Bankruptcy lawyer David Kidd was recruited by international law firm Linklaters this week, according to a firm press release. The Hong Kong attorney will start the new job next month.
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Attorney John Bae Recruited by Mintz Levin in New York
Bankrupcty lawyer John Bae has been hired the law firm of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., according to a press release.
Tags: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. | New YorkLinklaters Extends Asia Litigation Practice with Partner Hire
Linklaters today announces that Gavin Lewis is to join the firm as a partner in the firm’s litigation practice and will be based in Hong Kong. Gavin will join from Herbert Smith Freehills.
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Akin Gump Advises South Korea’s SK E&S in U.S. LNG Deal
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP advised South Korea’s SK E&S in a binding 20-year Liquefaction Tolling Agreement with Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. for 2.2 million tons per annum of capacity in the third train of Freeport LNG’s proposed natural gas liquefaction and LNG loading facility on Quintana Island, Texas.
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Jones Day Welcomes Digital Health Lawyer Alexis Gilroy as Partner in Washington
The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Alexis Gilroy, a nationally recognized e-health lawyer, has joined the Firm as a partner in the Washington Office where she will be part of the Health Care and Life Sciences practices. She joins Jones Day from the Washington office of Nelson Mullins.
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Hogan Lovells Expands Tax Practice with Addition of Partner Cameron Cosby
Hogan Lovells today announced that Cameron Cosby has joined the firm as a partner in its Tax practice.
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Simpson Thacher Represents Global Tower in its $3.3 Billion Sale to American Tower
The Firm is representing MIP Tower Holdings LLC (“MIP”), the parent company of Global Tower Partners (“GTP”) and related companies, in the $3.3 billion announced sale to American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT). The purchase price will also include the assumption of $1.5 billion in existing debt, for a total purchase price of $4.8 billion. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2013.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkFormer Goldman Sachs Investment Banking Chairman and California State Treasurer Joins Nationally Recognized Firm
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, announced that Kathleen L. Brown has joined the firm as a partner. She will be based in Manatt’s Los Angeles office, spending significant time in the firm’s New York and San Francisco offices.
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Former Health Care Fraud Chief Starts Lowenstein Sandler’s Health Care Litigation, Investigations & Compliance Practice
Lowenstein Sandler announced that Maureen A. Ruane has rejoined the firm to lead its new Health Care Litigation, Investigations & Compliance Practice. The practice will help the firm’s health care and life science clients strengthen their regulatory and compliance programs, as well as defend corporate and individual clients who become the subjects or targets of government investigations or enforcement actions. Ms. Ruane most recently served for more than three years as the Chief of the Health Care & Government Fraud Unit at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey. She was previously with Lowenstein Sandler as Partner and Co-Chair of the firm’s appellate litigation practice from 2006 to 2010.
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Norton Rose Fulbright Advises Sumitomo Electric on Multinational Joint Venture for the Supply of Volkswagen Russland
An international team of global legal practice Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Sumitomo Electric Bordnetze GmbH, a group company of Sumitomo Electric Industries, on a contractual joint venture with a Belarusian supply business. The joint venture was implemented for purposes of supplying Volkswagen Group Russia with wire harnesses. The project is a major step on enlarging the activities of Sumitomo Electric Bordnetze GmbH on international growth markets.
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