Herbert Smith Freehills LLP is delighted to announce the recruitment of Scott S. Balber to its leading dispute resolution practice. Scott joins Herbert Smith Freehills as a partner in New York, where he will become the firm’s Head of Investigations and Financial Services Litigation for the US and establish the firm’s US corporate crime and investigation practice.
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Baker & McKenzie Advises on the Global Offering of Nexteer Automotive Group Limited
Baker & McKenzie advised the joint sponsors – BOCI Asia Limited (“BOCI”) and J.P. Morgan Securities (Far East) Limited – and the joint global coordinators – BOCI and J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited, as Hong Kong and US law counsel, on the HK$2,016 million global offering of Nexteer Automotive Group Limited (“Nexteer”), a global leading automotive steering and driveline systems supplier. The shares commenced trading on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 7 October 2013.
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Duane Morris Philadelphia Office Adds Intellectual Property Litigation Partners David J. Wolfsohn and Aleksander J. Goranin
Duane Morris LLP is pleased to announce that David J. Wolfsohn and Aleksander J. Goranin, formerly of the IP boutique Woodcock Washburn, have joined Duane Morris’ Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group as partners in the Philadelphia office. The addition of Wolfsohn and Goranin further bolsters Duane Morris’ national reputation in intellectual property, recognized as having one of the leading IP groups in the United States by U.S. News and World Report, Intellectual Property Today, IP Law360 and other publications.
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Greenberg Traurig Expands Global Immigration Practice With Prominent Atlanta Attorneys Immigration Practice Expands Presence in Atlanta
The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP welcomes four new attorneys to its Business Immigration & Compliance practice as the firm grows its Atlanta office to further address the market’s global capabilities. Attorney Ian Macdonald, previously Co-Chair of Littler Mendelson’s Global Mobility & Immigration Practice Group, joins as a shareholder. Scott Decker, Emily Liss and Avani Patel join as associates. The new team also includes a group of 12 paralegals and professional staff, making Greenberg Traurig’s Immigration practice one of the largest in Georgia, as well as in the United States.
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Littler Mendelson Combines with Firms in Colombia and Costa Rica
Littler Mendelson, P.C. (Littler), the world’s largest employment and labor law firm representing management, will combine with Colombian law firm Godoy Córdoba Abogados and Costa Rican law firm BDS Asesores under the name “Littler Global.” Effective October 1, Littler’s expansion into Central America and further development in South America solidifies its position as the leading provider of labor and employment solutions in the Latin American region and around the globe.
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K&L Gates Expands Orange County Office with Corporate Partner Addition
The Orange County office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes David C. Lee as a partner in the firm’s corporate/M&A practice. Lee joins K&L Gates from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
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Herbert Smith Freehills Advised on China Merchants Bank $1 Billion Rights Shares Offering in Hong Kong
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised China Merchants Bank on its 680,423,172 H-rights shares issuance which raised approximately US$1 billion in Hong Kong. The bank’s latest H-rights offering follows its Shanghai Stock Exchange listing of 2,962,813,544 A-rights shares in September, which raised approximately US$4.5 billion.
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Shearman & Sterling Advises on Bank of Montreal’s $2.5 Billion Medium-Term Notes Offering
Shearman & Sterling represented BMO Capital Markets Corp., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as lead underwriters in connection with Bank of Montreal’s registered public offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 2.375% Senior Notes due 2019 and $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Notes due 2015 under its US medium-term note program.
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The international law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP added shareholder Christopher L. Bell in the environmental, energy and litigation practice groups, including environmental & toxic tort litigation.
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The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced that preeminent attorney Charles S. Birenbaum has joined the firm as its Chair of Northern California. Birenbaum will be based out of the firm’s San Francisco office and will be a shareholder in the Labor and Employment Practice. Birenbaum joins the firm from Winston & Strawn, LLP, where he was a senior member of the Labor and Employment Practice, former Managing Partner of the San Francisco office, and former member of the firm’s Executive Committee.
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