King & Spalding has added partner Stephen Kelly to its Middle East team as the firm continues to expand its regional and international real estate practice.
Tags: King & Spalding LLP | DubaiMonthly Archives: April 2013
King & Spalding Advises Turkey’s Bank Asya on US$250 Million Certificates Issuance
King & Spalding advised Asya Katilim Bankasi A.Ş. (Bank Asya), the largest Turkish participation bank, on the issuance of US$250 million resettable subordinated tier 2 certificates in a landmark Shari’ah-compliant capital markets transaction.
Tags: King & Spalding LLP | DubaiMaynard Cooper & Gale Opens New Office in Cummings Research Park
Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. is pleased to announce a new office location in the Cummings Research Park community. This office creates a second Huntsville location for the Firm and will headquarter Maynard Cooper’s national Government Solutions Group, an inter-disciplinary industry practice comprised of lawyers specializing in Government Contracting, Corporate, International Trade, Intellectual Property and Government Relations. The new office is located at 1333 Enterprise Way, Suite 202.
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Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Michael R. Henson has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice as a partner in the Denver office. He was previously a partner at Holland & Hart LLP. Henson is the second partner to join the firm’s Denver office in the past month; Brian Kinnear joined on March 18, 2013.
Tags: Perkins Coie LLP | DenverShearman & Sterling Represents Ziggo B.V on its Investment Grade €1.3 Billion Refinancing of Existing Bank Facilities
Shearman & Sterling represented longstanding client Ziggo B.V on its inaugural investment grade €1.3 billion refinancing of its existing bank facilities, comprising a €750 million offering of 3.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2020, a senior secured term loan of €150 million and a senior secured revolving credit facility of €400 million, in conjunction with the renegotiation of Ziggo’s existing hedging arrangements. The senior secured notes, credit facilities and hedging arrangements rank pari passu and are secured over materially all of the assets of Ziggo and are guaranteed by all of the material subsidiaries of the Ziggo group. The refinancing closed on March 28, 2013.
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Today, Pillsbury welcomed Thomas A. Zimmer to the firm’s San Francisco office as a partner in the firm’s Finance group. Zimmer, formerly a partner with Holland & Knight, will serve as co-leader of Pillsbury’s transportation finance team along with partner Mark Lessard in New York. He was previously Chair of Holland & Knight’s Finance group and was the Deputy Section Leader of its Business Law Section.
Tags: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | San FranciscoDuane Morris in New Jersey Adds Government Affairs and Gaming Law Attorney Paul P. Josephson
Duane Morris is pleased to announce that Paul P. Josephsonhas joined the firm’s Trial Practice Group as a partner in New Jersey, working out of both its Cherry Hilll and Newark offices. Josephson further strengthens Duane Morris’ trial and gaming law practice in complex litigation, as well as its ability to help clients navigate government affairs and business matters. Josephson joins the firm from Hill Wallack LLP, where he led that firm’s regulatory and government affairs and gaming law practice groups and founded its government affairs/media affiliate, Government Process Solutions LLC. Josephson will also serve clients through Duane Morris’ government affairs affiliate, DMGS.
Tags: Duane Morris LLPCorporate Partner Dr. Philipp Grzimek and Trademark Partner Dr. Jakob Guhn Join Jones Day in Germany
The global law firm Jones Day has announced that corporate partner Dr. Philipp Grzimek will join the Firm’s Frankfurt Office, and the Düsseldorf Office will welcome Intellectual Property Practicepartner Dr. Jakob Guhn. Both Dr. Grzimek (43), who comes to the Firm from Hogan Lovells, and Dr. Guhn (37), who comes to the Firm from Field Fisher Waterhouse, will arrive on May 1. These appointments for Jones Day in Germany follow the arrival of Mergers & Acquisitions partner Dr. Wolfgang Hölters from Orrick, Hölters & Elsing, and the arrivals of Banking & Finance partners Annica Lindegren and Ulf Kreppel from White & Case and Claudia Leyendecker from Luther, along with their teams. In the last 15 months, Jones Day has almost doubled the number of partners in its German offices by adding 18 lateral and up-through-the-ranks lawyers to the partnership.
Tags: Jones Day | GermanyDLA Piper Advises on Sale of Global Business East Balt Group
King & Wood Mallesons Advises Sinopec Corporation on Asset Purchase from Sinopec Group
King & Wood Mallesons is advising China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (“Sinopec Corporation”) on a share purchase of oil and gas assets from China Petrochemical Corporation (“Sinopec Group”), the Chinese state-owned majority shareholder of Sinopec Corporation, a publicly traded corporation.
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