The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced that William Sloan Coats has joined its Silicon Valley office as a shareholder in the Intellectual Property & Technology Practice.
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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Bennett Jones Welcomes Former Commissioner of Competition and Opens Washington, DC, Office
Bennett Jones is pleased to announce that Melanie Aitken, who most recently served as Canada’s Competition Commissioner, has rejoined the firm. Ms. Aitken was a partner at Bennett Jones when she went to the Competition Bureau in 2005. Melanie will manage the Washington office and serve as co-chair of the Bennett Jones Antitrust and Competition practice, advising Canadian and foreign clients on issues arising for those carrying on business or investing in Canada.
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Shearman & Sterling Represents Ardagh Group on its $1.7 Billion Agreement to Buy Verallia North America
Shearman & Sterling is advising Ardagh Group on the financing and antitrust aspects of its $1.7 billion agreement to buy Verallia North America from Compagnie de Saint-Gobain. Ardagh will raise $1.45 billion in high yield bonds in both dollars and euros to finance the acquisition.
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Eversheds Bolsters China Employment Practice
The Shanghai office of global law firm Eversheds has appointed a team of four employment lawyers from Salans LLP. The team is led by Dr. Iris Duchetsmann, formerly Of Counsel and head of the China labour law team in Salans’ Shanghai office, who joins Eversheds as a partner.
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Leading Real Estate Finance Lawyer Joseph Philip Forte Joins DLA Piper in New York
DLA Piper announced today that Joseph Philip Forte has joined the firm’s Real Estate practice as a partner in New York.
Tags: DLA Piper | New YorkDLA Piper Represents Sorteo Games Inc. in Electronic Lottery Agreement with Jumbo Interactive Ltd.
DLA Piper represented US-based Sorteo Games Inc., a leading provider of electronic lottery systems, in an exclusive long-term strategic alliance in Mexico with leading Australian interactive lottery business Jumbo Interactive Ltd.
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Herbert Smith Freehills Paris LLP Advises Standard Life Investments on a €150.7m Refinancing Operation
Standard Life Investments European Property Growth Fund LP has signed a €150.7m refinancing deal with Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, a leading French bank. The deal will take the form of a senior credit facility.
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Reed Smith Adds Global Regulatory Enforcement Partner in San Francisco
Reed Smith LLP, a leading international law firm, today announced the addition of Tracy K. Genesen, who joins the firm as a San Francisco-based partner in its Global Regulatory Enforcement group. Ms. Genesen joins Reed Smith from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where she was a partner focused on regulatory litigation.
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McAngus Goudelock & Courie Announces Asheville Office
The law firm of McAngus Goudelock & Courie is pleased to announce that its North Carolina footprint will grow with an additional office located in Asheville on Feb. 1.
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