Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Caitlin Halligan is joining the firm as a partner in the New York office. Halligan, former General Counsel to the New York County District Attorney’s Office, will continue to focus on appellate law at Gibson Dunn.
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Shearman & Sterling advised SunGard Data Systems Inc. (“SunGard”), one of the world’s leading software and technology services companies, on the tax-free split-off of its Availability Services business. As a result, Sungard Availability Services, a leading provider of information availability through managed IT, cloud and recovery services, is now a separate, independent company with approximately $1.4 billion in annual revenue and its own Board of Directors.
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Daniel Nossa is a partner in the Energy, Derivatives, and Investment Funds group at Jackson Walker. He advises public and private entities on commodity and financial transactions ranging from plain vanilla trades to complex multi-billion dollar structured deals. Mr. Nossa has extensive experience negotiating and drafting industry standard documentation such as the ISDA, GMSLA, MSLA, MSRA, EEI and NAESB agreements and many forms of credit support documents including CSAs, security agreements, guaranties and letters of credit. He advises dealers and end users on the Commodity Exchange Act and Dodd-Frank regulations. Mr. Nossa received his A.B., cum laude, from Princeton University and his J.D. degree from Stanford Law School.
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Arnold & Porter LLP’s client Hungary recently closed a global offering of $3 billion in debt securities via BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Securities and J.P. Morgan. The $3 billion offering consisted of $1 billion Notes due 2019 and $2 billion Notes due 2024. The offering was one of the largest deals so far this year in the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA) region.
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O’Melveny & Myers LLP welcomes back Danielle Gray as a litigation partner. Gray will split her time between the Firm’s New York and Washington, DC, offices starting next month.
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Jenner & Block LLP today announces that Christian R. Bartholomew, prominent litigator and former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) senior trial counsel, has joined the firm as a partner in our D.C. office. He is a member of the firm’s Securities Litigation and Enforcement Practice.
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Bird & Bird is pleased to announce the appointment of well-known corporate law expert, Dr Peter Veranneman, as a partner in its Frankfurt and Dusseldorf offices.
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Davis Polk advised Credit Suisse Asset Management on the spinout of DLJ Merchant Banking Partners into an independent advisory firm called aPriori Capital Partners L.P. The DLJ Merchant Banking Partners III, L.P. and DLJ Merchant Banking Partners IV, L.P. private equity funds collectively represent approximately $2 billion of value across 22 portfolio companies as of December 31, 2013. Credit Suisse is one of the world’s leading financial services providers.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkDavis Polk advised Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. and certain of its domestic and foreign subsidiaries (MMC) in connection with the amendment and restatement of its existing revolving credit facility with Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto. Pursuant to the amendment and restatement, MMC increased the facility size to $1.2 billion, extended the maturity of the facility to March 27, 2019, and made certain other changes. MMC will use the proceeds of the facility for general corporate purposes.
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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is pleased to announce the opening of an office in Seoul, Korea, our 23rd office worldwide and seventh in the Asia Pacific region. The office provides the firm with a local platform to represent Korean and international companies and financial institutions in one of the world’s leading and dynamic business centers.
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