Former Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuno Joins Steptoe

Steptoe is pleased to announce that Luis G. Fortuño, the former governor of Puerto Rico, has joined the firm as a partner. Mr. Fortuño, who will reside in the firm’s Washington office, will practice in the Corporate, Securities, and Finance Group and the Government Affairs and Public Policy Group, and will continue the expansion of Steptoe’s Latin American practice.

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Norton Rose Advised Citibank International Plc (CIP), in the Acquisition of a Minority Stake iSwap

International legal practice Norton Rose has advised Citibank International Plc (CIP), a subsidiary of Citigroup Inc., on regulatory law aspects in regard to their acquisition of a minority stake in iSwap. The inter-dealer platform for the trading of interest rate derivatives, iSWAP was launched in 2010 by ICAP as an electronic trading platform for over the counter (OTC) derivatives. It was one of the first electronic inter-dealer Euro interest rate swap trading platforms.

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Jones Day Expands German Banking & Finance Practice with Addition of Annica Lindegren, Ulf Kreppel, and Nick Wittek

Jones Day announced today that Annica Lindegren, Ulf Kreppel, and Nick Wittek will join the Firm’s Banking & Finance Practice. Ms. Lindegren and Mr. Wittek will be resident in Jones Day’s Frankfurt Office and Mr. Kreppel will be resident in Munich. The three new partners arrive from White & Case. The addition of these lawyers continues the rapid expansion of Jones Day’s German Banking & Finance Practice, which includes a team led by Claudia Leyendecker that joined the Düsseldorf Office late last year, and brings the number of German Banking & Finance partners in the Firm to six. These additions underscore the importance of Banking & Finance to Jones Day Germany and demonstrate the increasing scope of the Firm’s presence in the German market.

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Osborne Clarke Strengthens International Offices with Six New Partners

Osborne Clarke’s international offices have been strengthened with six new partners, including five promotions and one lateral hire. The tally includes three promotions in Spain, one in Germany and one promotion and a lateral hire in Italy. The promotions mean that, for the first time ever, Osborne Clarke has 150 partners.

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