Gary G. Grindler, the former acting deputy attorney general of the U.S. Department of Justice, the agency’s second highest-ranking official, and chief of staff to Attorney General Eric Holder, has rejoined King & Spalding as a partner in the special matters and government investigations practice in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Grindler was a partner at King & Spalding from 2000 to 2009, when he left to join the Justice Department. He will focus on financial fraud, health care, international and congressional investigations and False Claims Act cases.

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The law firm of Troutman Sanders LLP is pleased to announce the addition of partner David B. Weisblat to its tax group in Washington, D.C.

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Morgan Lewis announced today that Willard K. Tom has returned to the firm as a partner in the Antitrust Practice after serving as the General Counsel of the Federal Trade Commission from 2009 to 2012. Mr. Tom was a partner at Morgan Lewis from 2000 to 2009, and, prior to that, held leadership positions in both federal antitrust agencies during the Clinton Administration.

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Diversified financial services firm Cowen Group, Inc. and privately held investment bank Dahlman Rose & Company, LLC announced Friday, February 1, the signing of a definitive agreement under which Cowen will acquire Dahlman Rose. The financial terms of this all-stock transaction were not disclosed. The boards of directors of both companies approved the definitive agreement and the transaction is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2013, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval.

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Norton Rose is pleased to announce that Jean-Philippe Buteau is joining its Québec office as a partner. Mr. Buteau’s practice encompasses mining law, securities and corporate law. He is particularly knowledgeable about matters affecting the mining industry.

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Cozen O’Connor, among the 100 largest U.S. law firms, announced today that Colin Roskey has joined the Philadelphia and Washington, DC offices as a member of the firm’s Health Care Group and Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies. The latter is a government relations firm with offices in Washington, New York, Harrisburg, Philadelphia and Wilmington.

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Shearman & Sterling represented ENCE Energıa y Celulosa, S.A. (“Ence”), a Spanish issuer listed on the Madrid Stock Exchange, in a high yield bond offering of €250 million Senior Secured Notes due 2020 and a revolving credit facility of €90 million. The Notes will be senior secured obligations of Ence and will be guaranteed on a senior secured basis by certain of Ence’s subsidiaries.

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