Davis Polk advised underwriters represented by CIBC World Markets Corp., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc in connection with the offering of $3.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 0.95% bonds due 2015, issued by the Province of Ontario.
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International law firm Locke Lord has expanded its global insurance and reinsurance practice with the addition of two highly regarded lawyers in the insurance and reinsurance industry. Partners Damian Cleary and Gavin Coull have decades of experience in dispute and coverage-related aspects of non-marine and non-life property and casualty underwriting and claims, and the duo adds depth to the Firm’s capabilities in its well-established direct insurance and reinsurance groups.
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Clyde & Co has advised the Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (“KUFPEC”) on a $US500m deal with EnQuest PLC, the largest independent oil producer in the North Sea.
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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the nation’s largest labor and employment law firms, welcomes Andrew P. (Drew) Burnside as a shareholder to the firm’s New Orleans office. Burnside joins Ogletree Deakins from Coats, Rose, Yale, Ryman & Lee (Coats Rose) where he was a Director in the Labor and Employment Law Section of that firm’s New Orleans office. Burnside focuses his practice on employment law litigation, counseling, and training for management and supervisors. Burnside’s arrival continues the growth trend in the New Orleans office which recently welcomed Christopher Moore and Christine White. Including Moore and White, Burnside has previously worked alongside four of the lawyers in the Ogletree Deakins New Orleans office. Already in 2012, Ogletree Deakins has added shareholders to the firm’s Atlanta, Denver, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York City, and Philadelphia offices.
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Cahill represented BofA Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse as joint book-running managers and Jefferies and Wells Fargo Securities as co-managers in the Rule 144A/Reg S offering of $485,000,000 9.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 by Tekni-Plex, Inc., a manufacturer of packaging products and materials. Proceeds from the offering were used to refinance existing indebtedness.
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John R. Herin, Jr. has joined the Fort Lauderdale office of GrayRobinson, P.A. as a shareholder in the firm’s Land Use, Environment and Government Affairs Department. With over 20 years of experience in the public sector, Herin will focus his practice on representing private and public clients in the areas of land use, zoning, administrative and environmental law.
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Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that Justin McClelland MBE is joining the firm as a partner in its leading global commercial litigation practice and will be based in London. The arrival of McClelland is the latest in a string of high profile appointments for Winston both in London and globally.
Tags: Winston & Strawn LLPThe Kim Law Firm brought on Denise H. Mitchell to fill a Houston legal job, according to a press release.
An experienced civil trial lawyer and prosecutor, Mitchell will be Of Counsel with the Houston law office.
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Snell & Wilmer is pleased to announce that partner Troy Aramburu has re-joined the bankruptcy and reorganization practice group in the firm’s Salt Lake City office. Aramburu first joined Snell & Wilmer in 2004 and returns this month after spending several years as a shareholder with Jones Waldo Holbrook & McDonough, PC.
Tags: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.John R. Herin, Jr. has joined the Fort Lauderdale office of GrayRobinson, P.A. as a shareholder in the firm’s Land Use, Environment and Government Affairs Department. With over 20 years of experience in the public sector, Herin will focus his practice on representing private and public clients in the areas of land use, zoning, administrative and environmental law.
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