The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced that Eric T. Krischke has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in the Intellectual Property Group.
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Mayer Brown Represents Plastipak Holdings, Inc. on $375 Million High Yield Note Offering
Mayer Brown announced that it acted as special securities counsel for Plastipak Holdings, Inc., a leading global designer, manufacturer and supplier of plastic packaging containers and preforms, in connection with its offering of $375 million of 6.50% Senior Notes due 2021. The proceeds from the offering will be used to finance Plastipak’s tender offer for its outstanding Senior Notes due 2019 and general corporate purposes.
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Manatt Grows National Litigation Practice with Accomplished Addition in Los Angeles
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, today announced that Steven M. Goldberg has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner in its nationally recognized litigation practice. He was previously a partner at Russ August & Kabat.
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Bryan Cave Adds New Partner with Depth in International Trade
Kevin Lombardo has joined the international law firm Bryan Cave LLP as a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Lombardo will practice with Bryan Cave’s International Trade Client Service Group.
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Simpson Thacher Represents First Reserve Corporation in Proposed $1 Billion Acquisition of Oil and Gas Assets by Templar Energy LLC
Simpson Thacher is representing First Reserve Corporation and its portfolio company Templar Energy LLC in connection with a $1.0 billion acquisition of oil and gas assets located in the Texas Panhandle and western Oklahoma from Forest Oil Corporation. The transaction is expected to close on or before November 25, 2013, and is subject to customary purchase price adjustments, regulatory approvals and closing conditions.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | HoustonLeading Municipal Bankruptcy Team Joins Chadbourne & Parke
Chadbourne & Parke announced today that two of the nation’s most prominent municipal bankruptcy lawyers, Lawrence A. Larose and Samuel S. Kohn, have joined the firm’s Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring practice as partners in their New York office. They come from Winston & Strawn, where they represented major creditors in virtually every recent major municipal restructuring, both in and out of court. Larose also served as Chair of Winston & Strawn’s Municipal Bankruptcy and Insolvency group.
Tags: New YorkChadbourne Welcomes Leading Investment Management Partner
Chadbourne & Parke announced today that leading investment management lawyer Beth Kramer has joined the firm as a partner in the private funds practice. Kramer joins the firm from K&L Gates, where she focused her practice on investment management, private funds and SEC regulatory and compliance issues.
Tags: New YorkLeading Corporate Crime, Investigations and Financial Services Litigator Joins the New York Office of Herbert Smith Freehills
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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