Monthly Archives: January 2012

Morgan Lewis Advises Pep Boys on $1B Sale to The Gores Group

Monday, January 30, 2012
The Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack (NYSE: PBY), the nation’s leading automotive aftermarket service and retail chain, today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement under which it will be acquired by The Gores Group, one of the nation’s leading investment firms, led by founder and CEO, Alec Gores. Total enterprise value of the transaction is approximately $1.0 billion.

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Winston & Strawn Expands Global IP Litigation Practice with Addition of Michael Scheer to its New York and Los Angeles Offices

Friday, January 27, 2012
Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that it has expanded its global intellectual property litigation group and regional capabilities in two major metropolitan markets with the addition of Michael J. Scheer as a partner in its New York and Los Angeles offices. He joins the firm from Dickstein Shapiro LLP.

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Dinsmore Opens Second Office in Pennsylvania

Friday, January 27, 2012
One of the region’s largest law firms has expanded its geographic reach in Pennsylvania, welcoming five attorneys formerly with Burns White LLC. Dinsmore has opened an office on the Route 202 corridor in suburban Philadelphia in Wayne, Pennsylvania. The new office, located at 1200 Liberty Ridge Drive, becomes Dinsmore’s second in the state following an expansion into Pittsburgh a decade ago.

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Steptoe Expands Global Antitrust & Competition Practice with Addition of Two Partners — Edward Schwartz and Andrew Lee

Friday, January 27, 2012
Steptoe & Johnson LLP is pleased to announce the latest expansion of its global Antitrust & Competition practice with the addition of Edward Schwartz and Andrew Lee.  Mr. Schwartz and Mr. Lee both join Steptoe as partners in the firm’s Washington office.  Mr. Lee will also be heavily involved in the further expansion of Steptoe’s Korea practice.

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Litigator Paul Stockman Joins the McGuireWoods in Pittsburgh

Friday, January 27, 2012
McGuireWoods LLP announced today that Paul Stockman has joined its Commercial Litigation Department in Pittsburgh as a partner. He brings to the firm a diverse trial and appellate litigation practice, with a focus on the litigation, trial and appeal of insurance coverage, and environmental and tort disputes.

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Cooley Advises Micromet on $1.16 Billion Sale to Amgen

Friday, January 27, 2012
Amgen and Micromet, Inc. today announced that the companies have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amgen will acquire Micromet, a biotechnology company with its research and development center in Munich and headquarters in Rockville, Md., for $11 per share in cash. The transaction, which values Micromet at approximately $1.16 billion, was unanimously approved by both the Amgen and Micromet Boards of Directors and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2012.

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More Growth in Denver for Polsinelli Shughart’s Health Care Practice

Friday, January 27, 2012
Polsinelli Shughart welcomes Denver attorney Emily E. Wey to the firm’s national health care practice as shareholder. Wey will focus on a variety of operational, transactional and compliance issues for health care providers.  Having served as in-house counsel for both payors and providers, Wey has developed in-depth knowledge of issues involving private reimbursement and payor contracting. She joins a deep bench of firm health care attorneys who advise clients in the increasingly complex, ever-changing landscape of health care law and regulatory compliance responsibilities.

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