Litigator Todd Harrison Rejoins Patton Boggs

Todd R. Harrison, former chief counsel for oversight and investigations for the Energy and Commerce Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, has rejoined Patton Boggs as a partner in the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice group. Mr. Harrison is resident in the firm’s New York City and Washington DC offices.

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Susan Bastress Rejoins Patton Boggs

Susan B. Bastress, former managing partner of the Doha, Qatar office of Patton Boggs LLP, has rejoined the firm as a partner. Ms. Bastress, a leading advisor to American companies seeking advice on business laws in the Middle East, will initially practice from Patton Boggs’ Washington DC office. Later this year, she will return to and be resident in the firm’s Doha office.

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Paul Hastings Advises MISUMI Group on Acquisition of Largest Die Components Maker in the U.S.

Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it is advising MISUMI Group Inc., (“MISUMI”) on its US$200 million acquisition of all shares in the largest die components maker in the U.S., Dayton Progress Corporation (“Dayton”) and the components business (“AD Components Business”) of Canada’s The Anchor Danly Company. Both companies are owned by Connell Limited Partnership of Boston.

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CMS Advises Banks on EUR 416 Million Energy Financing in Ukraine

CMS has advised ING Bank N.V., as coordinator of a group of banks, on a EUR 416 million loan to DTEK, the largest privately-owned, vertically-integrated energy company in Ukraine. ING coordinated a syndicate of banks including Sberbank of Russia, Gazprombank, UniCredit Bank Austria AG and Sberbank (Switzerland) AG.

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Orrick Assists Shutterstock with Its Initial Public Offering

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP recently advised Shutterstock, Inc. in the first initial public offering (IPO) for a New York-based technology company in more than two years. Trading on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker symbol SSTK, the company raised $81.8 million in its IPO, which priced at $17 per share (above the proposed range of $13 to $15 per share) and landed the company’s market value at more than half a billion dollars. As a further testament to the offering’s success, the value of shares increased almost 30% to a value of $21.66 during the company’s first day of trading.

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