Morgan Lewis announced today that John Dellaportas—a litigator with over 18 years of experience handling complex commercial litigation and arbitration matters, with an emphasis on securities litigation—has joined the firm as a partner in its Litigation Practice, resident in New York.
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Hunton & Williams (Thailand) Limited advised the Bank of Ayudhya Public Company Limited in a THB 20,833,200,000 (USD 717 million) bridge acquisition facility granted to the BTS Group Holdings Public Company Limited. This is the largest IPO in Thai history, the largest IPO in Asia this year, and the first-ever infrastructure fund in Thailand.
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In a move designed to enhance the tax and corporate practices at Baker Botts L.L.P., two major lateral hires were announced by firm management today — international tax lawyer Don J. Lonczak and capital markets lawyer Bonnie Barsamian.
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On May 8, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued its opinion and order in favor of firm client Chesapeake Energy Corporation, in its declaratory judgment action against Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, the trustee for a $1.3 billion bond offering – saving Chesapeake some $100 million in interest expense.
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Paul Michael Spizzirri has joined the Atlanta office of Gordon & Rees as a partner. His multifaceted background includes private practice, business consulting, government, and academia. He has more than 20 years of experience as outside general counsel representing Fortune 500 and international companies in multibillion-dollar business transactions and tax/wealth management issues. Substantial portions of his practice concern tax, business, commercial, and securities litigation and transactions throughout Central America, Europe, Asia, and the United States.
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Christin McMeley, who served as in-house counsel for Charter Communications for almost a decade, has joined Davis Wright Tremaine LLP as a partner. She will practice out of the firm’s Washington, D.C., office.
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Simpson Thacher represented JPMorgan as lead arranger and administrative agent in connection with a new $1.7 billion revolving credit facility for Air Lease Corporation, which replaces the company’s prior $1.1 billion facility.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkSimpson Thacher recently represented TeamSystem Holding S.p.A. (“TeamSystem”) in connection with its private offering of €300 million aggregate principal amount of 7.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2020. TeamSystem is a leading software provider for micro, small and medium-sized businesses in Italy.
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The international law firm Bryan Cave LLP (www.bryancave.com) today announced the addition of four new partners and five other legal professionals to the firm’s Atlanta office. The new group, led by partners Scott Hobby, Charles F. Hollis III, Derek C. Johnston, and Sean D. Christy, will join Bryan Cave to continue a pre-eminent international practice focusing on outsourcing.
Tags: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLPThe international law firm Bryan Cave LLP (www.bryancave.com) welcomes Partner Abraham (‘Abe’) Ezekiel to its London office. Ezekiel will practice with the firm’s Financial Services Client Service Group.
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