Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom is pleased to announce that capital markets and M&A lawyer Christopher W. Betts has joined the firm as a partner.
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Yearly Archives: 2012
Cooley Hires Leading Silicon Valley Partner Drew Williamson
Cooley LLP announced today that leading corporate and capital markets lawyer Andrew S. “Drew” Williamson has joined the firm as a partner. He had been a partner for more than six years at Latham & Watkins, where he began his career, and was most recently based in its Silicon Valley office.
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Cooley LLP announced today that Lyle Roberts has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in its Securities Litigation practice group. Roberts joins Cooley from Dewey & LeBoeuf.
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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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Energy & Infrastructure Partner Joel Moser Joins Kaye Scholer in New York
As part of Kaye Scholer’s strategy to develop a comprehensive, multidisciplinary Energy & Infrastructure industry group, the firm has just brought on Energy & Infrastructure Partner Joel Moser.
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Saul Ewing Opens Pittsburgh Office
Saul Ewing LLP is pleased to announce that it has opened an office in Pittsburgh, marking its expansion into western Pennsylvania.
Tags: Saul Ewing LLP 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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White Collar Criminal Defense Lawyer Anthony Pacheco Joins Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
White collar criminal defense lawyer Anthony Pacheco has joined Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) as a partner in its Los Angeles office. Previously with Proskauer Rose LLP, Pacheco has significant expertise in white collar criminal defense, regulatory representation, and complex civil litigation, including internal investigations and crisis management. A former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, he is experienced in all aspects of federal criminal prosecution. Pacheco is an accomplished criminal and civil trial lawyer.
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Paul Hastings Advises Alpha Investment Partners Limited in the HK$1.2 billion disposition of Shama Serviced Apartments Causeway Bay
Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it advised Alpha Investment Partners Limited, a real estate investment advisory firm headquartered in Singapore and managing various real estate funds across Asia, in the completion of the sale of Shama Serviced Apartments Causeway Bay at No.8 Russell Street, Hong Kong by its subsidiary, Pogain Limited, to Panasia International Limited.
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