Middletons acted on behalf of the sellers of the Australian and Southeast Asian generic pharmaceutical business, Ascent Pharmahealth. Ascent’s businesses operate as Ascent Pharmaceuticals in Australia and across Asia under the banners of DHA (Drug Houses of Australia) and Ascent Pharmahealth Asia.
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Partner Danish Hamid Joins Cooley in Washington, D.C.
Cooley LLP announced today that Danish Hamid has joined the firm as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office. Hamid has nearly 15 years’ experience supporting a variety of Fortune 500 and other clients on international business transactions, compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other anti-corruption laws, as well as internal investigations. His arrival further strengthens Cooley’s 130-lawyer Mid-Atlantic presence, which has been expanding in fields such as health care, e-health regulatory and International Trade Commission (ITC) work.
Tags: Cooley LLP Gibson Dunn Adds Corporate Partner Hardeep Plahe to Dubai Office
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce Hardeep Plahe is joining its Dubai office as a partner. Plahe, having practiced with Linklaters in Dubai, will continue his corporate practice in the Middle East, advising on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and financial regulation issues.
Tags: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Dubai DLA Piper Expands Trusts and Estates Practice in California
DLA Piper today announced that S. Andrew Pharies has joined the firm as a partner in the Trusts and Estates group of the San Diego office. Pharies is joined by associate Michelle C. Glasser. Pharies and Glasser both move to DLA Piper from Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP, where Pharies was the head of the firm’s Private Client Group.
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Attorney Rick Berg has joined Butzel Long as a shareholder in the firm’s Detroit office. Mr. Berg concentrates his practice on commercial law and commercial litigation.
Pillsbury Expands in Structured Finance with New York Partners
Pillsbury today announced that Anthony Schouten and Jeffrey Stern have joined its Finance group as partners in New York. Formerly with Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, the highly-regarded partners’ experience includes securitization, derivatives, commodities and cross-border structured financings. Their addition continues Pillsbury’s strategic expansion of its New York office and further strengthens the firm’s capabilities for advising commercial and investment banks, asset managers, private equity funds and global businesses in structured finance.
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Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Eric Simonson has joined the Firm as a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity group. Mr. Simonson has more than 25 years of experience in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, securities, corporate finance, technology transactions, general business and corporate law. Mr. Simonson is based in the Firm’s New York office.
Tags: Blank Rome LLP | New York Clifford Chance Advises Consortium of Banks on the Issue of Two Bonds by the Republic of Austria
Clifford Chance advised a consortium of banks, led by the joint lead managers Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Morgan Stanley and Raiffeisen Bank International on the issue and listing of two syndicated bonds by the Republic of Austria.
Tags: Clifford Chance LLP White-Collar Litigation Partner Amy Conway-Hatcher Joins Kaye Scholer’s D.C. Office
Litigator and former Assistant US Attorney Amy Conway-Hatcher today joined Kaye Scholer as a White Collar Litigation and Internal Investigations Partner in Kaye Scholer’s Washington, D.C. office.
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Perkins Coie announced today that Jean-Jacques “J” Cabou has joined the firm in Phoenix as Partner in the Investigations & White Collar Defense practice. He joins the firm from Osborn Maledon, P.A.
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