercial arbitration, having acted as counsel for state-owned entities and international organizations, as well as publicly and privately held companies in AAA and UNCITRAL arbitrations.

Mr. Moscato represents clients in a wide range of matters including: business/commercial issues, contracts, civil RICO, environmental, products liability, professional liability, securities and tort. He is a member of the Litigation department’s strong accountants’ liability and securities class action defense practice group. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Moscato was a senior staff attorney at the Legal Aid Society, Criminal Defense Division.

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP Adds Corporate Partner, Entertainment and Advertising Law Capability to International Corporate Department

July 29, 2002
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP announces that Andrew H. Seiden, a former associate of the Firm, has become a partner in the Firm’s International Corporate Department in its New York office.

“We are pleased to welcome Andy back to the Firm,” said George Kahale, III, Curtis’ managing partner. “He is an accomplished international corporate lawyer and adds a new dimension with his recent emphasis on entertainment, media and advertising matters.”

Mr. Seiden has extensive experience in the structuring, negotiation and documentation of complex commercial and acquisition transactions, as well as in entertainment and technology licensing, development and distribution. He has represented clients in diverse industries, including: entertainment, media, advertising, computer software, electronic games, digital technology, hotels, consumer product manufacturing and distribution, industrial equipment manufacturing, real estate and insurance brokerage, energy and commodities.

Before rejoining Curtis, Mr. Seiden was Of Counsel to Loeb & Loeb LLP, Los Angeles, California. Prior to that, he served as Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs for the Walt Disney Feature Animation Group and General Counsel for Big Top Productions, a developer and publisher of electronic games.

Mr. Seiden received his J.D. from the University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law, and a Bachelors degree in Industrial & Labor Relations from Cornell University. He is admitted to the Bars of the States of California and New York.

Joel S. Forman Named as Member of the Securities Regulation Committee of The Association of the Bar of the City of New York

July 22, 2002
The Firm is pleased to announce that Joel S. Forman, a partner in the Firm’s Litigation Department, has been appointed to the Securities Regulation Committee of The Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Mr. Forman’s appointment for a three-year term commences September 2002. The Committee addresses legal and policy issues pertaining to securities laws and regulations.

Peter M. Wolrich Named in Euromoney’s Experts in Commercial Arbitration

June 15, 2002
The Firm is pleased to announce that the 2002 edition of Euromoney has named Peter Wolrich, Managing Partner of the Paris office, in its Experts in Commercial Arbitration section. To view his listing on the Euromoney website, please click here.

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP S.C. Invited to Participate as Legal Advisor to Ambitious E-Mexico Project

May 28, 2002
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP S.C. (“Curtis Mexico”) was invited by Mexico’s Under-Minister of Communications, Jorge Alvarez Hoth, to participate as legal advisor in the committee of experts established to design and implement the ambitious E-Mexico project. The E-Mexico project attempts to link all Mexican territories by placing computers with Internet access in public sites throughout the country. The project utilizes the computer infrastructure of 1,000 Mexican public schools fully equipped by the Unión de Empresarios por la Tecnología en la Educación (UNETE), a non-profit entrepreneurial organization in which Curtis Mexico is also involved. Partners Antonio Prida and Javier Jiménez represented Curtis Mexico in this endeavor. Antonio Prida is a founding member of the UNETE Board.

For more information on UNETE, please click here http://www.uneteya.org/to view their website.

Peter M. Wolrich Named as Member of Editorial Board of the ICC International Court of Arbitration Bulletin

May 22, 2002
The Firm is pleased to announce that Peter M. Wolrich, Managing Partner of our Paris office, has joined the Editorial Board of the ICC International Court of Arbitration Bulletin. The Board is comprised of eight members, including the President of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, the Secretary General of the Court, and several internationally eminent arbitration practitioners. Mr. Wolrich also currently serves as the Chairman of the ICC’s Commission on International Arbitration.

Victor Zimmermann on Hedge Fund Investing

May 20, 2002
Victor L. Zimmermann has written an article entitled “Hedge-Linked Notes as a Means to Hedge Fund Investing: Does it Justify the Hype,” which has been published in Alternative Investment Quarterly, Second Quarter 2002 issue. Mr. Zimmermann is the managing partner of the Firm’s Stamford office. He has broad experience in the investment management area, representing broker-dealers, investment advisers and investment partnerships. Mr. Zimmermann is a frequent speaker at conferences relating to hedge funds and other investment partnerships and is regularly published in journals in the financial services industry. Please click here to view the article.

