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, 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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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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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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A multi-office team of attorneys with international law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP represented Jarden Corporation (NYSE: JAH) in the acquisition of Yankee Candle from a fund managed by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, a private equity firm.  The transaction closed today and was valued at $1.75 billion in cash, subject to working capital and other adjustments.

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