Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that it will add four new partners with formidable experience in complex M&A and high stakes litigation to its German team, and will open a new office in Düsseldorf. The partners are recognized leaders in their respective fields, and the team brings substantial experience across a wide range of industries.
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O’Melveny & Myers LLP is pleased to announce that John J. Rapisarsdi and George A. Davis, former co-chairs of Cadwalader’s Global Financial Restructuring Department, and former Cadwalader partner Peter M. Friedman will be joining O’Melveny as partners in the Firm’s Restructuring Practice. Widely recognized among the country’s most respected restructuring lawyers, Rapisardi, Davis, and Friedman have played key roles in some of the largest restructuring projects and most significant bankruptcies ever filed. Based in New York, Rapisardi and Davis will become Global Co-Practice Group Leaders of O’Melveny’s Restructuring Group, and Friedman will reside in the Firm’s DC office. San Francisco-based O’Melveny partner Suzzanne Uhland will serve as US Practice Group Leader of the Restructuring Group.
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Cahill represented Praxair, Inc. in connection with its public offering of $650,000,000 comprised of $475,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.25% Notes due 2018 and $175,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.55% Notes due 2042. Proceeds from the offering will be used for general corporate purposes.
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Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Sara L. Chenetz has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner in the Financial Transactions & Restructuring group. Chenetz, who represents clients in restructuring, bankruptcy, workouts, litigation and related matters, was most recently a partner at Blank Rome LLP.
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Hunton & Williams LLP continues the expansion of its global corporate practice, adding Alison Dreizen to its New York office as partner. She has more than 30 years of global corporate experience in the financial services, manufacturing, mining and shipping sectors. Dreizen joins the firm from White & Case, where previously she was the resident partner in Moscow and spent a year in its Hong Kong office.
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The global law firm Jones Day has announced that José A. Isasi, II, a litigator with two decades of experience in products liability disputes, and extensive experience in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, has joined the Chicago Office as a partner. He was formerly the Chicago-based vice-chair of Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s pharmaceutical, medical device, and health care litigation group.
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Sullivan & Worcester LLP is pleased to announce that Joseph B. Darby III has joined the Tax Group as a partner in the Boston office. Mr. Darby is an accomplished author and well-known tax attorney who focuses his practice on individual, business and transactional tax law. He was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in the field of Tax Law.
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On the heels of Hill Ward Henderson’s 27th anniversary, the firm is pleased to announce the opening of a Clearwater office, expanding its efforts to better serve clients doing business in Pinellas County. Located off of S.R. 60 and just east of U.S. 19, the new office is situated in Park Place, a six-story building within a business park surrounded by trees and foliage. The new office address is 311 Park Boulevard, Suite 240, Clearwater, Florida 33759.
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Veteran corporate lawyer Stephen M. Fields joined Dentons today as a partner in the firm’s Corporate practice group. Fields focuses his practice on investment transactions on behalf of fund managers in leveraged buyouts, mezzanine investing and advising small business investment companies (SBICs) on their formation, licensing and investment transactions. He will be resident in the firm’s New York office.
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