Curtis Represents Federal Air Transportation Stabilization Board

March 4, 2002
On September 22, 2001, President Bush signed into law the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act establishing the Air Transportation Stabilization Board (ATSB) to provide direct financial support and issue federal loan guarantees to U.S. air carriers which suffered financial loss in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In January 2002, Curtis was awarded the contract to represent the ATSB in the implementation of its loan guarantee program.

America West Airlines, advised by Salomon Smith Barney, became the first air carrier to apply for a federal loan guarantee from the ATSB, which was the centerpiece of a broad-ranging restructuring of America West’s finances and operating costs. The transaction closed on January 18, 2002. The ATSB guarantee covers 88.5% of principal and interest under a US$429 million, 7-year loan from Citibank, N.A. In addition to annual guarantee fees, the ATSB received at closing a warrant representing one third of the common stock of America West’s publicly held parent, America West Holdings Corporation. As a condition to the federal guarantee, America West obtained additional financing, financial assistance and concessions from certain of its aircraft lessors, aircraft suppliers and other vendors totaling US$600 million. Lessors were compensated for lower aircraft lease rates through the issuance by America West Holdings of a new convertible debenture.

The ATSB has statutory authority to issue guarantees on up to US$10 billion of airline industry debt. Designees of the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Transportation comprise the voting members of the ATSB.

Led by Daniel R. Lenihan, a finance partner in the Firm’s New York office, the Curtis team on the America West transaction included partners Jeffrey Ostrager (securities matters), Jay Fortin (aircraft finance matters) and Steven Reisman (creditors’ rights issues), and associates Valarie Hing, Evan Borenstein, Alexia Garamfalvi and Christine Woodhouse.

Mr. Lenihan will be addressing the Aircraft Finance Subcommittee at the April 5th meeting in Boston of the ABA’s Business Law Section on the subject of the Firm’s representation of the Board. The Firm also represents the federal Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Board in connection with its loan guarantee program.

The Firm Expands Bankruptcy Practice with New Counsel Robert W. Dremluk

February 11, 2002
The Firm is pleased to announce that Robert W. Dremluk has joined our Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights Department.

“We feel fortunate to bring such a highly experienced practitioner as Mr. Dremluk to our bankruptcy team at a time when this area of our practice is rapidly expanding,” said George Kahale, III, Curtis’ Managing Partner.

Mr. Dremluk has more than 20 years of experience in bankruptcy and creditors’ rights matters. He has represented chapter 11 debtors, secured lenders, trade creditors, bondholders, shopping center developers, limited partners, indenture trustees, equipment lessors, assets purchasers, plan proponents, trustees, and other interested parties in all aspects of bankruptcy cases, both domestically and internationally.

He currently serves as Chair for the Multinational Reorganization and Insolvencies Committee, International Law Section, New York State Bar Association and is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute. He has presented seminars for a variety of organizations including the New York State Bar Association and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants. Before joining Curtis, Mr. Dremluk practiced privately after having been a partner Eaton & Van Winkle, where he headed the Firm’s bankruptcy group. He trained at Levin & Weintraub and Whitman Ransom.

The Firm Welcomes Two New Partners:
Joel S. Forman and R. Jay Fortin

February 5, 2002
The Firm is pleased to announce that Joel S. Forman and R. Jay Fortin have joined our Litigation and International Corporate departments, respectively.

“We are extremely pleased to augment the Firm’s active project finance and securities litigation practices with the addition of these two new partners,” said George Kahale, III, Curtis’ Managing Partner. “The steady growth of our practice, despite slowness in the overall economy, has allowed us to continue with our expansion plans both in the United States and Europe.”

Mr. Forman has more than 25 years of litigation experience in securities defense, regulatory and broker-dealer matters in federal and state courts, and in arbitrations and administrative hearings. Mr. Forman represents investment banks and financial institutions, and their supervisory personnel and employees, in investigations conducted by the SEC, New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange, NASD, other self-regulatory organizations and state securities departments. Representative issues Mr. Forman has handled include: retail trading, supervision, clearing and correspondent relationships, prime brokerage, municipal securities, mutual funds, money laundering, insurance coverage, international compliance, investment adviser trading, discount brokerage, stock transfer and account interpleader disputes.

