Davis Polk advised Barclays Capital Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Santander Investment Securities Inc., Standard Chartered Bank and UBS Securities LLC as joint book-running managers on an SEC-registered offering by Diageo Capital plc of $750 million principal amount of 0.625% notes due 2016, $650 million principal amount of 1.125% notes due 2018, $1.35 billion 2.625% notes due 2023 and $500 million principal amount of 3.875% notes due 2043, in each case guaranteed by Diageo plc.

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International law firm Taylor Wessing has today announced the addition of a new lateral hire to its market leading Private Client practice. Sanjvee Shah is set to join the firm on 7th May 2013 from Speechly Bircham, where she was a Partner in the Private Client division.

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Leading private client lawyer Charles Gothard has been appointed as partner in Macfarlanes with immediate effect.

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Olswang, one of a small handful of “go to” firms for IP in Europe and Asia, has boosted its leading IP Practice with the hire of Dr Justin Hill. The news comes as Olswang has been recognised by leading legal directory Chambers & Partners as one of only 3 band 1 IP firms (London) in its 2013 UK edition.

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