International law firm McDermott Will & Emery today announced that prominent trial attorney Andrew E. Tomback has joined the Firm as a partner in its White-Collar & Securities Defense Practice Group, based in New York. More >>
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Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that attorney Amy J. Adolay has rejoined the Firm as Partner. Ms. Adolay, who spent several years with the firm until 2012, will be rejoining as a member of the firm’s Labor and Employment and Litigation Practice Groups. She will focus her practice on employment litigation and counseling. More >>
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Roetzel & Andress LPA announced today that 11 attorneys from the firm of Kamensky Rubinstein Hochman & Delott LLP (KRHD) have joined Roetzel in a major expansion of the firm’s Chicago office and of its health care law practice. In addition to a top-tier health care compliance and regulatory practice, the former KRHD attorneys bring to Roetzel broad-based corporate, retirement plan consulting, estate, probate and wealth planning, employment law, and commercial litigation capabilities.
“Our focus continues to be on planned growth and thoughtful and strategic moves to add services that benefit our clients and strengthen our offerings,” Roetzel Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Casto said. More >>
Tags: Roetzel & Andress LPA | ChicagoLeading independent business law firm, Hall & Wilcox, will be taking on a significant insurance practice from Sparke Helmore.
The team is led by Sparke Helmore national insurance leader Rhett Slocombe, and includes Grant Galvin, Simon Morgan, Daniel Stoddart, Nicholas Studdert and Joanna Turnbull, all of whom will be joining Hall & Wilcox as partners. The team is based in Sydney and Newcastle. More >>
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Kelley Kronenberg, a national, full-service law firm, is expanding its reach into the Florida market with the addition of a Bankruptcy Practice Group. The new group, which joined the firm’s Tampa office in April, is the result of Kelley Kronenberg acquiring Dennis LeVine & Associates, a bankruptcy law firm in Tampa, and its team of attorneys and administrative staff. More >>
Tags: Kelley Kronenberg | TampaOn April 30, 2015, Crown Castle International Corp. (“Crown Castle”) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Quanta Fiber Networks Inc. (“Sunesys”) for approximately $1 billion in cash, subject to certain limited adjustments. Cravath represented Crown Castle in connection with this transaction, which is expected to close by the end of 2015, subject to customary closing conditions. More >>
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WilmerHale is pleased to announce that energy and natural resources lawyer Andrew L. Spielman has joined the firm as partner. Mr. Spielman serves alongside Natalie Hanlon Leh as partner-in-charge of the firm’s growing Denver office and also serves as co-chair of the firm’s Energy, Environmental and Natural Resources Practice. More >>
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Reed Smith LLP today announced that Sahra Dalfen has joined the firm’s Corporate Transactional Advisory Group (CTAG) and Jody Saltzman has joined its Real Estate Group. The two have worked together for many years and are joining Reed Smith from Crowell & Moring in New York.
“Sahra brings to Reed Smith strong experience representing companies in complex domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, as well as strategic joint ventures,” said John Martini, Practice Group Leader of CTAG. “We expect that Sahra’s practice will be a welcome complement to our already substantial flow of transactional work to and from Europe and Asia.” More >>
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Shearman & Sterling represented the underwriters led by Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and UBS Securities LLC in connection with CSX Corporation’s public offering of $600 million aggregate principal amount of its 3.950% Notes due 2050. CSX Corporation is a leading provider of traditional rail services and transportation for intermodal containers and trailers. The proceeds of the offering will be used for general corporate purposes. More >>
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Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s largest and fastest-growing workplace law firms, is pleased to announce Lucrecia M. Davis has joined the firm’s Houston office as Shareholder. Ms. Davis joins Jackson Lewis from Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP, where she spent almost 15 years practicing exclusively in the field of corporate immigration and nationality law.
“We are delighted to welcome Lucrecia to Jackson Lewis,” said Sean G. Hanagan, Leader of the firm’s Immigration practice group. “Her extensive background working within the complexities of U.S. immigration law, and specifically her experience with the energy sector, will greatly benefit our client base in Texas and throughout the country.” More >>
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