Nine partners and ten associates from the firm Morgan Lewis & Bockius have chosen to join the Paris office of Gide.
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Gibson Dunn Expands Dallas Office With Prominent Corporate Lawyer R. Jay Tabor
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that R. Jay Tabor has joined the firm as a partner in the Dallas office. Formerly a partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, he will continue to focus his practice on mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions.
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Paul Hastings Advises Samsung Electronics on US$1.5 Billion Private Share Redemption
Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it is representing Samsung Electronics, a world leader in advanced semiconductor solutions, in a US$1.5 billion private share redemption transaction with Seagate Technology, a world leader in hard disk drives and storage solutions. Following the transaction, Samsung Electronics will continue to own approximately 12.5 million shares of Seagate Technology.
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Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it represented Vista Land & Lifescapes, Inc. (“Vista Land”), the largest homebuilder in the Philippines, on its issuance of US$100 million 6.75% guaranteed notes due 2018 (the “Notes”).
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Akerman Senterfitt Adds Group of Lawyers Experienced in Alcohol Beverage Industry
Akerman Senterfitt today announced that it has expanded its services for domestic and international clients within all three tiers of the alcohol industry, including national alcohol retailers, domestic and foreign alcohol suppliers, and alcohol importers and distributors with the addition of shareholders Robert Lewis and Marbet Lewis, and associate Valerie Haber. The team brings a wide range of experience in laws governing alcohol and other regulated products.
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King & Spalding Recruits Former BNY Mellon Official Matthew J. Bromberg
King & Spalding has recruited Matthew J. Bromberg, former senior managing counsel and managing director in the Global Fund Services Group of The Bank of New York Mellon, as partner in its financial institutions and capital transactions and real estate practices in New York.
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Simpson Thacher Represents Del Monte Corporation in the Sale of its Consumer Products Business to Del Monte Pacific Limited
The firm is representing Del Monte Corporation in connection with the sale of its Consumer Products Business to Del Monte Pacific Limited, for $1.675 billion.
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Baker Botts Represents Underwriters for the Initial Public Offering of Western Refining Logistics, LP
On October 10, 2013, Western Refining Logistics, LP (“WNRL”), a Delaware limited partnership and wholly owned subsidiary of Western Refining, Inc. (“Western”) (NYSE:WNR) announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 13,750,000 common units representing limited partner interests in WNRL, at $22.00 per unit. The common units are being traded on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), under the ticker symbol “WNRL.” WNRL has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase from WNRL up to an additional 2,062,500 common units, at the initial public offering price. The offering is expected to close on or about October 16, 2013, subject to customary closing conditions.
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Martin Haisch Joins Dechert as Partner in Frankfurt
Global specialist law firm Dechert LLP announced today that Dr. Martin Haisch has joined the firm as a partner in the Frankfurt office. Dr. Haisch was most recently with Linklaters.
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Patton Boggs Strengthens REIT, Corporate Finance Practices with Addition of Kenneth L. Betts and Laurie G. Lang to Dallas Office
Patton Boggs today announced that Kenneth L. Betts and Laurie G. Lang have joined the firm in its Dallas office as of counsel and partner, respectively. The addition of Mr. Betts and Ms. Lang enhances the firm’s REIT and corporate finance capabilities and further deepens Patton Boggs’ bench of seasoned corporate finance attorneys. The move follows the recent addition of Gina E. Betts, former partner and chair of the private equity practice in the Dallas office of Locke Lord, as a partner.
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