Former SEC Enforcement Director Robert Khuzami Joins Kirkland & Ellis

Kirkland & Ellis LLP announced today that former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Enforcement Director Robert Khuzami has joined the Firm as a partner in the global Government, Regulatory and Internal Investigations Practice Group. Mr. Khuzami joins the Firm after leading the SEC’s Enforcement Division for four years, and will be based in Kirkland’s Washington, D.C., and New York offices.

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Cahill Represents Underwriters in $1.375 Billion Notes Offering by Ally

Cahill represented the underwriters in connection with the public offering of $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.5% Senior Guaranteed Notes due 2016 and $375,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Senior Guaranteed Notes due 2016 by Ally Financial Inc. Proceeds from the offering will be used to redeem outstanding notes.

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Clifford Chance Advised J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley Which Acted as Global Coordinators for the €660.6 Million Capital Increase of Erste Group Bank AG

Clifford Chance advised J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley which acted as global coordinators for the issuance of new shares in connection with a €660.6 million capital increase of Erste Group Bank AG. The new shares were issued as part of a subscription rights offer to existing shareholders of Erste Group Bank AG and in private placements to institutional investors in European countries, the United States of America and elsewhere.

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Sedgwick Welcomes Laurie Gustafson

We are pleased to announce that Laurie Gustafson has joined Sedgwick’s Real Estate and Finance practice as a partner in the San Francisco office. Gustafson’s practice focuses on commercial real estate, including real property acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, financing, construction, development and management.  She has experience leading complex multistate and international real estate and finance transactions, including office, retail, restaurant, shopping centers, industrial, rural, infrastructure and mixed-use projects. Most recently, she has established expertise in dissolving redevelopment agencies, and she represents the Oversight Board for the City of Oakland.

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Simpson Thacher Represents Underwriters in €750 Million and £300 Million Debt Offerings by América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V.

The Firm represented underwriters, led by Credit Suisse and Citigroup, in connection with public offerings of €750 million aggregate principal amount of 3.259% Senior Notes due 2023 and £300 million aggregate principal amount of 4.948% Senior Notes due 2033 by América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V.

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