Mr. Fortin has more than 15 years of experience in project finance, asset-based lending, structured finance, cross-border joint ventures and privatizations. He is a frequent speaker on privatizations and cross-border investment issues at international conferences. Mr. Fortin represents foreign and domestic utilities, independent power developers, aircraft lessors and airlines, arrangers, banks and other financial institutions in domestic and cross-border power and other infrastructure projects, aircraft leasing and financing, asset-based lending, securitizations and other structured financing transactions, joint ventures and privatizations.

El Mundo del Abogado Magazine Covers Curtis Mexico’s 10th Year Anniversary

February 5, 2002
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, S.C. (the associated firm of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP in Mexico City) is highlighted in the February 2002 issue of El Mundo del Abogado, a leading Mexican legal publication. The magazine interviews George Kahale, III, Managing Partner of the Firm, and Antonio Prida, a founding partner of Curtis Mexico, on the occasion of Curtis Mexico’s tenth anniversary.

Antonio Prida Invites Young Lawyers to Attend the AIJA Seminar on Human Rights and Business Law

February 4, 2002
The Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats (AIJA) is sponsoring a seminar on human rights and business law, which will take place in Mexico City, February 21-24, 2002. Antonio M. Prida, a partner of Curtis’s associated firm in Mexico, is the Presidential Delegate of the AIJA in Mexico and a member of the event’s Organizing Committee. Mr. Prida has issued an invitation to young lawyers to attend the seminar.  
Please click here to view the invitation. 
Please click here to view the event programme.

Peter M. Wolrich Assumes Position as Chairman of the ICC’s Commission on International Arbitration

January 14, 2002
Curtis is pleased to announce that partner Peter M. Wolrich has assumed the role of Chairman of the Commission on International Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). Mr. Wolrich will serve in this prestigious position for a three-year term, while continuing to be the Managing Partner of the Firm’s Paris office.

The ICC, a leading international business organization, is highly regarded as a pioneer of international commercial arbitration, having established the International Court of Arbitration in 1923. As the new Chairman of the Commission on International Arbitration, Mr. Wolrich will have a policy-making role in the ICC’s involvement in international dispute resolution and arbitration and will be called upon to lecture at a wide variety of forums.

Previous to this appointment, Mr. Wolrich has been a key contributing member of the Commission. Since March 1999, he has chaired the Commission’s Working Party on ICC ADR Services. The Working Party recently drafted the new ICC ADR Rules, which entered into force on July 1, 2001, along with a guide to the new rules.

Mr. Wolrich has had extensive experience in international arbitration since he joined the Firm in 1973. He has acted in ICC, ICSID, LCIA and ad hoc arbitrations, serving as Chairman of Arbitral Tribunals, Sole Arbitrator, Co-Arbitrator, and Counsel for claimants and respondents. He is also a CEDR Accredited Mediator.

For more details on his career and practice, please click here for Mr. Wolrich’s Firm biography.

2001	Return To Top

The Italian Province of Brescia Organizes a Concert Dedicated to the Victims of September 11

November 11, 2001
Elena Berlucchi, a partner of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost & Gilioli, and Alberto Cavalli, the President of the Province of Brescia, organized a concert dedicated to the victims of the New York and Washington disasters. The event took place in the Church of San Lorenzo in Brescia. Among the almost 1,000 attendees were most of the city’s civic and military authorities.

After a brief welcoming speech, during which Mr. Cavalli referred to the United States as the emblem of freedom and democracy with which the Italian people proudly identify, he asked for a commemorative minute of silence that was somberly observed by the audience.

The concert was followed by a standing ovation and five minutes of applause. Particularly touching and intense was the performance of Pergolesi’s “Stabat Mater,” whose tragic and sad themes best expressed the solemn tone of the night.

Miguel I. Estrada Sámano, the UIA’s Immediate Past President, Rejoins the Firm in Mexico City

October 31, 2001
After serving as President of the Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA), the eldest world association of the legal profession, Miguel I. Estrada Sámano will again be devoting himself to the practice of law as international counsel to the Firm and to Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, S.C., the associated firm of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP in Mexico, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary.

