Holland & Knight, one of the largest law firms in the United States, announced today that it will open a new office in Mexico City. The decision to open its own office in Mexico City represents a new direction for the firm in Mexico. The firm previously operated in Mexico through a joint venture established in 1998.
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TMS International Corp. (NYSE:TMS) and The Pritzker Organization, LLC (TPO) announced earlier today a definitive merger agreement under which business interests of certain members of the Pritzker family will acquire TMS in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1 billion, including refinanced third-party debt. Kaye Scholer is advising TMS on legal matters related to the transaction.
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Troutman Sanders is pleased to announce that Brooks Smith, a top-ranked environmental and administrative lawyer, has joined the firm’s Environmental and Natural Resources practice in the Richmond office. He previously served as co-chair of the environmental practice at Hunton & Williams. Smith will help the firm execute various strategic initiatives focused on environmental markets, sustainability, coal, energy, water, and compliance assurance.
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On Aug. 26, Gordon & Rees opened a Raleigh, N.C., office led by longtime partner Thomas A. Packer, who serves as its managing partner.
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On August 23, Darling International Inc., a leading provider of rendering, recycling and recovery solutions to the food industry, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the assets of Rothsay, a division of Maple Leaf Foods Inc., for approximately $614 million in cash. Willkie represented BMO Capital Markets Corp., financial advisor to Darling, in the transaction.
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The law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its Finance Practice Group with the addition of Cassandra Mott as a Partner in the Firm’s Houston office.
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Cravath represented Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC in connection with its US$1.5 billion registered debt offering. Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC is a holding company engaged primarily in freight railroad transportation through its ownership of its principal operating subsidiary, BNSF Railway Company, which operates one of the largest railroad networks in North America. The transaction closed on August 22, 2013.
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With a focus on the ever-changing needs of our clients’ workplaces, Nixon Peabody has further strengthened its labor and employment practice with the arrival of new partner Karen D. Ng, a nationally recognized leader in employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). Ms. Ng joins Nixon Peabody’s San Francisco office from Sedgwick LLP, where she led the employee benefits practice.
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International law firm McDermott Will & Emery today announced the appointment of Jacob Hollinger as a partner in the Firm’s Energy Advisory Practice Group, based in its New York office.
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Latham & Watkins represented The Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) in connection with the development of its US$7 billion Wa’ad Al Shammal greenfield phosphate project in Saudi Arabia and joint venture with the Mosaic Company and Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC). The project is a key part of the King Abdullah Project for the Development of Wa’ad Al Shammal Mineral Industrial City in the Northern Province of Saudi Arabia and is expected to create more than 1,500 direct job opportunities.
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