Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP is pleased to announce that, subject to regulatory approval by the Istanbul Bar Association, the firm intends to open an office in Istanbul and to operate in an exclusive association with the Ismen law firm, a leading boutique M&A and private equity law firm based in Istanbul, Turkey. Edwards Wildman will work closely with Ismen in advising a broad range of clients on cross-border private equity and corporate-backed M&A transactions throughout the Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Northern Africa (CEEMENA) region and other emerging markets.

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Ice Miller LLP welcomes highly regarded attorney Robin Babbitt, who joins the Firm as a partner practicing with both the Litigation and Public Affairs and Gaming groups. Babbitt’s addition further strengthens the firm’s Gaming Practice. Babbitt joins Jack Thar in the Firm’s Indianapolis office and John Oberle of the Firm’s Columbus, Ohio, office by providing clients with comprehensive gaming counsel and boosting Ice Miller’s Midwest presence in gaming and racing.

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Herbert Smith Freehills is advising Morgan Stanley and National Australia Bank as joint lead managers and underwriters for Arena REIT’s initial public offering and listing on the Australian Securities Exchange. Arena REIT is one of Australia’s largest owners of child care properties, holding a portfolio valued at over $220 million. It will raise $75 million of new money under the IPO.

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Herbert Smith Freehills has advised the Joint Lead Managers of Macquarie Group Limited’s (MGL) offer of new Tier 1 hybrid securities known as Macquarie Capital Notes (MCN), which are fully paid, subordinated, non-cumulative, unsecured, mandatorily convertible notes issued by MGL. The offer is intended to raise $400 million, with the ability to raise more or less.

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Cozen O’Connor announced today that two attorneys have joined the Philadelphia office. Ira C. Gubernick, formerly of Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg, joins the firm as a partner in the corporate practice. Richard S. Roisman, formerly with McCarter & English, joins as a partner in the real estate practice.

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Bennett B. Borden and Jay Brudz joined Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP today as partners in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. They will chair Drinker’s Information Governance and Electronic Discovery practice as well as help oversee the firm’s ediscovery subsidiary, Drinker Discovery Solutions. They served as co-chairs of the Electronic Discovery and Information Governance Section of their previous firm, Williams Mullen.

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