 | Mayer Brown advises Entertainment One Ltd on the Acquisition of R.C.V. Entertainment B.V.
29 January 2008 - Leading international law firm Mayer Brown has advised Entertainment One Ltd ("Entertainment One") on the acquisition by its subsidiary, Movie Associations B.V., of R.C.V. Entertainment B.V. and its subsidiaries ("R.C.V.") from Lastannet Entertainment II B.V. The deal was worth a total consideration of 41.5 million Euros (approximately œ31 million) in cash, funded by placing proceeds of œ3 million, additional senior debt facilities of 15 million Euros and œ19.6 million drawn down (with œ17 million of this used to help fund the acquisition) from a œ25 million senior subordinated exchangeable note with a yield to maturity rate of 10%. Read >>
| |  | Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw Advises Big Ten Conference on Media Agreements
21 June 2006, Chicago -- Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP has advised the Big Ten Conference on media agreements that increases national coverage of Big Ten Sports. The conference signed a new 10-year national rights contract with ABC/ESPN and has reached a landmark deal with Fox Cable Networks to create the Big Ten Channel, a national network devoted to Big Ten athletic and academic programs. The ABC/ESPN contract takes effect, and the Big Ten Channel is expected to launch, in August 2007. Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw partner Jonathan Barrett led the Mayer Brown team advising the Big Ten Conference.
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| | | 134 Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw Lawyers Listed in Chambers USA Guide to Leading Business Lawyers
6 June 2006 - One hundred thirty-four Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP lawyers are listed in the 2006 Chambers USA guide to leading business lawyers. The guide highlights the firm's work in several dozen practice areas throughout the U.S. Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP senior counsel Philip Lacovara and partner Robert Baptista were also singled out in receiving prestigious "Chambers USA Awards for Excellence." Read >>
| | | Intellectual Property & IT : Music bulletin
November 2005 - New moral rights for performers: The right of paternity; The right of integrity; For both. Commission recommends cross-border management of copyright for online music. Read >>
| | | Capitol Records Wins Copyright Ruling before NY Court of Appeals
5 April 2005, New York - The New York Court of Appeals today issued a decision in favor of Capitol Records, Inc., in its bitterly contested copyright dispute against Naxos of America, Inc. Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP senior counsel Philip Lacovara argued the case on behalf of Capitol Records. Read >>
| | | Houston Rockets General Counsel Mark Biskamp Joins Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw Houston Sports Practice
28 March 2005, Houston - Mark S. Biskamp, former General Counsel of the Houston Rockets, Houston Comets, and Clutch City Sports & Entertainment, L.P., has joined the Houston sports practice of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP. Read >>
| | | Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP advises Midland Group on its acquisition of Jordan Formula One team
26 January 2005 - Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP represented new client Midland Group in relation to its acquisition of the whole of the issued share capital of Jordan Grand Prix Holdings Limited and with it the Jordan Grand Prix motor racing operation. The deal completed on 21 January, 2005. The consideration of the deal remains undisclosed. Read >>
| | | Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP advises Sir Stanley Clarke and Northern Racing Limited in AIM reverse takeover
17 October 2003 - The Corporate Group at Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP advised Sir Stanley Clarke and Northern Racing Limited, one of the UK's leading racecourse operators, on its reverse takeover of AIM-listed The Chepstow Racecourse PLC. Read >>
| | | Lawyers for Creative Arts Honors Pro Bono Program
12 September 2003, Chicago - Lawyers for the Creative Arts (LCA) is honoring Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP's pro bono program and its director Marc Kadish for the firm's pro bono legal services to the arts - the first such award to a law firm by the group.
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| | | World ranked tennis player cleared of drug offense after taking tainted supplement supplied by ATP trainer
11 July 2003, Chicago - Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP successfully defended a top ranked professional tennis player who was accused by the ATP, the governing body of men's tennis, of a doping violation after testing positive for nandrolone, a prohibited muscle-building steriod. Read >>
| | | Music star Robert Allan joins Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP
15 May 2003 - Robert Allan has joined the Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP IP & IT Group effective from 1 May 2003. Read >>
| | | Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw advise EMI on deal with Robbie Williams
15 October 2002 - Robbie Williams recently signed one of the UK's biggest record deals with music industry giant EMI Recorded Music ("EMI"). Ian Hanson (Executive Vice-President, Business Affairs and Commercial Marketing), and Chris Ancliff (Senior Vice-President, Legal Affairs and Associate General Counsel) led the team from EMI which was supported by a Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw team lead by Partner Richard Page. Read >>
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