For the third time in a month, Honigman has expanded its Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group by adding a new partner, Leigh C. Taggart. He brings more than 20 years of IP and IP Litigation legal experience to Honigman and is located in the firm’s Oakland County office. Honigman’s growing IP practice serves clients locally, nationally and internationally.
Tags: Honigman LLPMichael K. Hauser has joined Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP as a partner in its Corporate Department’s Tax Practice Group. He brings nearly 10 years of experience as a tax attorney to Honigman and is located in the firm’s Oakland County office.
Tags: Honigman LLPWolff & Samson PC is pleased to announce that John J. Scally Jr. has joined the firm as a member. Mr. Scally, who has more than three decades of experience in public finance, has handled complex financings throughout the country. He will add to Wolff & Samson’s bond counsel team, which is already recognized as one of the strongest in the region.
Global legal practice Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Dubai-based DP World, one of the world’s largest port developers and operators, on the development of London Gateway, the brownfield, £1.5 billion, 1,500 acre port and logistics park on the north bank of the Thames, in Thurrock, Essex.
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Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today the addition of Jill S. Vorobiev to its Labor & Employment Group and Litigation Department as a member in the firm’s Chicago office. Prior to joining Dykema, Vorobiev was with Jones Day.
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Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider is pleased to announce that Delphine Knight Brown has joined its Intellectual Property Group as a partner. She will be based in the firm’s New York office.
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Latham & Watkins advised Norsk Hydro ASA on its entry into a US$1,700 million Multicurrency Revolving Credit Facility with a syndicate of international banks. Commerzbank, Handelsbanken and Nordea acted as Co-ordinating Bookrunners and Mandated Lead Arrangers on the transaction, which closed on November 15, 2013.
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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney announced today that on Monday, November, 25, they will open their new office in Downtown Ft. Lauderdale. As part of the firm’s expansion plans they will close their Aventura office. All staff and lawyers from the Aventura office will be located in the Ft. Lauderdale office.
Tags: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PCMorris Polich & Purdy LLP is pleased to announce that Timothy J. Toohey joined the firm as a partner on November 1, 2013. A US and EU Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US and CIPP/EU), Tim is a graduate of Stanford University, Harvard University and UC Berkeley School of Law. Additionally, Tim attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. His practice is concentrated on data protection and privacy matters, complex litigation and intellectual property. An authority in the field, Tim has authored the timely book in the cyber arena Understanding Privacy & Data Protection – What You Need to Know with Thomson Reuters/Aspatore (2014). The book provides a succinct and fundamental study, offering key guidance regarding the many existing domestic and international laws while addressing technological developments that impact privacy and data security. Bringing a wealth of experience to the firm, Tim has assumed the leadership of the firm’s established cyber, privacy & data security team.
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The Firm represented Seagate Technology plc (“Seagate”) in connection with its Rule 144A and Regulation S offering of $800 million aggregate principal amount of 3.75% Senior Notes due 2018. The notes were issued by Seagate HDD Cayman, a wholly owned subsidiary of Seagate, and guaranteed by Seagate. Morgan Stanley acted as sole lead and bookrunning manager of the offering.
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