John L. Cuddihy, a distinguished intellectual property and antitrust litigator with experience representing leading clients across a range of industry sectors, has joined Ballard Spahr as a partner in its Washington, D.C., office, firm Chair Mark Stewart announced today.
Tags: Ballard Spahr LLPIntellectual property attorney Wendy A. Choi, who has more than 20 years of experience representing chemical, pharmaceutical, and medical device/diagnostic clients in domestic and international patent matters, has joined Ballard Spahr’s Atlanta office as a partner, firm Chair Mark Stewart announced today.
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Davis Polk advised Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as underwriters in connection with an $835 million SEC-registered secondary offering of 5,965,304 common shares in the capital of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP) by certain funds managed by Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. The common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “CP.”
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkDavis Polk advised Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C., J.P. Morgan Securities plc, Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore Branch and China Merchants Securities (HK) Limited, as initial purchasers of a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering by Evergrande Real Estate Group Limited of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of its 8.75% senior notes due 2018.
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Morrison & Foerster today officially opened its 17th office, located in central Berlin at One Potsdamer Platz. It is the firm’s first office in Germany and third in Europe.
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Shearman & Sterling represented Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several initial purchasers, in connection with a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering by the Dayton Power and Light Company of $445 million of its First Mortgage Bonds 1.875% Series Due 2016.
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International law firm Simmons & Simmons has appointed Joseph Chu as a Dispute Resolution partner in its Beijing office.
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Today (1 November 2013) marks the launch of the combination between King & Wood Mallesons and SJ Berwin, the first global law firm headquartered in Asia.
Tags: King & Wood MallesonsShearman & Sterling acted as US counsel to Olympus Corporation in its $1.2 billion international offering of shares of common stock pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S.
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Senior finance and infrastructure lawyers Tony Holland, Damian McNair and Luke Westmore will join Gilbert + Tobin in Melbourne in the firm’s national Banking and Finance practice.
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