Law firm Ashfords LLP has boosted its Commercial Litigation team further with the appointment of Partner Jonathan Sharp.
Ajamie Structures Multimillion Dollar Mexico/USA Cross-Border Settlement
The Ajamie legal team designed and negotiated a global resolution of multi-jurisdictional disputes in the United States and Mexico involving over 35 corporate entities and individuals and 40 civil proceedings in federal and state court in the U.S., in federal and state court in Mexico, and in civil arbitration proceedings before CANACO in Mexico.
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Mayer Brown and Herbert Smith Freehills Advise Ecofin Energy Resources on $200m Australian Merger
Leading global law firms Mayer Brown and Herbert Smith Freehils have advised London-based Ecofin Energy Resources PLC (Ecofin) on its merger with ASX listed Amadeus Energy Limited to create a leading ASX listed mid-cap oil & gas company worth US $200million.
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Cooley Builds on IP Momentum in New York
Building on the momentum created by several recent lateral hires, Cooley LLP announced today that leading Intellectual Property lawyers Walter Hanchuk and John Kheit have joined the firm as partners in its New York office. Walter and John were partners at Chadbourne & Parke LLP in New York, where Hanchuk was chair of Chadbourne’s IP practice and Kheit led the firm’s Mobile Technology practice. Hanchuk joins Cooley’s national IP group as chair of the firm’s New York IP practice and will be driving the strategic growth of the firm’s IP practice in New York.
Tags: Cooley LLP | New YorkEdwin Larkin Joins Edwards Wildman as a Litigation Partner in New York
Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP is pleased to announce that Edwin M. Larkin, a highly accomplished commercial litigator and a leading authority on electronic discovery, is a new partner in the Litigation Department. Larkin will base his practice in the firm’s New York City office.
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Duane Morris & Selvam Announces Addition of Jamie Benson and James Wong to Expand International Capital Markets, Private Equity and Cross-Border Practices
Duane Morris & Selvam LLP is pleased to announce that Jamie Benson and James Wong have joined its Singaporeoffice. The addition of Benson, a Director, and Wong, a Special Counsel, grow the capacity of the corporate practice in Singapore. Benson joins from Dorsey & Whitney (Europe) LLP in London. Wong joins from Crescent Advisors in Singapore.
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Herbert Smith Freehills Advises Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited on Its $269 Million Issue of CPS and RPS Reinvestment Offer
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited (BEN) on its issue of Convertible Preference Shares (CPS) and concurrent Reset Preference Share Reinvestment Offer, which completed yesterday and raised approximately $269 million. CPS are fully paid convertible preference shares issued by BEN.
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Reed Smith Adds Salvatore G. Rotella, Jr. as a Partner in Life Sciences Health Industry Group in Philadelphia
Reed Smith LLP, a leading international law firm, today announced the addition of Salvatore G. Rotella, Jr., as a partner in its Life Sciences Health Industry (LSHI) group resident in the firm’s Philadelphia office.
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Gilbert + Tobin Strengthens its Perth Corporate Advisory Practice with New Partner Hire
Sarah Turner has joined our Perth office as a Corporate Advisory partner. She joins Gilbert + Tobin from King & Wood Mallesons. Her expertise covers a broad range of matters, including securities, takeovers, schemes of arrangement, share acquisitions and general corporate advisory and governance work.
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Simpson Thacher Represents Underwriters in Connection with Oracle’s $5 Billion Investment-Grade Note Offerings
Simpson Thacher represented the underwriters, led by Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, RBS Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, in connection with the registered public offering by Oracle Corporation of $5 billion aggregate principal amount of notes issued in equal $2.5 billion tranches of 1.200% senior notes due 2017 and 2.500% senior notes due 2022.
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