VLP Law Group LLP announced today that Dianne Reed has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Group.
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Orrick Welcomes New Co-head of Asia Energy and Infrastructure Practice
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced today that Peter D. Cleary has joined the firm as Co-Head of its Asia Energy and Infrastructure Group, based in the Hong Kong office. Mr. Cleary will share leadership of this Asian practice group with Co-Head Yoichi Katayama, who is based in Japan.
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Manatt Continues Expansion of National Litigation Practice with Addition of New Trial Lawyers in Los Angeles
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, continues to expand its top-rated national litigation team with the addition of John W. McGuinness to the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner in the Litigation Division. He comes from BuckleySandler LLP and joins his former colleague Donna L. Wilson, who came to Manatt in late July.
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Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz represents $2.7 Billion OPKO Health, Inc. in securing a Dual Listing for its shares on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
Advocates Yael Baratz, Ilan Gerzi, Benjamin Waltuch and Chen Moshe represented OPKO Health, Inc., a multi-national biopharmaceutical and diagnostics company, in listing all of the shares of OPKO on the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (“TASE”) under the ticker symbol OPK. OPKO’s common stock will thereafter be listed on both the NYSE in the United States and the TASE in Israel.
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Sutherland Continues Expansion of Insurance and Financial Services Practice in New York
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP announced today that the firm is continuing the expansion of its insurance and financial services practice in New York with the addition of capital markets partner Brian G. Barrett, who was most recently at Goldman Sachs as a Vice President in the Global Liquidity Products group, where he focused on financing transactions.
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Phelps Dunbar Expands Texas Footprint, Opens New Dallas/Fort Worth Office
Phelps Dunbar LLP announces the opening of a new firm office in Dallas/Fort Worth on July 16, 2013, established with six attorneys formerly of long-standing Texas firm Cantey Hanger LLP. This is Phelps Dunbar’s second location in Texas after Houston and 11th office overall.
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Simpson Thacher Represents KKR and MerchCap Solutions in Formation of Maritime Finance Company
The Firm recently represented Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (“KKR”) and MerchCap Solutions LLC (“MCS”) in the formation of Maritime Finance Company, a new specialty finance company created to lend to the maritime industry. Maritime Finance will initially be capitalized with $580 million of equity, over 45% of which has been provided by KKR and its affiliates. The balance of the capital was arranged by MCS. The transaction closed on August 19, 2013.
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Thompson Hine Expands New York Office with Antitrust Partner – Michael W. Jahnke Most Recent Lateral Partner to Join Firm
Thompson Hine LLP is pleased to announce that Michael W. Jahnke has joined its New York office as a partner in the Business Litigation practice, which the firm has identified as a growth area for the office. Jahnke is the second partner to join the Business Litigation practice in New York this month; the firm recently hired partner Maranda Fritz, who focuses on white-collar criminal matters.
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Riker Danzig Welcomes New Tax and Trusts & Estates Partner
Tracy Green Landauer has joined Riker Danzig as a partner in the Tax and Trusts & Estates Group, resident in the Firm’s New York Office. Tracy provides personal estate planning, charitable gift planning and closely-held business succession planning to a broad range of individuals and families. Tracy also provides ongoing and special issue representation to both new and established private foundations (individual and corporate) and public charities including arts, health, educational, community, literary, research and trade organizations.
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Paul Hastings Advises NuStar Logistics, L.P. in $300 Million Senior Notes Offering
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented NuStar Logistics, L.P., a wholly owned operating subsidiary of NuStar Energy L.P. (NYSE: NS), in connection with its public offering of $300 million 6.75% senior notes due February 1, 2021, which closed on August 19, 2013.
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