Torys is delighted to announce that Derek Flaman will be joining the firm as a partner in our Calgary office. Derek is recognized by Chambers and others as a leading energy lawyer.
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Herbert Smith Freehills Advises Brockman on Its Rail Access Application
Herbert Smith Freehills is pleased to announce that it is advising Brockman Iron Pty Ltd on its application for third party access to the rail infrastructure owned by Fortescue Metals Group’s wholly owned subsidiary, The Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Ltd (TPI).
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Eversheds Launches Beijing Office with Two New Partner Hires
Eversheds has announced the launch of its Beijing office, opening on 20 May 2013, with the appointment of two new partners: corporate energy law expert Ingrid Zhu-Clark and corporate lawyer Jay Ze.
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Corporate Partner Jung Son Joins Sheppard Mullin Palo Alto From Technology Crossover Ventures
Jung Yeon Son has joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the firm’s Corporate practice group, based in the firm’s Palo Alto office. Son joins from Technology Crossover Ventures in Palo Alto, where she served as Associate General Counsel. Before that she was VP & Associate General Counsel at Blum Capital Partners in San Francisco, as well as practicing numerous years at Simpson Thacher in New York and Palo Alto.
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Baker Botts – Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP Prices Initial Public Offering
On Monday, May 13, Tallgrass Energy LP announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 13,050,000 common units representing limited partner interests at the public offering price of $21.50 per common unit.
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Paul Hastings Represents Cequel Communications in $750 Million High Yield Offering
Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Cequel Communications Holdings I, LLC, which does business as Suddenlink Communications, in connection with a $750 million private offering of senior notes. Cequel is the seventh largest cable operator in the United States.
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Sullivan & Worcester LLP Adds Leading Energy Tax and Finance Partner
Sullivan & Worcester LLP is pleased to announce that Elias B. Hinckley has joined the Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Group as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office.
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Latham & Watkins Plays a Leading Role on Thomas Cook’s £1.6 Billion Refinancing
Latham & Watkins has played a leading role for Thomas Cook Group PLC on the company’s £1.6 billion refinancing, a transaction that CEO Harriet Green has called a “milestone” in the turnaround of the 172-year-old tour operator’s history. Latham advised as lead counsel on both the €525 million underwritten bridge loan and high yield bond placement of the same size, and collaborated with Slaughter and May on the accompanying £425 million equity rights issue and £691 million bank re-financing.
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Bracewell Represents Chesapeake Energy Corp. in Sale of Midstream Assets to MarkWest Energy Partners, SemGroup Corporation
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP represented Chesapeake Energy Corporation in the sale of certain midstream assets in the Anadarko Basin for $245 million to MarkWest Energy Partners. Bracewell is also representing Chesapeake Energy Corporation in the $300 million sale of Mid-America Midstream Gas Services, LLC to SemGroup Corporation.
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K&L Gates Continues Growth of Energy Practice with Addition of Portland Partners
The Portland office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes William H. Holmes and Teresa A. Hill as partners in the energy and infrastructure projects and transactions practice. Both arrive from Stoel Rives LLP.
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