International law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP today announced the appointment of Mike Pierides to its partnership. Mike is the latest addition to Pillsbury’s Global Sourcing practice section in the firm’s London office. He joins from Pinsent Masons where he was a partner in that firm’s TMT & Sourcing Group.
Tags: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLPKennedys Welcomes Regulatory Partner Jonathan Greensmith
We are delighted to welcome Partner Jonathan Greensmith who has joined our London office from Russell Jones & Walker (RJW) where he was the Principal lawyer of their professional discipline and regulatory department. He joins the firm along with Solicitor Robert Drury to develop Kennedys’ regulatory defence practice for professional services clients.
Tags: KennedysPamela A. Mann Joins CL&M as a Partner
Carter Ledyard is pleased to announce that Pamela A. Mann has joined the firm as partner effective January 1, 2013.
Tags: New YorkSimpson Thacher Represents Team Health Holdings, Inc. and Selling Shareholder in Offering of 8,792,572 Shares of Common Stock
The Firm recently represented Team Health Holdings, Inc. (“TeamHealth”) and Ensemble Parent LLC (an affiliate of The Blackstone Group) in the sale by Ensemble Parent LLC of 8,792,572 shares of TeamHealth common stock (including the exercised underwriter’s option), resulting in gross proceeds of $253,665,702.20. After giving effect to the offering, Ensemble Parent LLC owns approximately 14.2% of TeamHealth’s common stock. Credit Suisse acted as underwriter for the offering.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkSimpson Thacher Represents Accenture in Joint Venture with GE Aviation Systems
The Firm represented Accenture plc in connection with the formation of a joint venture with GE Aviation Systems that will provide airlines and cargo carriers around the world intelligent operations services focused on improving efficiency. The new joint venture, called Taleris, will leverage aircraft performance data, prognostics, recovery and planning optimization solutions that will include assets and capabilities from both Accenture and GE.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkSimpson Thacher Represents Initial Purchasers in Offering of Senior Notes by NewMarket Corporation
Simpson Thacher represented the initial purchasers led by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and RBS Securities Inc. in a recent private offering of $350 million aggregate principal amount of 4.100% Senior Notes due 2022 issued by NewMarket Corporation and guaranteed by certain of its subsidiaries.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkSilicon Valley Attorney Hiring Update: December
There were some major Silicon Valley legal job changes in the month of December. Here is the run-down of the most prominent:
Foley and Lardner hired attorney Frederic Adam for its Tax group. The partner joins from KPMG and brings 18 years of experience to Foley. Adam is a graduate of the University of Denver College of Law and holds an LLM in tax from NYU.
Tags: Silicon ValleyK&L Gates, Australia’s Middletons Combine January 1, 2013
The combination of global law firm K&L Gates LLP and Australian national firm Middletons today became effective following unanimous approval from partners of both firms in early December (read the December 3 press release).
Tags: K&L GatesCadwalader Strengthens Capital Markets Presence in Beijing with Strategic Hire
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP (Cadwalader), a leading counselor to global financial institutions and corporations, today announced that Rose Zhu, an established attorney with deep inroads throughout China, has joined the firm’s Corporate Group as a partner. Rose is the fourth partner to join the Firm’s Asia practice since 2012 and she will reside in the Beijing office.
Tags: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, LLP | BeijingLeading Equity Derivatives and Sales and Trading Lawyer Joins Morgan Lewis
Morgan Lewis announced today that Will Iwaschuk, a leading equity derivatives and equity sales and trading attorney, has joined the firm as a Partner in its Investment Management and Securities Industry practice, resident in the New York office.
Tags: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP | New York