Leech Tishman recently welcomed Donald M. Lund to its Pittsburgh office.
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Søren Narv Pedersen Joins Bird & Bird in Denmark
Bird & Bird is delighted to announce that it has appointed Søren Narv Pedersen as a partner in its office in Copenhagen.
Norton Rose Fulbright’s Ranks in Quebec City Continue to Grow
Norton Rose Fulbright is pleased to announce that Gilles Rancourt is joining its Quebec City office as a partner in its employment and labour group. Mr. Rancourt’s practice encompasses drafting of employment contracts, termination of employment, occupational health and safety, labour standards and the interpretation and application of collective agreements.
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Mark A. Kadzielski Joining Pepper Hamilton as Head of Health Care Industry Group
Pepper Hamilton LLP announced today that Mark A. Kadzielski will join the firm on July 1, 2013. He will head Pepper’s Health Care Industry Group from its Los Angeles office, giving Pepper a national platform for its growing Health Care practice.
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Davis Polk Obtains Landmark Chapter 15 Recognition of Elpida Memory, Inc.’s Japanese Reorganization Plan
Davis Polk advised Elpida Memory, Inc. (Elpida), a debtor in a corporate reorganization proceeding pending in Japan, in obtaining United States recognition of its Japanese plan of reorganization. Elpida’s highly contested cross border reorganization case has been (and continues to be) followed with great interest among bankruptcy practitioners, judges and academics around the world, largely due to the novel issue of Chapter 15 recognition of a Japanese reorganization plan – which had been sought but never obtained in any prior Chapter 15 case. Elpida’s U.S. recognition order marks the first time a United States court has granted full recognition to a Japanese reorganization plan under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
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Baker & McKenzie Advises Innolux on Its SEC-registered Sale of Shares in Himax
Baker & McKenzie recently acted as United States and Republic of China counsel to Innolux Corporation (“Innolux”), a Taiwan-listed TFT-LCD total solution manufacturer; and its subsidiary Leadtek Global Group Limited, on the sale of 25,399,753 American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”): representing 50,799,506 ordinary shares (which include ADSs sold pursuant to the exercise of the over-allotment option by the underwriters) of Himax Technologies, Inc. (“Himax”), a Nasdaq-listed fabless manufacturer of advanced display drivers and imaging solutions. The total proceeds of the offering was approximately US$133 million. The offer and sale was registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Akin Gump Advises Statoil in Russian Shale Exploration Agreement
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP advised Statoil, the Norwegian state oil and gas company, in concluding a Heads of Agreement with Russia’s Rosneft Oil Company to explore for shale oil in Russia’s Samara region.
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Herbert Smith Freehills Advises MHI on Global Integration of Thermal Power Operations with Hitachi
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (“MHI”) on the proposed worldwide merger with Hitachi, Ltd. (“Hitachi”) of their respective thermal power operations. The firm has been working together with Japanese law firm Nishimura & Asahi, German law firm Noerr LLP, South African law firm Werksmans Attorneys, Polish law firm WKB Wiercinski, Kwiecinski, Baehr, and Greek law firm Zepos & Yannopoulos on this deal. The Definitive Agreements were signed on 11 June 2013.
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White & Case Advises on the Slovak Republic’s First Samurai Bond Issue in More Than 15 Years
Global law firm White & Case LLP has acted as deal counsel on the Slovak Republic’s issue of two series of Samurai bonds, denominated in Japanese yen, which have raised JPY 30 billion (approximately US$305.4 million).
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William G. Fendley Joins Troutman Sanders’ Richmond, Virginia Office
Troutman Sanders LLP is pleased to announce that corporate and tax lawyer William G. Fendley, IV has returned to the firm as a partner in the Richmond, Virginia office.
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