Ashurst has appointed Nicolas Bonnefoy as partner in its global energy team.
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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Akerman Senterfitt Represents Carrols Restaurant Group in Spin-off of Fiesta Restaurant Group
Akerman Senterfitt has represented Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc., one of the largest restaurant companies in the United States and the largest Burger King franchisee, in the spin-off of its wholly owned subsidiary, Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc., which owns and operates the Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana restaurant brands. The spin-off was completed this week through the distribution of all of the outstanding common stock of Fiesta Restaurant Group to Carrols Restaurant Group’s stockholders.
Tags: Akerman LLPGoodwin Accelerates London Growth with Hire of Leading Real Estate Partner Joe Conder
Goodwin Procter today announced that Joe Conder will join the firm as a partner in its London office. Conder comes to Goodwin from Linklaters, where he headed Linklaters’ UK investment team and served as Co-Global Head of its Real Estate Sector Group.
Winston & Strawn Strengthens Global Litigation Practice
More than 20 attorneys are joining international law firm Winston & Strawn to fulfill New York legal jobs, Washington legal jobs and London legal jobs, among other locales, according to a press release.
Twenty-two litigation partners, one energy partner and numerous associates will help propel the firm’s drive toward widening the scope of its global litigation work and transactional footprint.
Tags: DallasUse LinkedIn to Market Yourself to Law Firms
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Orrick Expands Moscow Office with Two Corporate Partners
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced today that Dmitry Gubarev and Leo Batalov, formerly of Dewey & LeBoeuf, have joined the firm as partners along with a group of associates in Moscow and London.
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Corporate Partner Joins Latham & Watkins in Los Angeles, Adding Diverse Transactional Strengths
Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Casey Fleck has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner in the Corporate Department. Fleck has extensive experience in a broad range of corporate transactions, including public and private securities offerings, corporate restructurings, recapitalizations, mergers and acquisitions, tender offers and consent solicitations.
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Trio of Energy Lawyers Join Baker Botts L.L.P.; Bolster Firm’s Reputation as ‘Go-To’ Law Firm for Energy Industry
A trio of leading energy lawyers has joined Baker Botts L.L.P. in New York and Houston, bolstering the firm’s reputation as the go-to law firm in the energy industry for resolving complex legal problems.
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Mayer Brown Strengthens Banking & Finance Practice in New York with Arrival of Partner Barbara M. Goodstein
Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that Barbara M. Goodstein has joined the firm in New York as a partner in the Banking & Finance practice. Previously, she was a partner with Dewey & LeBoeuf in New York.
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Davis Polk Advises Treasury on Its $5.8 Billion Offering of AIG Common Stock
Davis Polk advised the United States Department of the Treasury (Treasury) in connection with its offering of approximately 188.5 million shares of common stock of American International Group, Inc. (AIG), which included the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option, representing proceeds to Treasury of approximately $5.8 billion. AIG agreed to purchase approximately 65.6 million shares in the offering, representing $2 billion of Treasury’s proceeds from the sale.
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