Bruce G. Chapman has joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the firm’s 70-attorney Intellectual Property practice group, based in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Chapman joins from Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz in Los Angeles. Earlier this year, Sheppard Mullin added two IP litigation partners: Ed Anderson in Palo Alto and partner Jill Pietrini in Century City.
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King & Spalding has recruited Boyd Cloern as a partner in its Washington, D.C., office as the firm continues to expand its patent litigation practice across the United States. Cloern is the fifth patent litigator the firm has added to its IP practice in the past 16 months.
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International law firm Eversheds has appointed SJ Berwin competition partner, Lesley Farrell as a partner in its EU, Competition and Regulatory Group.
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Reed Smith LLP, a leading global law firm, has added Victoria Holstein-Childress as a partner in its Financial Industry Group (FIG) resident in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office.
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On August 30, 2012, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which an affiliate of Carlyle Group LP will acquire its performance coatings unit for approximately $4.9 billion. Cravath represented Credit Suisse as a joint lead arranger of committed financing in connection with this transaction.
Tags: Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP | New YorkHolman Fenwick Willan’s Sydney head David Coogans is moving to Hong Kong to join Howse Williams Bowers, a firm established earlier this year by three of Reed Smith Richards Butler’s founding partners in Hong Kong.
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International law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) today (3 September) announced that it has hired experienced corporate lawyer, Julian Stanier as a partner in its London Corporate Finance team. Julian’s considerable experience will add to the firm’s growing domestic and international transactional capabilities. His appointment follows the arrival of corporate M&A heavyweights, David Barnes and Alan Paul earlier this year and the appointments of Cath Shirley, Lisa O’Neill and Justin Cornelius, which were announced last month.
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Simpson Thacher recently represented the underwriters, led by UBS Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. in connection with an initial public offering of common shares of beneficial interest of BlackRock Municipal Target Term Trust (the “Trust”). The offering raised approximately $1.55 billion or approximately $1.78 billion if the underwriters exercise their overallotment option in full.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkThe Firm is representing Walter Investment Management Corp. (NYSE: WAC) (“Walter Investment”) in connection with its definitive agreement to purchase Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. (“RMS”) in a transaction valued at $120 million. The consideration to be paid by Walter Investment is expected to consist of $60 million in cash, Walter Investment common stock valued at $25 million and $35 million aggregate principal amount of MSR notes of a subsidiary of Walter Investment. The transaction is subject to receipt of governmental approvals, third-party consents and other customary closing conditions. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2012.
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Andrew L. Gaines, a leading employee benefits and executive compensation lawyer, has joined Paul, Weiss as a partner in the New York office.
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