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- Sloves, IPG Settle Legal Dispute NEW YORK--The Interpublic Group of Cos. has settled a lawsuit and parallel arbitration proceeding with former Lowe & Partners executive Marvin Sloves. The terms were not disclosed. For the past year, the two sides battled over the circumstances surrounding the shift of Mercedes-Benz's $125 million U.S. ad account from Lowe to Omnicom Group's Merkley Newman Harty. - Topolewski Takes a Better Offer LOS ANGELES--Former FCB Worldwide chief creative officer Gary Topolewski backed out of a deal to lead McCann-Erickson/A&L's creative department and is heading instead to TBWA/Chiat/Day as executive creative director. Just two weeks ago, McCann announced it had hired Topolewski as evp, chief creative officer in San Francisco, where he was to handle the $300 million Microsoft account. Topolewski said TBWA Worldwide chairman and chief creative officer Lee Clow made him an offer he couldn't refuse. - Lowe Bests 3 to Land $100 Mil. 3Com Account NEW YORK--Lowe Lintas & Partners won $100 million in global ad duties for 3Com, an FCB Worldwide client since 1997. Other contenders included Young & Rubicam, Ogilvy & Mather and incumbent FCB, San Francisco, said Jan Soderstrom, svp, worldwide marketing and brand management at 3Com, Santa Clara, Calif. - Holding Cos. Make Acquisitions Here, Abroad NEW YORK--Omnicom Group added The Eden Communications Group, a Millburn, N.J.-based provider of healthcare education and marketing services to the pharmaceutical industry, to its network of Diversified Agency Services companies. Omnicom also acquired a minority stake in Eisnor Interactive, a New York shop that promotes online brands. The Interpublic Group of Cos., New York, acquired a strategic equity position in Japanese database and e-commerce company Oak Lawn Marketing. IPG's McCann-Erickson WorldGroup will link its McCann Relationship Marketing network with some of Oak Lawn's customer contact services. - Peter Kim, Advertising Wunderkind, Dies new york--Peter Kim, the well-known strategic planner who rose to top posts at J. Walter Thompson and McCann-Erickson, died here April 9. He was 40. Donations can be made (via Kim's Bright Sun Consulting, 770 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10003) to the White Rose Foundation, an organization Kim established to support patients who undergo heart transplants. - Buy.com Shops $25-30 Mil. Account LOS ANGELES--Internet retailer Buy.com is in the final stages of an agency search. The Aliso Viejo, Calif., company will spend $25-30 million on an upcoming campaign. Sources said the client has heard pitches from agencies including DDB and Grey Advertising, both Los Angeles, Rubin Postaer and Associates, Santa Monica, Calif., and Young & Rubicam and Bates USA West, both in Irvine, Calif. - Publicis Catches Fuji Photo Film, Citizen Watch NEW YORK--Publicis has won lead advertising duties on the U.S. account for Fuji Photo Film, formerly held by Angotti, Thomas, Hedge, which recently merged with Gotham. The client spent $12 million on ad media in 1999, per Competitive Media Reporting. Publicis also won the $15 million Citizen Watch account. - Y&R Chicago Opts Out of $100 Mil. H&R Review CHICAGO--Incumbent Young & Rubicam here will not participate in H&R Block's $100 million global review, citing "philosophical differences" with the Kansas City, Mo., client. Y&R Toronto and The Bravo Group, New York, are also out. Still deciding whether to proceed are Y&R units Impiric and The Media Edge. Select Resources International, Los Angeles, is handling. A decision is expected in June. - Horizon Wins $60 Mil. Prism Media Account NEW YORK--Horizon Media here has landed $60 million in media duties for Prism Communication Services, sources said. Horizon was selected after Saatchi & Saatchi bested two other shops to land creative duties [Adweek, Feb. 7]. Saatchi unit Zenith Media already works for Prism rival Bell Atlantic. The New York-based Prism markets its services under the brand name Red. - Newswire Roundup EPB Communications signed a letter of intent to acquire Warwick Baker O'Neill. Terms were not disclosed. Warwick CEO Wilder Baker said he expects the deal to be completed in early May. Under the deal, Warwick will operate as an independent shop but will have access to EPB Communications resources. ... MangoSoft Corp. has put its $20-25 million ad account in review. Pile and Co., Boston, is handling. The Westborough, Mass., software maker last worked with Welch Nehlen & Groome, Garden City, N.Y. The Women's United Soccer Association, New York, is seeking a shop to handle its mid-seven figure account. Monster.com tapped Saatchi & Saatchi, London, to handle its $20 million European ad account. Carmichael Lynch, Minneapolis, won A.T. Cross's $4-6 million account, topping Bates, New York. Crispin Porter & Bogusky, Miami, won a creative assignment from MTV, which spent $8 million on ads in 1999, per Competitive Media Reporting. TBWA/Chiat/Day won the $20 million campaign for the House of Blues and hob.com. FCB Worldwide, San Francisco, resigned the $23 million E & J Gallo Winery account. Go2 Systems tapped Ground Zero, Marina del Rey, Calif., to handle its $35-42 million account, sources said.

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