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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Land use lawyer Robert “Mac” McMurry has joined Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) as a partner in its Los Angeles office. Previously with Gilchrist Rutter, McMurry brings over 30 years of extensive experience in the entitlement of major land development projects in California, such as Newhall Land & Farming in Santa Clarita Valley, Tejon Ranch in Kern County, Heritage Fields in Irvine, Candlestick Park in San Francisco, and Centennial in Antelope Valley. McMurry has particular expertise in guiding Master Plan Communities from original design to completion, including defending against legal challenges brought by project opponents.
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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, a national law firm with 450 lawyers and government relations professionals, announced that Robert N. Wolkofsky, a partner in the finance practice of K&L Gates, joined the firm as a shareholder in its Financial Services practice.
Tags: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PCThe Firm represented JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as administrative agents under four credit facilities in connection with the merger of directory publishers Dex One Corp. and SuperMedia Inc. (now known as Dex Media Inc.). The merger was effectuated pursuant to prepackaged chapter 11 cases for Dex One and SuperMedia, with their respective plans of reorganization being confirmed by the Delaware Bankruptcy Court on April 29, 2013.
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Simpson Thacher represented JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, in connection with the refinancing of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation’s existing term loan credit facility using proceeds from a new $200,000,000 term loan facility.
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Brown Rudnick LLP is pleased to announce that white collar defense attorney Stephen A. Best has joined the Firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the White Collar Defense and Government Investigations Group. Prior to joining Brown Rudnick, Mr. Best served as the chair of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck’s White Collar Criminal Defense and Investigations Group. Angela Papalaskaris is also joining Brown Rudnick’s White Collar Defense and Government Investigations Group as a senior associate in the New York office.
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