AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
Beauty parade could turn ugly as Galileo consortium unravels.
(From The Lawyer)
David Middleton looks at the inability of the Galileo project's companies to agree on a legal adviser
The biggest project in the European market is proving to be one massive headache for the lawyers. The Galileo satellite navigation project, designed to rival the US global positioning system (GPS) network, is a much-lauded, much-publicised pan-European operation that is meant to be the showcase of EU public and private sector cooperation.
But all it has done so far is highlight the political divisions in Europe, cause delays and bring the project's future into question.
A September deadline has been set for the commercial make-up project documentation to be finalised, but there is plenty of water yet to go under the bridge.
Eight companies make up the combined private sector consortium charged with making the Galileo project a reality. They include Aena (Spain), Alcatel (France), EADS Space Services (France/Germany), Finmeccanica (Italy), Hispasat (Spain/Portugal), Inmarsat (UK), Thales (France) and TeleOp (Germany).
The head lawyers, each charged with protecting their respective company's interests and maximising profitability during the negotiations, include Aena's Jesus Fernandez Rodriguez, Pascal Durand- Barthez of Alcatel, Finmeccanica's Luciano Acciari, Pedro Ramon and Cajal Agueras of Hispasat, Inmarsat's Rupert Pearce and Patrice Durand of Thales.
- Clifford Chance To Partner With Georgetown Law.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire January 26, 2009 700+ words
...YORK, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Clifford Chance US LLP announced that the firm has established the Clifford Chance International Public Interest Summer Fellowship Program ("Clifford Chance Fellowships") in partnership with Georgetown...
- Clifford Chance Continues Global Roll-Out of ADERANT; World's Largest Law Firm...
- Press release article from: Business Wire July 31, 2006 700+ words
...that the world's largest law firm, Clifford Chance, has successfully implemented ADERANT...Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, and Munich. Clifford Chance's German roll-out of ADERANT Expert...ADERANT's practice management system. Clifford Chance is a truly integrated global law firm...
- CLIFFORD CHANCE JAPAN JOINT VENTURE REINFORCES COMMITMENT TO ASIA.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News February 15, 2001 700+ words
...AsiaNet -- International law firm, Clifford Chance today announced a joint venture ("JV") between Clifford Chance (Tokyo) LLP ("CC Tokyo...joint venture comes a year after Clifford Chance merged with the US firm Rogers...
- CLIFFORD CHANCE EXPANDS TOKYO JOINT VENTURE.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News February 28, 2002 700+ words
...Feb 27 PRNewswire Asia-AsiaNet - Clifford Chance Tanaka & Akita (CCT&...the joint venture will be renamed Clifford Chance Tanaka Akita & Nakagawa. The...into being and is further evidence of Clifford Chance's commitment to Japan. Two partners...
- Clifford Chance to Hold Inaugural Transatlantic Art Exhibition.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 23, 2008 700+ words
...NEW YORK, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Clifford Chance US LLP ("Clifford Chance"), the leading international law firm...This art exhibition marks the first time Clifford Chance has held a transatlantic event organized...
- Clifford Chance appoints Redbus Interhouse to provide Pan-European Services.
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire May 20, 2005 700+ words
...20 May 2005-REDBUS INTERHOUSE: Clifford Chance appoints Redbus Interhouse to provide...with international global law firm, Clifford Chance. Under the terms of the agreement...fully secured housing environment for Clifford Chance's core Southern and Eastern European...
- Clifford Chance Advises Brazilian Company Eletrobras in Obtaining NYSE Listing.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 31, 2008 700+ words
...American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). Clifford Chance attorneys in Sao Paulo and New York...us to act outside of Brazil, and Clifford Chance played an important role in helping...York and around the world, we see Clifford Chance as a long standing strategic partner...
- Clifford Chance, World's Largest Integrated Law Firm, Upgrades to DOCSFusion(R)...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire January 22, 2002 700+ words
...software company, today announced that Clifford Chance, the world's largest integrated...management solution, will provide Clifford Chance's lawyers and support staff with...integrated access to information. Clifford Chance's deployment is the largest worldwide...