McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (MLA) is pleased to welcome Stephen M. Nichols to MLA’s Litigation practice. Nichols will be located in the firm’s Los Angeles office where he will focus on complex product liability and toxic tort lawsuits.
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King & Spalding Advises NBK Capital in USD140 Million
King & Spalding and its affiliated office in Riyadh, the Law Office of Mohammad Al-Ammar, advised NBK Capital on the successful exit of Jeddah-based Hanco, a leading fleet leasing and rental company in Saudi Arabia, in a deal valuing Hanco at USD140 million. The sale generated a return in excess of two times the initial investment for NBK Capital Equity Partners Fund I, an NBK Capital private equity fund focused on providing growth capital to companies in the Middle East and North Africa region.
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K&L Gates Adds Leading Corporate Crime Partner in London
The London office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Elizabeth Robertson as a partner in its policy & regulatory practice. Robertson joins the firm from Addleshaw Goddard LLP.
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Freshfields Advises on Swire Properties Listing
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised the joint sponsors on the spin-off and listing by way of introduction of Swire Properties Limited on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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Tom O’Donnell And Melinda Blundell Join Dykema In Charlotte
Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the additions of Thomas H. O’Donnell, Jr. and Melinda S. Blundell to its Corporate Finance Practice Group as members in the firm’s Charlotte office. Prior to joining Dykema, O’Donnell and Blundell were members at Moore & Van Allen, PLLC.
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The international law firm of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (MLA) and the California-based law firm of Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP (Luce Forward) have set a target merger date of March 1, 2012, following a recent vote by the firms’ partners. This combination will enhance the legal services provided to clients in litigation, real estate, insurance, government contracts, government affairs and corporate law. The merger will also strengthen MLA’s California foothold and increase Luce Forward’s national and international presence.
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Corporate Lawyers Kyle Guse, Amar Murugan Expand Life Sciences, Tech Practices at Baker Botts in Palo Alto
Corporate lawyers Kyle Guse and Amar Murugan, who represent a number of innovative companies in the life sciences and technology sectors, joined Baker Botts L.L.P. today as partners in the firm’s Palo Alto office.
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Bennett Jones Welcomes Osama Hassan
Bennett Jones is pleased to announce that Osama Hassan has joined the firm in the Middle East as a partner in our Dubai office.
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Holland & Knight San Francisco Welcomes New Partner in Litigation Group
Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that Cameron G. Stout has joined the firm’s West Coast Litigation Group as a partner. As a litigator and trial lawyer, he defends nationally known firms in securities arbitrations as well as in federal and state court actions, filed both by individuals and as class actions.
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Paul Hastings Advises Sekisui House on U.S. Acquisition
Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it has advised North America Sekisui House, LLC (“NASH”), the wholly-owned subsidiary of Sekisui House, Ltd – Japan’s largest homebuilder and a leading diversified developer, in its acquisition of the largest operating portfolio of residential master-planned communities in the United States. The acquisition was made through a new joint venture between NASH and Newland Real Estate Group LLC (“Newland”), a national real estate development company based in San Diego, California.
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