Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the country’s largest and fastest-growing workplace law firms, is pleased to announce the opening of its 53rd office in Dayton, OH. Karen T. Dunlevey from Bieser, Greer & Landis has joined the office as Partner. Managing Partner of the firm’s Cincinnati office, Scott Carroll, will serve as Managing Partner in Dayton as well.
Tags: Jackson Lewis P.C.
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised OGX Petróleo e Gás Participações S.A. (“OGX”) on the sale of a 40% stake in two blocks in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil to Malaysian state oil and gas company PETRONAS.
Tags: Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | Hong Kong
Allen Matkins, a California-based full service real estate and business law firm, announced today the hiring of land use partner Fernando Villa in its Los Angeles office, where the firm also welcomes new tax associate Scott M. Dommes. The two new hires follow the recent addition of land use associate Michelle L. Moore in Allen Matkins’ San Francisco office.
Tags: Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP | Los AngelesFairfield and Woods, P.C. announced the addition of Jack E. Reutzel to the firm’s real estate team.
Tags: Denver
International law firm Simmons & Simmons has announced that it is opening an office in Singapore. It will be the firm’s fifth office in Asia, after Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo.
Tags: Simmons & Simmons | Singapore
Alston & Bird LLP announced today that a group of five partners, previously at Dentons, will join its capital markets practice. Four partners will be based in New York, and another based in Washington, D.C.
Tags: Alston & Bird LLP | New York
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP has added three partners to the firm’s Business Trial practice group and Communications team: Gardner Gillespie, Dave Thomas, and Paul Werner. Gillespie, Thomas and Werner join Sheppard Mullin’s Washington, D.C. office from Hogan Lovells’ Washington office.
Tags: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Davis Polk is advising Baidu, Inc. in connection with its $370 million acquisition of the online video business of PPS. The definitive agreement was signed on May 7, 2013. The transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to close in the second quarter of 2013.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | BeijingDavis Polk is advising BofA Merrill Lynch as financial adviser to BMC Software, Inc. in connection with its approximately $6.9 billion acquisition by a private investor group led by Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital together with GIC Special Investments Pte. Ltd. and Insight Venture Partners. The transaction, which is expected to close later this year, is subject to approval from BMC shareholders, regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Silicon Valley
Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that it will add four new partners with formidable experience in complex M&A and high stakes litigation to its German team, and will open a new office in Düsseldorf. The partners are recognized leaders in their respective fields, and the team brings substantial experience across a wide range of industries.
Tags: Latham & Watkins LLP | Germany