Michael P. Roche has joined LeClairRyan as a partner on the firm’s Professional Liability Defense and Commercial Litigation Practice Area Teams. He will be resident in the national law firm’s Boston office.
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J. Eric Guth Joins Business & Finance Group at Much Shelist
Much Shelist recently announced the addition of J. Eric Guth as a Principal in the firm’s Business & Finance practice group. Guth joined Much Shelist from Barnes & Thornburg, where he was a Partner in the Chicago office.
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Kennedys Strengthens Asia-Pacific with New Partner Duo
Leading Chicago Law Firm, Shefsky & Froelich, To Merge With Taft Stettinius & Hollister
Firms tout similar cultures, client service, business practices as strengths.
Well-known Chicago law firm Shefsky & Froelich today announced that its shareholders have voted to merge practices effective Jan. 2, 2014, with Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, recognized as one of the top mid-sized law firms in the Midwest. More >>
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Financing Expert Courtney Solcher Marcus Returns to Weil as Partner in Dallas Office
International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that Courtney Solcher Marcus has rejoined the Firm as a partner in the Firm’s Global Finance Practice, based in the Dallas office.
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Milbank Represents Lenders in $800 Million Syndicated Loan to Leading Mexican Steel Company Ternium
In its second large financing in Mexico this month, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy advised four principal lenders in an $800 million syndicated financing for Ternium México S.A. de C.V., a leading steel, plastics, and aluminum processor that is the Mexican arm of Luxembourg-based steel concern Ternium SA (NYSE:TX).
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Hogan Lovells Expands Los Angeles Office With Addition of Prominent Corporate Transactional Team
Hogan Lovells today announced the expansion of its Los Angeles Office with the addition of a prominent, long-standing corporate transactional team. Veteran Los Angeles corporate and mergers and acquisitions partner Barry Dastin, prominent media and entertainment partner Sheri Jeffrey, and corporate and M&A partner Russ Cashdan will join Hogan Lovells’ Los Angeles office. The three partners have worked together as a team for more than fifteen years.
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White & Case Enhances Global Asset Finance Practice with Addition of New Partner in New York
Global law firm White & Case LLP today announced that it has strengthened its Global Asset Finance Practice with the addition of Ji Hoon Hong as a partner in New York.
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Paul Hastings Advises Underwriters on Travellers’ US$405 Million Philippine IPO
Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it advised the international underwriters on the US$405 million initial public offering by Travellers International Hotel Group, Inc. (“Travellers”) and the listing of its shares on the Philippine Stock Exchange. Travellers, a joint venture between Genting Hong Kong Limited and Philippine conglomerate Alliance Global Group, Inc., is the developer and operator of Resorts World Manila, the first integrated tourism resort in the Philippines. The IPO proceeds will be used to expand Resorts World Manila.
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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that it successfully advised Fort Worth, Texas-based AMR Corporation’s American Airlines Inc. in the settlement that resolved the antitrust action brought by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the States of Arizona, Florida, Michigan and Tennessee, the Commonwealths of Pennsylvania and Virginia, and the District of Columbia challenging the merger of AMR and US Airways Inc. The settlement allows American Airlines and US Airways to proceed with their planned $17 billion merger, which will create the world’s largest carrier by passenger volume.
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