The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced that John M. Guard has joined the Firm’s Tampa office as a partner in the Commercial Litigation Group.
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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Clifford Chance Advises Arla Foods on Strategic Alliances with China’s Leading Dairy and Food Companies
Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised Arla Foods amba (Arla) on an agreement to purchase an indirect stake of approximately 6% in Hong Kong listed China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited (Mengniu) for approximately US$290 million, making Arla the second largest strategic shareholder in Mengniu after China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation (COFCO), and the transaction the largest international cooperation in China’s dairy industry to date.
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Brian Zeringer Joins Sedgwick’s Seattle Office
Brian Zeringer, formerly of Lane Powell PC, has joined the firm’s Seattle office as a partner in the Complex Litigation Division. Zeringer is a litigator with experience handling commercial, real estate and product liability litigation. For the last 15 years, Brian’s practice has focused on toxic tort litigation, particularly asbestos cases. He has represented several asbestos clients for whom he has successfully tried and mediated cases and won dismissals on summary judgment.
Tags: Sedgwick LLPGreenberg Glusker Brings Brian Davidoff and Bankruptcy, Corporate Group on Board
Greenberg Glusker announced today that bankruptcy attorney Brian L. Davidoff and his practice group will join the Firm, effective July 1, 2012. Davidoff will head the Firm’s Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Group. The attorneys moving with Davidoff include C. John M. Melissinos and Claire E. Shin, who also will join Greenberg Glusker’s Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Group, and Benjamin M. Alexander, who will join Greenberg Glusker’s Corporate Group. All four have practiced at Davidoff Gold LLP since February 2012, and prior thereto practiced at Rutter Hobbs & Davidoff, where Davidoff was Managing Partner.
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K&L Gates Boosts Paris Office with Two New Partners in Labor/Employment and Tax Practices
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Bertrand Dussert and Judith Beckhard-Cardoso as partners in its growing Paris office. Tax lawyer Dussert arrives at K&L Gates from tax boutique firm Cabinet Dussert Selarl, having also previously served as a partner at both Norton Rose LLP and the French tax firm CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre. Beckhard-Cardoso joins K&L Gates’ labor and employment practice from Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, where she led the employment practice, and previously worked at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP.
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Davis Polk Advises Novast Holdings on Its Strategic Partnership with Eli Lilly
Davis Polk advised Novast Holdings Limited in connection with its strategic partnership with Eli Lilly and Company. The parties entered into a license and supply agreement, pursuant to which Novast granted Lilly an exclusive license to commercialize certain pharmaceutical products in People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong and Macau. Novast has committed to set up a platform to support Lilly-branded generic products and increase the manufacturing capacity at its Nantong site over the next several years, with Lilly providing technical support to enhance quality standards. Lilly also made a new investment in Novast and increased its equity position in Novast by $20 million.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Hong KongDavis Polk Wins Significant Victory for CVS Caremark Corporation in Major Federal Securities Suit
Davis Polk won a significant victory on behalf of CVS Caremark Corporation (CVS) on Monday, June 18, 2012, when Judge Laplante in the District Court of New Hampshire granted CVS and three of its former senior executives’ motion to dismiss a class-action securities fraud suit brought on behalf of shareholders that held CVS stock between October 30, 2008, and November 5, 2009.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkDavis Polk – Tyson Foods, Inc. $1 Billion Senior Notes Offering and Concurrent Tender Offer
Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC as joint book-running managers and representatives of the several underwriters in connection with an SEC-registered offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.5% senior notes due 2022 by Tyson Foods, Inc.
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Shearman & Sterling Advises Viacom on Issuance of Senior Notes
Shearman & Sterling represented Viacom Inc. in connection with a $300 million issue of Viacom’s 3.125% Senior Notes due 2022 and a $100 million further issue of Viacom’s 1.250% Senior Notes due 2015. Viacom had issued $500 million of the 1.250% Senior Notes due 2015 in February 2012.
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLP | New YorkShearman & Sterling Advises on $2 Billion Financing for Paccar
Shearman & Sterling advised Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Barclays Bank Plc and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd. as joint lead arrangers and joint book managers of a $1 billion five-year multicurrency revolving credit facility and $1 billion 364-day short term multicurrency revolving credit facility for PACCAR Inc. and some of its subsidiaries.
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