Ogletree Deakins Deepens Class Action Practice Group, Former Chief Counsel for the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement Joins Firm’s Los Angeles Office

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

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

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

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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McCarthy Tétrault Boosts Its Energy Regulatory Team with the Addition of Gordon Nettleton

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

McCarthy Tétrault is pleased to announce that as part of its strategic growth nationally, energy regulatory lawyer Gordon Nettleton has joined the firm’s energy group as a partner. Mr. Nettleton’s presence in Calgary and his focus on energy regulatory matters reinforce the firm’s well-known national bench strength in energy, power and infrastructure projects.

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Cahill Represents Underwriters in $250 Million Public Offering by Approach Resources

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Cahill represented J.P. Morgan, RBC Capital Markets, and KeyBanc Capital Markets as joint book-running managers and Wells Fargo Securities, BofA Merrill Lynch, Scotiabank, and Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. as co-managers in connection with the public offering of $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7% Senior Notes due 2021 by Approach Resources Inc., an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development, production and acquisition of oil and gas properties.

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Milbank – Underwriters in $603M Global Mexican Peso Bond Offering by Leading Mexican Highway Developer RCO

Monday, June 10, 2013

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has represented a group of major banks and investment firms as underwriters of senior notes issued by Mexican highway developer Red de Carreteras de Occidente, S.A.P.I.B. The 15-year notes, due in 2028, raised MXN $7.5 billion (US $603 million). It was the first time that RCO, one of Mexico’s leading highway infrastructure firms, had accessed financing in the international capital markets and the first time since 2006 that a Mexican toll-road operator accessed the international capital markets.

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