International law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP today announced the appointment of Brian M. Gaff as a partner in the Firm’s Boston office.
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Herbert Smith Freehills Advises BTG Pactual on Its US$1.5 Billion Joint Venture with Petrobras in Africa
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised BTG Pactual on the completion of its US$1.525 billion agreement with Petrobras International Braspetro B.V. (“PIBBV”) to establish a joint venture for the exploration and production of oil and gas in Africa. The transaction was completed on 28 June 2013.
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Herbert Smith Freehills today announced that it has recruited Hans Thomas Kessler as its third partner to its recently opened Frankfurt office.
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Gibson Dunn Expands Brussels Office with Two Competition Lawyers
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that competition lawyers Dr. Jens-Olrik Murach and Lena Sandberg are joining the firm’s Brussels office. Murach, who joins the firm as a partner, previously practiced at Flick Gocke Schaumburg (FGS) in Bonn, Germany, where he headed the EU and competition practice. A former Senior Officer with the EFTA Surveillance Authority in Brussels, Sandberg joins the firm as of counsel.
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Patrick Ryan Joins Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP as Chairman of the Firm’s Antitrust Group
Commercial trial lawyer Patrick M. Ryan has joined Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) as a partner and will head the Firm’s Antitrust Practice Group. Previously with Morgan Lewis, Ryan has significant expertise in complex commercial litigation including antitrust, class action, intellectual property, anti-counterfeiting/supply chain, and constitutional matters.
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Clifford Chance Advises Bridgepoint on $600m Sale of Permaswage
International law firm Clifford Chance advised Bridgepoint on the sale of Permaswage, the market leader in the manufacture of permanent and separable couplings for major aerospace companies globally, to Precision Castparts Corp. of the US.
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Moses & Singer Acts As Outside Counsel To JPMorgan Chase Bank and J.P. Morgan Securities On $14.6 Billion Credit Facility
Moses & Singer LLP is pleased to announce that it acted as outside counsel to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC in their capacities as the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the left-side Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner, and a Lender, as applicable, in the May 14, 2013 closing of a $14.6 billion senior secured credit facility for The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). More than 35 banks joined the lending syndicate.
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Ogletree Deakins Maintains Swift Growth in New York City with Addition of Shareholder Brian Gershengorn
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to welcome Brian Gershengorn as a shareholder in its New York City office. Gershengorn joins Ogletree Deakins from Proskauer Rose LLP, where he practiced in the firm’s Labor & Employment Law Department. The fourth shareholder to join Ogletree Deakins’ New York City office in 2013, Gershengorn represents clients in the hospitality, financial services, sports, entertainment, educational, and retail industries.
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Cleary Gottlieb Announces Leading International Arbitration Specialist Will Join as Partner in Frankfurt
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP announced today that Richard Kreindler will join the firm as a partner based in the Frankfurt office. Mr. Kreindler, currently a partner at Shearman & Sterling in Frankfurt, will be part of the firm’s international arbitration and litigation practice.
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Leading Corporate Partner Joins Squire Sanders in Leeds
Squire Sanders has announced the appointment of corporate partner Hannah Kendrick, who has joined the firm from Eversheds.
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