Fredrikson & Byron acted as legal counsel for Magnetation LLC in its sale of an aggregate principal amount of $325 million senior secured notes and entry into a $50 million senior secured revolving credit facility. Magnetation LLC is a natural resources company that focuses on the design, development, construction and operation of facilities that produce iron ore concentrate from previously-abandoned iron ore waste stockpiles and tailings basins. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Jefferies LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. served as joint book-running managers in the sale of senior secured notes. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. is the administrative agent for the credit facility, and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC served as the sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner.

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Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that attorneys Michael J. Zalewski, O. Kate Tragesser, Gina C. Adduci, and Minority Business Enterprise professional Maura L. Downs have joined the firm. Mr. Zalewski, a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, has joined the firm Of Counsel while Ms. Tragesser has joined as a Partner. Both will be members of the firm’s Business Practice Group. Ms. Tragesser will lead a team of experienced government contracting and M/W/DBE certification professionals.

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Chadbourne & Parke announced today that leading banking and finance lawyer Partha Pal has joined the firm as a partner in the London office. Pal comes to Chadbourne from the London office of Sidley Austin LLP, where as a partner he focused on cross-border banking and structured finance transactions and related restructurings, contentious and regulatory matters.

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International law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP secured a significant win for firm client Constellation Brands, Inc., over a group of consumer plaintiffs seeking to stop its $4.75 billion acquisition of the U.S. beer business of Corona and related brands from Anheuser-Busch InBev (Euronext: ABI; NYSE: BUD).

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Peter Siachos has joined the New Jersey and New York offices of Gordon & Rees as a partner in the Commercial Litigation, Franchise, Product Liability, and Hospitality Practice Groups. Having tried over 40 cases to conclusion, Mr. Siachos has comprehensive litigation experience representing major corporations, franchisors, closely-held businesses, partnerships, and individuals in multiple jurisdictions in a wide range of complex commercial disputes before federal and state trial and appellate courts, administrative and regulatory agencies, and alternative dispute resolution panels.

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Leading global law firm Mayer Brown has advised The Kingdom of Morocco on its offering of $500 million in 10-year notes and $250 million in 30-year notes in reliance on Rule 144A and on the listing of the notes on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

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Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that land use attorney Allison E. Turnbull has joined the firm’s Orlando office as a partner. She was previously a partner with Baker Hostetler.

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Robert F. Martin has joined the White Plains, New York office of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC as a Member in the firm’s Mass Tort and Litigation Groups.

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