Fasken Martineau a leading business law and litigation firm, announced today that it is advising Cœur d’Alene Mines Corporation (CDM) in respect of its proposal to acquire Orko Silver Corp. (OK) for CDN$2.70 per share in cash and stock, a transaction with a total value of approximately CDN$384 million.

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International law firm Pinsent Masons has announced plans to establish a presence in Turkey focussing on the infrastructure sector.

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Leading international law firm Norton Rose is acting for house builder Crest Nicholson, which today announced its highly anticipated IPO and proposed listing on the Premium Segment of the London Stock Exchange.

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Gilbert + Tobin represented The Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA) in its successful appeal to the Federal Court of Australia against Commercial Radio Australia which represents the interests of commercial radio broadcasters in Australia.

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Clifford Chance advised various companies of an investment fund managed by the FREO Group on the sale of the prime portfolio to a fund managed by IVG Immobilien. The portfolio consists of three prime real estate projects, “ONE Goetheplaza”, an office and commercial property in Frankfurt am Main, which is a joint venture between FREO and AREA Property Partners, the Taunusanlage 11 (“T11”) property, a fully renovated office building in Frankfurt am Main, and Kurfürstendamm 195 (“Kudamm No 195”), an office and commercial complex in Berlin. The total value of the portfolio is around EUR 500 million.

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Skadden is advising the Unsecured Creditors Committee of AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines, Inc., in its merger with US Airways Group, Inc., announced on February 14.

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Butler, Snow, O’Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC (Butler Snow) is pleased to announce Luther T. Munford has joined the Greater Jackson, Miss. office.

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On February 12, Willkie client Comcast Corporation announced it will acquire General Electric’s remaining 49% common equity stake in the NBCUniversal joint venture for approximately $16.7 billion. Willkie served as FCC regulatory counsel to Comcast in the deal. The acquisition accelerates GE’s divestiture ahead of a redemption period that would have begun in July 2014. In 2011, Willkie advised Comcast on the regulatory aspects of its $13.75 billion transaction with GE that created the NBCUniversal, LLC joint venture. Comcast Corporation is a global media and technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal.

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