Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP continued its long-standing work on behalf of Cinemark Holdings, Inc., by representing the company in a $530 million Rule 144A high-yield note offering that closed today. The notes, due in 2023, will be guaranteed by certain of the company’s subsidiaries.

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Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce that noted bankruptcy attorney Michelle V. Larson has rejoined the firm as a Partner in Dallas.

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Nationally-recognized employee benefits and executive compensation lawyer David I. Schiller, who has substantial experience in all facets of the practice, joined Baker Botts L.L.P. today as a partner in the firm’s Tax department. He will be based in the Dallas office.

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Wick Phillips announces that Michael L. Baum has joined the Dallas office as a partner in the employment and commercial litigation groups. With nearly 15 years of experience, Baum represents parties in employment related matters in both state and federal court based on: wrongful termination and discrimination in the workplace (age, race, gender, pregnancy, national origin, religion and disability); claims of unpaid overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act; and cases involving alleged violations of the Family Medical Leave Act. He also has extensive jury trial experience and has successfully arbitrated numerous employment-related cases.

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National law firm Polsinelli welcomes labor and employment attorney Lon R. Williams, Jr. as a shareholder in the firm’s Dallas office. A seasoned professional, Williams has successfully represented management clients in a wide variety of employment and traditional labor relationships in various industries, including energy, health care, education, financial services, defense contracting and temporary staffing.

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Bankruptcy attorneys Michael S. Held and Monica S. Blacker have been recruited by Jackson Walker to the firm’s Dallas office, according to a press release.

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Jackson Walker L.L.P. has significantly expanded its Bankruptcy practice with the addition of partners Michael S. Held from Hunton & Williams L.L.P. and Monica S. Blacker from Andrews Kurth LLP. Mr. Held and Ms. Blacker bring significant experience and expertise to the firm, adding strength to a practice group distinguished by its sophisticated, solution–oriented approach to serving clients in all types of bankruptcy and workout matters.

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Jackson Walker is pleased to welcome new attorney Michael S. Held. Mr. Held joins the Bankruptcy group in the Dallas Office.

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Attorneys with the law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP represented TEAK Midstream, L.L.C. (“TEAK”), a privately owned midstream natural gas company based in Dallas, in the execution of a $1 billion definitive agreement with Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P. (“Atlas”). The transaction, announced on April 16, 2013, is awaiting regulatory approval and expected to close in the second quarter of 2013.

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Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Kelly D. Hine and I. Bobby Majumder have joined the firm’s Dallas office as Partners. In addition, three associates have also joined the firm’s Dallas office.

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