Pillsbury Adds Firepower to Asia Practice with Addition of Elite Lawyer

Pillsbury today announced that Henry Liu, a long-time U.S. and Chinese-qualified corporate and finance lawyer, has joined the firm’s Finance practice. Liu, who was formerly a partner in DLA Piper’s Corporate & Finance practice, will primarily work in Pillsbury’s New York office and will spend a significant portion of his time in the firm’s Shanghai office. Starting today, he will also serve as leader of Pillsbury’s Financial Institutions & Infrastructure Teams for Greater China and Asia.

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Shearman & Sterling Advises on US$1.95 Billion Banco BTG Pactual IPO

Shearman & Sterling represented the syndicate of banks underwriting the 3.66 billion reais (US$1.95 billion) initial public offering of equity securities by Banco BTG Pactual, the Brazilian investment bank. The offering was the biggest initial public offering for an investment bank in two years and one of the largest IPO’s globally in 2012, as well as the largest Brazilian financial institution IPO since the 2009 IPO of Banco Santander (Brasil), to which Shearman & Sterling also served as underwriters’ counsel.

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Dickstein Shapiro Welcomes Kenneth Roberts; Expands Patent Capabilities in California

Dickstein Shapiro LLP is pleased to announce the continued expansion of its Intellectual Property Practice in California with the arrival of Partner Kenneth Roberts, who joined the firm’s Orange County office. Mr. Roberts represents clients in a wide variety of intellectual property matters, including patent litigation, strategic patent counseling and portfolio development, licensing, and both foreign and domestic patent prosecution. Mr. Roberts represents emerging companies, large corporations, and universities in a wide range of technologies, focusing on strategic patent portfolio development and management. Mr. Roberts earned his B.S. in mechanical engineering from the Virginia Tech and his J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law.

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