The national law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that Peggy L. Crane has joined the firm’s Environmental Practice as partner. She will practice in Hinshaw’s Peoria, Illinois office. Ms. Crane comes to Hinshaw from Perkins Coie LLP, where she was senior counsel in that firm’s Portland office.
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Gregory D. DeGrazia has joined the law firm of Warner Norcross & Judd LLP as a partner.
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On May 16, 2013, Simpson Thacher client Mining Machinery Limited (“MML”) and Caterpillar, Inc. resolved all outstanding issues arising out of Caterpillar’s June 2012 acquisition of Zhengzhou Siwei, a leading manufacturer of hydraulic roof supports used in the mining industry in China. After it acquired Siwei, Caterpillar alleged that it had uncovered deliberate accounting misconduct and recorded a $580 million goodwill impairment charge in the fourth quarter of 2012. Simpson Thacher represented Emory Williams and John Lee, former directors of Siwei’s parent company and two of the leading entrepreneurs in China, and MML and James Thompson III, two other parties with an interest in the settlement, in responding to Caterpillar’s allegations. The parties have now entered into an agreement under which they exchanged releases, certain payments owed by Caterpillar were reduced, and an entity affiliated with MML has been given the right to purchase certain assets from Caterpillar. In addition, Caterpillar publicly stated that it had found no evidence that any of Simpson Thacher’s clients had engaged in any accounting misconduct.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | BeijingThe Firm represented Seagate Technology plc (“Seagate”) in connection with its Rule 144A and Regulation S offering of $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.75% Senior Notes due 2023. The notes were issued by Seagate HDD Cayman, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seagate, and guaranteed by Seagate. Morgan Stanley, BofA Merrill Lynch and BNP Paribas acted as joint-lead and joint bookrunning managers of the offering.
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Bill and Michael join the firm from Hynes Lawyers, and will be located in HWL Ebsworth’s Brisbane office.
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Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck, LLP (KDV), a leading national law firm, today announced attorneys and staff of Kenny & Zonghetti LLC, a diverse litigation and corporate firm with offices in New York City and New Jersey, will join KDV. Gino Zonghetti, a veteran admiralty, employment practices liability and professional liability attorney, and former assistant district attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, will join as an equity partner and serve as managing partner of the firm’s New Jersey office.
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Cooley LLP announced today that it represented Websense, Inc. in its approximately $1 billion acquisition by Vista Equity Partners. Websense is a global leader in protecting organizations from the latest cyber attacks and data theft, and Vista is a leading private equity firm focused on investments in software, data and technology-enabled businesses.
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Kaye Scholer represented Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as syndication agent and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as joint lead arrangers, in a $1.5 billion revolving multicurrency credit facility extended to Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, one of the world’s largest hospitality companies.
Tags: Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP | New YorkContinuing to add significant depth to its nationwide corporate bench, Fox is proud to welcome experienced attorney Richard Bier to the firm’s Roseland office.
In a move that bolsters its nationwide labor and employment department and its New York labor and employment presence, Fox Rothschild is proud to welcome experienced attorney James M. Lemonedes as a partner in the firm’s New York office.
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