Mark Barth and Marco Blanco on US Regulatory and Tax Considerations for Offshore Funds

October 24, 2001
Mark H. Barth and Marco Blanco have written an article on US regulatory and tax considerations for offshore funds, which has been published in The Capital Guide To Offshore Funds 2001, pp. 15-61 (ISI Publications, sponsored by Citco, eds. Sarah Barham and Ian Hallsworth) 2001. Mr. Blanco is a partner in the Firm’s Tax department.  Please click here to view the article.

Remy A. Rodas Joins Curtis as Counsel in Stamford Office

July 26, 2001
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP announces that Remy A. Rodas has joined the Firm as counsel in its Stamford, CT office. Rodas, formerly a partner at Ivey, Barnum & O’Mara, LLC, is focused on business transactions and serving as lead counsel to corporations and high-net worth individuals.

Rodas has represented and advised companies in the conduct of their day-to-day legal and business matters, as well as in the planning, structuring, management, negotiation, drafting and closing of their key business deals. He has also represented several executive groups and institutions in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and financing activities. Prior to his tenure with law firms, Rodas began his career as an attorney and vice president at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc in New York City, participating in the organization’s entry into several markets including: Hong Kong investment banking, U.S. banking, real estate brokerage and securities clearing.

“With his 20 years of experience in transactional and corporate matters and over 15 years of practice based in Connecticut, Remy Rodas will contribute greatly to Curtis’s expanding presence in Connecticut,” said George Kahale III, Managing Partner of the Firm. “We are extremely pleased to have him on board.”

Victor Zimmermann, Managing Partner of the Stamford office, added, “Remy’s outstanding practice in many areas of corporate law to businesses headquartered in the region, particularly in the transportation, e-Commerce, financial services, and manufacturing sectors, was a perfect match with our office mission to provide a full spectrum of sophisticated legal services to businesses with a need for local and worldwide resources from an established, international law firm.”

Mr. Rodas received his J.D. from Catholic University of America and also holds a B.S.F.S. from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, where he was a member of Phi Alpha Theta. He holds both New York and Connecticut bar memberships.

Victor Zimmermann Chairs Forum on “Effectively Administering Hedge Fund of Funds”

May 24, 2001
On May 31st, 2001, Victor L. Zimmermann of the Firm’s Stamford office will be a featured speaker and will serve as Chairman of the Institute for International Research’s National Forum on “Effectively Administering Hedge Fund Of Funds.” The forum will be held at the Regency Hotel, New York City, from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

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ICC Commission on International Arbitration

November 24, 2000
Peter M. Wolrich, Managing Partner of the Firm’s Paris office and Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce’s Working Party on ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution), presented to the ICC Commission on International Arbitration an interim report outlining proposed directions for extended involvement of the ICC in the area of alternative dispute resolution services. The Working Party on ADR is the only active working party of the Commission at the moment. It is in the process of developing a set of rules governing ADR proceedings, plus a set of guidelines designed to inform parties of the options that would be open to them under the new rules. In general, the Working Party is charged with reviewing ADR services and making recommendations on the following matters: the drafting of new ADR rules; the drafting of model ADR clauses that parties could insert into contracts; and the drafting of a set of guidelines to explain the nature and use of the new ADR rules and model clauses. The proposals will be circulated to the ICC national committees prior to being submitted in revised form to the Commission on November 30, 2000.

The Working Party is composed of distinguished jurists from all over the world. Mr. Wolrich has been appointed a U.S. delegate on the ICC Commission on International Arbitration for several years and was most recently appointed Chairman of the Working Party by the Commission.

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Jerrold A. Siskin Brings a New Practice Area -- Immigration and Nationality Law

November 25, 1999
Jerrold A. Siskin, who joined in November 22, 1999, brings with him a new practice area -- Immigration and Nationality Law. He represents corporations and individual clients seeking benefits from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service on behalf of foreign nationals. Clients include financial institutions, software development companies, manufacturing companies, as well as individuals of distinguished merit and ability seeking residence in the U.S. Typical services involve: a) nonimmigrant visa petitions and applications in categories such as Specialty Occupations, Intracompany Transferees, Treaty Traders and Investors, Students, Exchange Visitors, and Media Professionals, b) immigrant visa petitions and applications such as Alien Employment Certifications, Immigrant Visa Petitions, Applications for Adjustment of Status and Visa Processing abroad, as well as c) U.S. citizenship issues. Mr. Siskin can be contacted at the Stamford office.

Managing Partner George Kahale’s Article Cited Twice in Judges Decision