Monthly Archives: March 2015

David R. Roth and Shahid A. Ghauri Join Jones Walker’s Houston Office

Friday, March 13, 2015

Jones Walker LLP announced today that David R. Roth and Shahid A. Ghauri have joined the firm’s Houston office. Mr. Roth is a partner in the Real Estate Practice Group and Mr. Ghauri is a partner in the Business & Commercial Transactions Practice Group.

Mr. Roth has more than two decades of broad-based transactional experience working both in-house and in private practice with public and private companies. He counsels clients in a broad range of transactions and financing in the energy industry, including projects involving electric power; onshore and offshore oil and gas exploration and production; transportation and pipelines; liquefied natural gas processing; commodity marketing and trading; and ancillary services such as equipment supply and seismic analysis. More >>

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Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation $500 Million Senior Unsecured Notes Offering

Friday, March 13, 2015

Davis Polk advised Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Rabo Securities USA, Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, SG Americas Securities, LLC and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. as initial purchasers in connection with a $500 million offering of 5.750% senior unsecured notes due 2025 by Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, which were issued pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act. More >>

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Jackson Lewis Adds Richard Connors in Kansas City

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s largest and fastest-growing workplace law firms, is pleased to announce Richard L. Connors has joined the firm’s Kansas City Region office as Shareholder. Mr. Connors, who was previously with Stinson Leonard Street, has over 25 years of experience representing management in a wide variety of employment and labor law matters. More >>

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Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole Joins Sidley in Washington, D.C.

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Sidley Austin LLP announced today that James M. Cole has joined the firm in Washington, D.C. as a partner in its White Collar: Government Litigation & Investigations practice. Mr. Cole recently served as the Deputy Attorney General of the United States, a role he held from January 2011 until January 2015. At Sidley, Mr. Cole will focus his practice on the full range of federal enforcement and internal investigation matters, with a particular emphasis on cross-border and multi-jurisdictional matters. More >>

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Perkins Coie Adds Internet and Brand Enforcement Pro to IP Practice in D.C.

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Fabricio Vayra has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property practice as a partner in the Washington, D. C. office. He focuses on trademark, Internet policy issues, and domain name counseling and enforcement. He was most recently Assistant General Counsel-Intellectual Property with Time Warner Inc. where he spent nearly a decade advising upper management on intellectual property and Internet policy issues as applied to emerging business models, new technologies, digital media and enforcement strategies. More >>

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Paul Hastings Advises Banks in Financing the $8.7 Billion Acquisition of PetSmart by a Consortium Led by BC Partners

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm advised the debt financing providers in connection with the $8.7 billion purchase of PetSmart, Inc. (“PetSmart”), North America’s leading specialty pet retailer of services and solutions for the lifetime needs of pets, by an investor consortium led by BC Partners. More >>

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Winston & Strawn Expands Corporate Practice with the Addition of Six Partners in New York and Washington, D.C.

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce that six partners have joined the firm across two offices. This latest acquisition underscores Winston’s commitment to expand its corporate practice to meet the evolving needs of its diverse clientele.

“We are placing an emphasis on strategically expanding our corporate practice in key markets including New York, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Silicon Valley, and Washington, D.C.,” said Tom Fitzgerald, Winston’s firmwide managing partner. More >>

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