WilmerHale is pleased to announce the arrival of Robert Finkel, who joins the firm’s New York office as partner in the Corporate Group. Mr. Finkel has more than 20 years of experience in private practice and has represented leading international corporations and financial institutions in complex commercial transactions with a focus on technology and outsourcing.
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Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Judge Joseph M. Cox as a litigation partner in the firm’s Dallas office. Prior to joining Bracewell, he was a partner with Patton Boggs LLP.
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Further broadening its energy practice, King & Spalding has recruited James F. Bowe, Jr., as a partner, and William E. Rice as a counsel, in its Washington, D.C., office, the firm announced today. Bowe’s practice spans energy, regulatory, transactional and finance matters, including extensive experience before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. He regularly counsels energy project developers and natural gas pipeline and storage operators as well as oil and natural gas pipeline shippers and investors in energy projects. Rice handles matters for regulated companies in the electric, natural gas, oil pipeline and telecommunications industries. Both lawyers join King & Spalding from Dewey & LeBoeuf, where Bowe was a partner and Rice was a senior associate.
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Global law firm White & Case LLP advised on the US$3 billion financing supporting the take private of Alibaba.com Ltd, China’s largest e-commerce company. This is the largest China ‘Holdco’ financing to date.
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Baker Hostetler announced that Jonathan L. Lewis joined the firm’s Litigation Group as Partner in its Washington, D.C., office, where his practice will focus on antitrust and competition matters. He comes to Baker Hostetler from Mayer Brown LLP.
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Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and RBS Securities Inc. as joint book-running managers and representatives of the several underwriters in connection with an SEC-registered offering of $500 million 3.3% senior notes due 2022 and $500 million 4.95% senior notes due 2042 by Discovery Communications, LLC. The senior notes are guaranteed by the issuer’s indirect parent company, Discovery Communications, Inc.
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Two partners are set to fill Hong Kong legal jobs for international law firm DLA Piper, according to a press release.
Joyce Chan and Heng Loong Cheong are leaving jobs closely associated with Dewey & LeBoeuf.
Tags: DLA Piper | Hong KongDavis Polk advised Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as underwriters in connection with an SEC-registered offering by Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation (Medicis) of an aggregate principal amount of $500 million of 1.375% convertible senior notes due 2017, which included $50 million aggregate principal of notes from the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. In addition, Davis Polk advised Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association as counterparties to convertible note hedge and warrant transactions with Medicis in connection with the convertible senior notes offering.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkDavis Polk is advising EQT V in connection with its sale of Dako A/S to Agilent Technologies Inc. for a total enterprise value of 12.8 billion Danish kroner ($2.2 billion). The transaction is subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
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Goodwin Procter, a national Am Law 50 firm, today announced that Thomas A. Beaudoin has joined the firm’s Business Law Department in its Boston office as a member of Goodwin’s Private Investment Funds Practice. A leader in the field of fund formation, Beaudoin will further expand his work with venture capital funds, private equity funds and institutional investors across the U.S., Europe and Israel.
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