Allen & Overy has advised Total Gabon (an affiliate of longstanding client Total) on a USD300m revolving facility. Société Générale advised on the financial aspects of the facility.
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Michael John Miguel Joins Kasowitz Insurance Recovery Group in Los Angeles
Michael John Miguel has joined the firm as a partner in the firm’s Insurance Recovery Group in the Los Angeles office. Recognized as a Top 100 Lawyer in California by the Los Angeles Daily Journal, Mr. Miguel is an active trial attorney with a diverse background in commercial litigation. He has a particular focus on insurance coverage matters, along with extensive experience in environmental, antitrust, intellectual property and toxic tort defense litigation. He has obtained insurance recoveries in excess of $1 billion for domestic and international clients. Mr. Miguel has litigated and won cases across the country, including in state and federal trial and appellate courts in 18 states, and has tried cases to verdict or judgment in 5 states.
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Jones Walker Expands to Cincinnati with New Multi-Family Finance Team
Three partners and one special counsel, all formerly of Peck Shaffer & Williams LLP, have joined Jones Walker LLP, anchoring the firm’s new Cincinnati, Ohio office.
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Herbert Smith Freehills Advises ASX Limited on Its A$553 Million Entitlement Offer
Herbert Smith Freehills is advising ASX Limited on its A$553 million fully underwritten pro-rata accelerated renounceable entitlement offer, announced today (the “Entitlement Offer”).
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Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Mandated Lead Arrangers Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd in connection with the limited project financing and potential expansion facility for the 111MW Waterloo wind farm project in South Australia.
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McGuireWoods Securities Team Represents Agents and Underwriters in Approx. $1 Billion of PIPE and IPO Transactions
Last week, a team of corporate and securities attorneys at McGuireWoods, led by partner Stephen Older and associate Rakesh Gopalan, provided legal counsel on two capital markets transactions for companies affiliated with American Realty Capital, which raised nearly $1 billion.
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Foster Pepper PLLC is pleased to welcome Robert Mahler as a member of the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice where he will focus on white collar criminal defense, corporate internal investigations, regulatory defense, and complex civil litigation. Bob has more than 30 years of experience representing both corporations and individuals in a wide range of matters, including civil fraud claims, criminal investigations, antitrust investigations, bank and healthcare fraud, and allegations of criminal environmental contamination.
Ogletree Deakins Deepens Class Action Practice Group, Former Chief Counsel for the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement Joins Firm’s Los Angeles Office
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to welcome Robert Roginson as a shareholder in its Los Angeles office. Roginson’s experience deepens the firm’s Litigation, Class Action, Wage and Hour, and Traditional Labor Relations practice groups. His arrival at Ogletree Deakins also demonstrates the firm’s commitment to growth in California. Since the start of 2013, the firm has added five shareholders throughout the state and opened an office in San Diego. Firm-wide, Roginson’s arrival makes him the 17th shareholder to join Ogletree Deakins in 2013.
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Willkie Represents Pearl Therapeutics in $1.15 Billion Sale to AstraZeneca
On June 10th, AstraZeneca announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Willkie client Pearl Therapeutics, a privately held company based in Redwood City, California, focused on the development of inhaled small-molecule therapeutics for respiratory disease, for $1.15 billion. AstraZeneca is a leading global biopharmaceuticals company and the U.K.’s second-largest drug company. Pearl has advanced a potential new treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), currently in late-stage development, and inhaler and formulation technology that will provide a platform for future combination products. Willkie represented Pearl and its shareholders, led by Vatera Healthcare Partners, in the transaction.
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King & Wood Mallesons Acts on ASX’s Share Offer
King & Wood Mallesons has acted on ASX Limited’s approximately $553 million pro-rata accelerated renounceable entitlement offer (with retail entitlements trading) (PAITREO).
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