Kirkland & Ellis LLP announced today that it has expanded its New York corporate practice with the hiring of leading attorney Sean Rodgers. Mr. Rodgers has joined the Firm as a partner, and was previously a mergers and acquisitions partner in the New York office of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
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Morrison & Foerster today announced that Martin P. Dunn has joined the firm’s Corporate Finance practice as a partner resident in the Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Dunn is a 20-year veteran of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, having served as Deputy Director and Acting Director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, and a highly respected counselor to public companies. Mr. Dunn joins Morrison & Foerster from the Washington, D.C. office of O’Melveny & Myers.
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Dechert is serving as legal advisor to The Brickman Group. Ltd. LLC (“Brickman” or the “Company”) in its announced sale to KKR. The two announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which KKR will acquire Brickman for $1.6 billion from Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. and other shareholders.
Founded in 1939, Brickman is the leading provider of landscape maintenance and snow removal services in the U.S. With nearly 10,000 employees nationwide, Brickman serves a diversified base of over 10,000 clients, including some of the most well-respected companies and institutions in the U.S.
Dechert’s team includes Carmen Roman, Jeffrey Legath, Brad Pollack, Hamid Moghadam and Joshua Milgrim.
The full press release is available here.
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WilmerHale is pleased to announce that Jason Kipnis has joined the firm’s Palo Alto office as a partner in the Intellectual Property Department. Kipnis is an experienced intellectual property lawyer with a diverse practice whose arrival advances the firm’s growth in the Silicon Valley market and the depth of experience the practice offers.
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Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the largest workplace law firms in the world representing management, is pleased to announce the formation of its White Collar & Government Enforcement Practice Group. This new practice group will counsel corporations, institutions, business executives and other professionals facing federal or state investigations and enforcement actions. In addition, the firm also announced that former Assistant U.S. Attorney James M. Lord has joined its Denver office as Partner. Mr. Lord brings to Jackson Lewis many years of experience as a federal prosecutor and will be an integral part of the new practice group.
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Global law firm White & Case LLP is advising Osaka Gas Chemicals Co. Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Osaka Gas Co. Ltd, on its agreement with AddSorb Holding AB to acquire Jacobi Carbons AB, the world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of coconut shell activated carbon.
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Jamal M. Edwards has joined Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP as a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Department’s IP Litigation Practice Group. He brings substantial legal and management experience to Honigman and will be located in the firm’s Detroit office. Honigman’s IP practice serves clients locally, nationally and internationally.
Tags: Honigman LLPFormer United States Senator Jeffrey S. Chiesa has rejoined Wolff & Samson. Prior to serving as a U.S. Senator from New Jersey, Mr. Chiesa was the New Jersey Attorney General.
Miller & Martin PLLC announced today that effective December 1, 2013, Randall B. Scoggins and Robert F. Goodman, Jr. will join the Atlanta office as Members, and Jonathan E. Smith will join as an Associate. Scoggins, Goodman and Smith will continue to practice in the area of commercial real estate.
Procopio is at it again. Just months after opening a new office in the heart of Silicon Valley, Procopio announces the opening of a new office in another key technology center, and a gateway to Latin America – Austin, Texas. To lead the development of the office, Procopio welcomes seasoned international corporate attorney Alejandro Suarez to the firm. With over ten years of experience working in international corporate law, Mr. Suarez’s experience includes structuring and documenting new businesses, mergers, acquisitions and private equity agreements.
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