Troutman Sanders LLP is pleased to announce that Frederick R. Fucci has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the energy practice.
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Herbert Smith Freehills Makes Two Lateral Hires
Herbert Smith Freehills has made two new lateral hire partner appointments in Australia, with David Ryan joining the firm’s Corporate team in Sydney and David Lyons joining the Finance team in Brisbane, both commencing early this month.
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White & Case Opens Office in Kazakh Capital Astana
Global law firm White & Case LLP has strengthened its practice in Kazakhstan by opening a new office in the capital Astana.
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Cooley Advises Underwriters on $303.5 Million FireEye IPO
Cooley LLP announced today that it advised the underwriters on FireEye, Inc.’s $303.5 million initial public offering. FireEye, a California-based technology company, invented a purpose-built, virtual machine-based security platform that provides real-time threat protection to enterprises and governments worldwide against the next generation of cyber attacks. FireEye now trades on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “FEYE.”
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DLA Piper Appoints Horace Lam to Head China IP Practice
DLA Piper has appointed Horace Lam as partner to its Intellectual Property & Technology Group in Beijing. Horace will also fulfil the role of Head of Intellectual Property, China and brings with him a team of four lawyers. Horace and his team will join DLA Piper in October.
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Leading IP Litigator Nicolas Barzoukas Joins Baker Botts in Houston
Nicolas Barzoukas, widely recognized as a leading lawyer on patent litigation in the pharmaceutical field and in industries related to chemistry, electronics, biotechnology, medical devices, lasers and mechanical systems, joined Baker Botts L.L.P. today as a partner in the firm’s Houston office.
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K&L Gates Adds Perth Energy Partner
The Perth office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Alex Eastwood as a partner in the energy, infrastructure and resources practice. Previously, Eastwood served as General Counsel with Gryphon Minerals Ltd.
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Shearman & Sterling Advises Fairfax Financial Holdings on $4.7 Billion Acquisition Offer for BlackBerry
Shearman & Sterling is advising long-time client Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (Fairfax) in its proposal to acquire BlackBerry Limited (BlackBerry) for US$9 per share in cash, for an aggregate transaction value of approximately US$4.7 billion.
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLP | New YorkShearman & Sterling Advises on Province of Ontario’s $1.75 Billion Bond Offering
Shearman & Sterling represented the Province of Ontario in connection with its public offering of US$1,750,000,000 of its 2.000% Bonds due September 27, 2018. Application will be made to the Luxembourg Stock Exchange for the bonds to be admitted to trading on the Euro MTF Market of the exchange.
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLP | Silicon ValleyJoseph Blum & Erin Loucks Join SHB in Philadelphia
Joseph Blum has joined the Philadelphia office of Shook, Hardy & Bacon as a partner focusing on business litigation and employment litigation and policy.
