Squire Sanders has appointed Steven Norris, formerly partner and national head of Regulated Procurement at DLA Piper, as a partner in its Regulatory practice. Based in Squire Sanders’ Birmingham office, Norris will take a leading role in expanding the firm’s global procurement practice, spending time in London and Washington D.C.
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Davis Polk is advising Shire plc on its acquisition of Lotus Tissue Repair, Inc. Subject to customary government approvals, Shire will purchase Lotus Tissue Repair for an upfront payment and certain contingent payments based on the achievement of certain safety and development milestones.
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP served as legal advisor to SunPower Corp. in the sale of its 579-megawatt Antelope Valley Solar Projects (AVSP), two co-located solar power plants in California’s Kern and Los Angeles counties, to MidAmerican Solar.
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Herbert Smith Freehills is advising Bupa Care Services Australia on the proposed acquisition of the residential aged care business operated by the Innovative Care Group.
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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to welcome a group of five attorneys from The Lowenbaum Partnership to the firm’s St. Louis office. The move cements Ogletree Deakins as the dominant labor and employment law firm in St. Louis and deepens the value the firm delivers to clients in the market and across Missouri. Joining Ogletree Deakins as shareholders are Bob Stewart, Stan Schroeder, and Bill Lawson; Charlie Morgan serves as of counsel, and Nathan Harris as an associate. Their collective experience expands the office’s capabilities in complex and growing areas of significance to employers including traditional labor relations, employee benefits, and employment litigation. With this move, Ogletree Deakins becomes the largest management-side labor and employment practice in St. Louis and, when combined with its Kansas City office, the largest labor and employment practice in Missouri.
Tags: Ogletree DeakinsNational law firm Miller Thomson LLP is expanding its Montréal office with the addition of respected lawyer Michel La Roche, a specialist in business restructuring and finance. His colleagues Michel d’Amours and Jean-François Gauvin will also be joining the firm. The move is considered strategic in light of the continued demand for financial and business consultancy services in Québec’s competitive market.
We have recruited Kim Walker, Partner, to our Commercial team. Kim joins from Pinsent Masons where he was a partner and former Head of Intellectual Property with a wide-ranging practice focusing on contractual and advisory work involving IP, IT and commercial law.
The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Steve Smith has joined the Firm as a partner in the San Francisco Office where he will be part of Jones Day’s Global Disputes Practice. Mr. Smith arrives from the San Francisco office of O’Melveny & Myers, where he was a partner and chair of the firm’s International Arbitration Practice.
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E. Donald Elliott, a leading environmental and administrative lawyer and scholar, has joined Covington & Burling, strengthening the firm’s top-ranked environmental and product liability practices.
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