Zhong Lun Law Firm is pleased to announce that the law firm has launched its London Office on May 2, 2012 at the prestigious Chancery Court Hotel, London.
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Steptoe Continues Expansion of International and Latin American Practices with Addition of Brigida Benitez
Steptoe is pleased to announce that Brigida Benitez has joined the firm as a partner in the International Regulation & Compliance and Commercial Litigation practices. Ms. Benitez will be resident in the Washington office, bringing with her almost 20 years of experience in complex litigation, anti-corruption and investigations. Her practice focuses on high stakes dispute resolution, including international litigation and arbitration, and internal investigations and anti-corruption issues, such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), with a particular emphasis on Latin America.
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Holland & Knight Expands Energy Practice with New Partners
Two top Boston energy lawyers, Scott Mueller and Meabh Purcell, have joined Holland & Knight’s Energy & Clean Technology Team as partners. Both come to the firm from Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, where Mr. Mueller was co-chair of its Energy Regulatory Department.
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Clifford Chance Advises Consortium on One of the Largest Mining Investments in China this Year
Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised a consortium of investors including Credit Suisse, New World, Baosteel and CCB International on their US$151 million investment in ChongHou Energy Resources Limited, the holding company of Qipanjing Mining Company Limited which owns and operates a number of coking coal mines in Inner Mongolia. Coking coal is used in the production of steel and is in high demand in China.
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Nationally Recognized Securities Litigator Christopher Cutler Joins Foley in Washington, D.C. and Tampa
Foley announced today that Christopher M. Cutler has joined the firm as a partner in the Washington, D.C. and Tampa offices, working with the Securities Enforcement & Litigation Practice. Prior to joining Foley, Cutler was a partner at McGuireWoods LLP.
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Ogletree Deakins Adds Employee Benefits Shareholder, Continues Growth in Firm’s Denver Office
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the nation’s largest labor and employment law firms, welcomes Irene Gallagher as a shareholder to the firm’s Denver office. Gallagher focuses her practice on employee benefits law and executive compensation. Prior to joining Ogletree Deakins, she was a partner with Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP in Denver. With Gallagher and her employee benefits practice, Ogletree Deakins’ Denver office adds to the robust and balanced labor and employment law experience that includes areas such as class action defense, workplace safety and health, immigration, international law, wage and hour, and traditional labor relations. Since opening with two attorneys in early 2010, the Denver office has grown to 18 attorneys serving employers throughout Colorado, the region, and the United States.
Tags: Ogletree Deakins | DenverTed Cominos Joins Edwards Wildman as a Private Equity Partner
The law firm of Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP is pleased to announce that Ted Cominos, a private equity lawyer who focuses on emerging markets, is joining the firm as a partner. Cominos will divide his time between Los Angeles, London and other offices of the firm, performing significant cross-border work in various jurisdictions.
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Milbank Advises German Development Bank KfW on $2 Billion Loan for Major Expansion of Reliance Industry’s Petrochemical Projects in India
In a major cross-border financing for one of the biggest oil and gas projects in South Asia, law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP has represented Germany’s state-owned development bank KfW IPEX Bank GmbH as lead arranger in a $US 2 billion financing for expansion of several petrochemical projects in India operated by Reliance Industries Limited (RIL).
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Alston & Bird Continues Corporate Practice Expansion
Alston & Bird today announced that it is continuing the expansion of its corporate practice in California with the addition of Ted Hollifield as a partner in the firm’s Silicon Valley office. Mr. Hollifield has practiced for 15 years in Silicon Valley, and he was recently recognized as one of the leading attorneys in the emerging growth arena. Mr. Hollifield’s arrival closely follows that of Lior Nuchi, also a leading practitioner in Silicon Valley.
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Cleary Gottlieb Announces that FDIC General Counsel Michael Krimminger Will Join as Partner in Washington, D.C.
International law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP announced today that Michael Krimminger, currently General Counsel of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), will join the firm next month as a partner based in the Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Krimminger will be part of the firm’s international banking and financial institutions practice and will advise a wide range of U.S. and global banking clients on the challenges presented by regulatory reforms in the United States and internationally.
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