Hogan Lovells has advised a consortium of banks on the sale of First Engineering Limited ("First Engineering") to Australia-based private equity firm Anchorage Capital Partners ("Anchorage"), including advising Mizuho Corporate Bank, one of the selling banks, in connection with the financing being provided to Anchorage for the acquisition.

McAndrews, Held & Malloy announced today that Christopher P. Singer joined the firm as a partner, and Timothy Long joined as a patent agent. These new additions reinforce McAndrews’ industry-leading intellectual property and complex technology law capabilities, particularly within the firm’s life sciences practice.

Simpson Thacher represented the underwriters, led by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC , Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC in connection with the registered public offering of $600 million principal amount of 2.750% Senior Notes due 2017 and $400 million principal amount of 3.950% Senior Notes due 2022 of Symantec Corporation.

National law firm Polsinelli Shughart welcomes veteran policy consultants Andy Wright, as shareholder, and Tracy Hammond, as a senior policy advisor, to the firm’s national Public Policy Group. Highly experienced in their field, Wright and Hammond will lobby and provide consulting and strategic advice on behalf of firm clients, including those within the energy, environment and telecommunications industries.

Leading law firm Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced today that it has represented Dubai-based Friendi Group in its strategic partnership agreement with Virgin Group to establish Virgin Mobile Middle East & Africa.