Stamford Law are pleased to welcome Lynette Chew and Kelvin Aw as Directors.
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Latham & Watkins – Leading Litigator Joins London Litigation Practice
Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Simon Bushell has joined the firm’s London office as a partner in the Litigation Department. Bushell is a senior litigator, with substantial experience of large-scale, cross border, commercial litigation.
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Ogletree Deakins Continues Steady Growth in the Northeast, Welcomes Employment Litigator Steve Luckner
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to welcome Steve Luckner as a shareholder in its Morristown office. Luckner, an employment litigator and counselor who has practiced in New Jersey and New York for more than 15 years, joins Ogletree Deakins from Coughlin Duffy LLP where he was a partner. Luckner is the 16th shareholder to join Ogletree Deakins in 2013.
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Quinn Emanuel to Open Sydney Office
The firm has announced plans to open an office in Sydney, Australia. The office will be opened by Michael Mills and Michelle Fox, who will be joining the firm from Herbert Smith Freehills, and James Webster, a long time Quinn Emanuel partner.
Tags: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPQuinn Emanuel – Firm Expands Mass Torts and Products Liability Practice
Sheila Birnbaum and Mark Cheffo have joined the firm’s New York office as partners. Sheila, a market-leading mass torts and insurance trial attorney, and Mark, a renowned products liability trial attorney, co-head the firm’s Global Products Liability and Mass Torts Practice.
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Mayer Brown Advises VakifBank on the Establishment of Its $3 Billion MTN Programme
Leading global law firm Mayer Brown has advised Türkiye Vakıflar Bankası T.A.O. (VakifBank), a Turkish bank, on the establishment of its $3 billion MTN programme. This is the first Medium Term Note (MTN) programme set up by a Turkish issuer. The programme has been listed on the Irish Stock Exchange’s regulated market but permits the issuer to issue both listed and unlisted series of notes.
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Greenberg Traurig Expands Its Tax Practice with the Addition of Bradley R. Marsh in San Francisco
The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added shareholder Bradley R. Marsh to its Tax Practice Group in San Francisco. Marsh’s practice is concentrated in the areas of federal, state and local tax controversy matters, including payroll, property, business license, employment, franchise, parcel, district, sales, documentary transfer, transient occupancy, utility user, income, parking, gift and estate taxes.
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Alston & Bird Continues Expansion of West Coast Litigation Team
Alston & Bird LLP announced today that Dominique R. Shelton has joined its litigation team as a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office. An experienced litigator and counselor, Ms. Shelton’s practice is focused on privacy, unfair competition and intellectual property matters.
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Simpson Thacher Represents Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, Financial Advisor to NV Energy, Inc. in its Approximately $5.6 Billion Acquisition by MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company
Simpson Thacher is representing Lazard Frères & Co. LLC in its role as financial advisor to NV Energy, Inc. (“NV Energy”) in NV Energy’s acquisition by MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company (“MidAmerican Energy”), a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., for approximately $5.6 billion. Under the terms of the merger agreement, holders of NV Energy’s common stock will receive $23.75 in cash for each share of common stock they hold. NV Energy is a holding company which provides a wide range of energy services and products to approximately 2.4 million citizens of Nevada and nearly 40 million tourists annually. MidAmerican Energy is a global provider of energy services, providing electric and natural gas services to more than 7 million customers worldwide.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkSimpson Thacher Represents The Carlyle Group in $1.3 Billion Sale of 650 Madison Avenue, NYC
The Firm is representing an affiliate of Carlyle Realty Partners V in connection with the announced sale of 650 Madison Avenue, New York City to a joint venture between Crown Acquisitions Inc. and Highgate Holdings Inc. The sale is being reported as the highest per square foot price for an office building ever paid. The 600,000 square foot building is located on Madison Avenue between 59th and 60th Streets and includes 75,000 square feet of retail currently leased by Crate & Barrel and Tods.
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