Wolff & Samson PC is pleased to announce that Matthew E. Beck has joined the firm as a member from the United States Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey, where he most recently served as chief of the General Crimes Unit. Mr. Beck, an accomplished trial attorney, focuses on white collar criminal defense, securities litigation, internal corporate investigations and complex civil litigation.
Addleshaw Goddard Makes Partner Appointment in Restructuring
Addleshaw Goddard has announced the appointment of restructuring expert Simon Thomas to its Business Support and Restructuring (BSR) team in London. The hire is part of the firm’s strategy to strengthen its restructuring practice and broaden its banking offering with existing clients.
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Dorsey Adds Patent Practice in Salt Lake City Office with Experienced IP Partner Marcus Simon
International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced today that Marcus S. Simon has joined the Firm’s Patent group as a partner, establishing a patent practice in the Firm’s Salt Lake City office. Mr. Simon’s practice encompasses many aspects of patent work, including patent portfolio development and management, infringement and validity risk analysis, as well as licensing and transactional IP due diligence. His technical expertise includes materials science, mechanical and electro-mechanical devices, chemistry, electronics and photonics. Mr. Simon has broad experience serving clients engaged in development and manufacture of superabrasive and superhard materials used in cutting tools and bearings, oil and gas exploration drilling systems, implantable medical devices (such as stents and embolic filters), alloys for implantable medical devices (superelastic and shape-memory alloys), fiber optics, lasers and micro-electro-mechanical systems. He also has experience in trademark matters.
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Verrill Dana’s Business & Corporate Group continues to grow with the addition of Elizabeth Myers. Elizabeth joins the firm as Partner in the Boston office after having previously practiced at Hinckley Allen & Snyder, LLP.
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Davis Polk – Rio Tinto $3 Billion Notes Offering
Davis Polk advised BNP Paribas Securities Corp., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and RBS Securities Inc. as joint bookrunners on an SEC-registered offering by Rio Tinto Finance (USA) plc of $3 billion aggregate principal amount of notes guaranteed by Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited. The offering consisted of $1 billion principal amount of 1.375% notes due 2016, $1.25 billion principal amount of 2.250% notes due 2018, $250 million principal amount of floating-rate notes due 2015 and $500 million principal amount of floating-rate notes due 2016.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkDavis Polk – Take-Two Interactive Software $250 Million Convertible Senior Notes Offering
Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Barclays Capital Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as joint book-running managers in connection with an SEC-registered offering by Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. of $250 million aggregate principal amount of its 1% convertible senior notes due 2018.
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Entry to Perth Market Signals the Continuation of HWL Ebsworth’s Unrelenting Growth
HWL Ebsworth Lawyers has announced a significant expansion of its Australian capability with the launch of a new office in Perth on 1 July 2013.
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Bracewell Continues London Growth with Addition of Four Energy Lawyers
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is pleased to announce the addition of four energy lawyers in its rapidly-growing London office – Ben James, Darren Spalding and Martin Stewart-Smith will join the firm as partners, and Olivia Caddy will join the firm as senior counsel. These are the latest in the firm’s expansion of its global energy practice in London, which so far this year has included Partners Julian Nichol, Jason Fox and Alastair Young.
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Simpson Thacher Represents Underwriters in Follow-on Offering of 9,775,000 Shares of Common Stock of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.
The Firm recently represented a group of underwriters, led by Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Barclays Capital Inc., in connection with a registered public offering of 9,775,000 shares of common stock of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (“Bright Horizons”), a portfolio company of Bain Capital Partners, LLC. A total of approximately $323.1 million in proceeds was raised in the offering. Affiliates of Bain Capital Partners, LLC and certain other selling stockholders received all of the gross proceeds from the offering.
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WFW Strengthens Energy Practice with New London-based Partner
Watson, Farley & Williams (“WFW”), a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Henry Stewart as a partner in its London office.
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