Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global firm, announced today that Mark Shepherd has joined the London office as a partner. Mr. Shepherd joins from DLA Piper More >>
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Monthly Archives: March 2015
Orrick Advises Ubisoft Entertainment in €200M German Private Placement
An Orrick team from Paris and Düsseldorf recently advised Ubisoft Entertainment in its successful placement of a €200 million “Schuldschein” loan, in a private placement governed by German law. Ubisoft is a leading creator, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and services with a portfolio of world-renowned brands, including the popular Assassin’s Creed series of games More >>
Tags: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | Düsseldorf | Paris
Mayer Brown Enhances Banking & Finance Practice with Arrival of Frederick C. Fisher in Chicago
Mayer Brown announced today that Frederick C. Fisher has joined its Banking & Finance practice as a partner in Chicago. Previously, he was a partner with Greenberg Traurig in Chicago More >>
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Emerging-Companies Laywer Linda Lorenat Joins King & Spalding in Silicon Valley
In a continued expansion of its corporate practice in California, King & Spalding has recruited Linda Lorenat as a partner to its Silicon Valley office. Lorenat joins King & Spalding from Latham & Watkins, where she worked in the firm’s emerging companies practice. Lorenat’s arrival brings to seven the total number of partners in the firm’s corporate practice in its Palo Alto and San Francisco offices More >>
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Herbert Smith Freehills Advises Softbank Corp on Stake Increase in Aldebaran Robotics
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Japanese telecommunications and internet company SoftBank Corp. on its acquisition of a further share of interest in Aldebaran Robotics, a French robotics company which designs, manufactures and sells autonomous humanoid robots More >>
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Greenberg Traurig Expands Chicago Litigation Practice, Adds Pete Rush and Todd Pentecost
Attorneys Peter G. Rush and Todd E. Pentecost have joined the Chicago office of the international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP. Rush joins as a shareholder and Pentecost joins as of counsel in the Litigation Practice. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, they were partners at K&L Gates LLP More >>
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Eversheds Appoints Leading Consumer Finance Expert
Law firm Eversheds has appointed consumer finance specialist Clare Hughes as a Partner in its London office. Clare joins the firm from TLT where she was a Partner and Head of Financial Services Regulation More >>
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DLA Piper Appoints Leading Competition Partner
Cravath – Actavis Funding SCS’s $21 Billion Registered Fixed and Floating Rate Notes Offering
Cravath represented the underwriters, led by J.P. Morgan Securities, Mizuho Securities, Wells Fargo Securities, Barclays, BNP Paribas, HSBC, MUFG, RBS, SMBC Nikko and TD Securities, in connection with the US$21 billion registered fixed and floating rate notes offering of Actavis Funding SCS, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Actavis plc, a global specialty pharmaceutical company. Proceeds of the offering were used to finance the acquisition of Allergan, Inc. by Actavis. The transaction, which closed on March 12, 2015, was the second largest corporate debt issuer offering to date More >>
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Cooley Adds Leading Life Sciences Partners in London
Cooley is enhancing its life sciences corporate group with the arrival of London-based partners John Wilkinson and Nicola Maguire. Wilkinson and Maguire, who have worked together for many years, join from Reed Smith. They are among the first partner additions to Cooley’s London office since its 20-partner January launch More >>
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