International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed Arun Balasubramanian to become co-head of the firm’s India group, working alongside Pratap Amin, Chairman of Freshfields’ India group.
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Katten Hires Leading Internet and IP Attorney Brian Winterfeldt
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP announced today that Brian J. Winterfeldt has joined the firm as partner and head of Katten’s new Internet practice. Winterfeldt has experience in all aspects of intellectual property law including domestic and international trademark counseling, enforcement and litigation, but also has a unique concentration in cutting-edge issues dealing with Internet governance and domain name issues. He represents global leaders in the retail and apparel, media, financial, insurance, hospitality, consumer products and Internet and technology industries. This experience extends to the both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors.
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Paul Hastings Advises on the World’s First China-based Hotel REIT IPO
Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it represented Morgan Stanley Asia Limited, Standard Chartered Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, BOCI Asia Limited, BOCOM International Securities Limited, CCB International Capital Limited, China Galaxy International Securities (Hong Kong) Co., Limited and Haitong International Securities Company Limited as the underwriters in the US$87 million global offering and Hong Kong IPO of New Century Real Estate Investment Trust (“New Century REIT”).
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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented an affiliate of Starwood Capital Group, a global investment firm, in the acquisition of 100% of the common stock of InTown Hospitality Corp. The gross purchase price was approximately $735 million, including the assumption of $609 million of existing mortgage debt. The acquired company runs extended-stay lodging chain, InTown Suites, which has 138 extended-stay properties with approximately 18,000 rooms across 21 states in the U.S.
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Goodwin Procter Expands Life Sciences Practice with Addition of Karen Spindler in San Francisco Office
Goodwin Procter, a national Am Law 50 firm, announced today that Karen A. Spindler has joined the firm’s San Francisco office as a partner in its Life Sciences Practice. She will focus on advising life sciences companies and investors on a variety of intellectual property transactions. Spindler joins Goodwin from Kirkland & Ellis where she was a partner in its Palo Alto and San Francisco offices.
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Akerman Senterfitt Adds Team of Labor and Employment Lawyers to New York Office
Matthew (Matt) Steinberg and Samantha Abeysekera have joined Akerman Senterfitt from Jackson Lewis LLP as shareholders in the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group in New York. The lawyers are the second group to join Akerman’s New York office since April and the latest to join since the office moved to a larger location on Fifth Avenue in May.
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Simpson Thacher Represents JPMorgan in Acquisition Financing in Connection with Exco Resources, Inc.’s $1 Billion of Acquisitions of Assets from Chesapeake Energy Corporation
Simpson Thacher represented JPMorgan, as lead arranger, in connection with it arranging a financing commitment for a new senior secured revolving credit facility with an initial $1.6 billion borrowing base and a $400 million bridge loan tranche for Exco Resources, Inc. (“Exco”). Proceeds from the loans on closing will be used to refinance Exco’s existing senior secured bank credit facility and finance its acquisition of producing and undeveloped oil and gas assets in the Eagle Ford shale formation from subsidiaries of Chesapeake Energy Corporation.
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Schiff Hardin LLP Welcomes Kevin C. Trock as a Partner in the Intellectual Property Group
Kevin C. Trock has joined the Schiff Hardin LLP San Francisco office as a partner in the Intellectual Property Group from Alston & Bird LLP.
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Veteran Labor & Employment Partner Joins Barnes & Thornburg LLP’s Indianapolis Office
Barnes & Thornburg announced today that it is boosting its national Labor & Employment Law Department with the addition of veteran Indianapolis attorney Jeffery Mallamad.
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Stephenson Harwood Hires Asset Finance Partner
International law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP has appointed Lisa Marks as an asset finance partner in London. Lisa joins from Berwin Leighton Paisner, where she has been a partner in the finance practice for eight years. Prior to this, Lisa was a partner in the finance team at Denton Wilde Sapte.
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