Troutman Sanders LLP is pleased to announce that Richard P. O’Leary has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the business litigation practice.
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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Announces Launch of Cybersecurity and Data Protection Practice, Adds Former Intelligence Leader of Homeland Security
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC announced today the expansion of its data security practice with the launch of its Cybersecurity and Data Protection Practice Group. With the addition of Jack Tomarchio, former intelligence officer for the Department of Homeland Security, the practice advises clients advice about assessing and responding to cyber security threats, developing company and industry specific policies, procedures to meet customer and government requirements, employee training, and investigation/litigation defense.
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Paul Hastings Represents Kaydon in the Closing of Its $1.25 Billion Acquisition by SKF
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that it represented Kaydon Corporation (NYSE: KDN), a leading designer and manufacturer of custom engineered, and performance-critical products, in its closed acquisition by SKF, a manufacturer and supplier of ball and roller bearings, linear motion products, precision bearings, spindles and seals, for $35.50 per share in an all-cash transaction that valued Kaydon at approximately $1.25 billion, including debt.
Tags: Paul Hastings, LLP | New YorkPaul Hastings Represents BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. in $750 Million Offering of Convertible Notes
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that it represented BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq:BMRN), a pharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes innovative biopharmaceuticals for serious diseases and medical conditions, in connection with its underwritten offering of $375,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 0.75% Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes due 2018 and $375,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.50% Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes due 2020.
Tags: Paul Hastings, LLP | San FranciscoCommercial Litigator and Bankruptcy Lawyer Joins White and Williams
White and Williams LLP is pleased to welcome Earl M. Forte as a partner located in the Philadelphia office. He will be a member of the General Commercial Litigation group as well as the Financial Restructuring and Bankruptcy group.
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. Adds Jeffrey S. Gleason to Business Litigation Practice
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. is pleased to announce that Jeffrey S. Gleason has joined the firm’s Minneapolis office as a Principal in the firm’s Business Litigation Group.
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DLA Piper Advises on SNF Floerger’s $500m Refinancing
DLA Piper advised SNF Floerger, the world’s leading producer of flocculants for water treatment, oil and gas applications (including enhanced oil recovery), and mineral extraction, on the refinancing by its holding company SPCM SA. This half a billion US$ transaction was successfully completed, notwithstanding volatile market conditions.
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Herbert Smith Freehills Advised Virgin Australia on Asia Pacific’s First US$797.2 Million Enhanced Equipment Notes Offering
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Virgin Australia Holdings Limited on its ground breaking US$797.2 million enhanced equipment note offering, the first of its kind in Asia Pacific. The offering closed on 22 October.
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Environmental Enforcement Veteran Joins Pillsbury in Washington, D.C.
Pillsbury today announced that Matthew Morrison has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources practice. He has almost 25 years of experience in this area, most recently serving as Deputy Director of the Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics, and Training at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and as the prior Acting Director and Associate Director of the Air Enforcement Division of EPA’s Office of Civil Enforcement. Prior to that, Morrison served for over a dozen years as a trial and then supervising attorney in the environmental enforcement office at the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Littler Increases Attorney Ranks in Dallas with the Addition of Celeste R. Yeager
Littler Mendelson, P.C. (Littler), the world’s largest employment and labor law firm representing management, has added Celeste R. Yeager as a shareholder to the firm’s Dallas office. Yeager, previously a partner with Gardere and vice chair of its Hospitality Industry Team, brings a comprehensive labor and employment litigation and counseling practice to Littler.
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