Kyle C. Barry joins Husch Blackwell as the newest Partner in the firm’s Energy group. Barry will work for the firm from Springfield, Il.
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Locke Lord’s New Washington, D.C., Partner James Alford Expands Global Experience in Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Project Development and Finance
James Alford has joined Locke Lord’s Washington, D.C., office as a Partner in the Corporate and Energy practices. Alford has more than 25 years of on-the-ground experience in all phases of international project development and finance worldwide, with a particular current focus on renewable energy, water, toll road and port projects in Central and Latin America. His international achievements will contribute to Locke Lord’s well-respected and expanding energy and infrastructure practice throughout the Americas and across the globe.
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Paul Hastings Represents Ayala Land in US$300 Million Share Placement
Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it represented Ayala Land, Inc. (“Ayala Land”) on its US$300 million top-up placement. Ayala Land is the largest real estate conglomerate in the Philippines engaged principally in the planning, development, subdivision and marketing of large-scale communities having a mix of residential, commercial, leisure and other uses.
Tags: Paul Hastings, LLP | Hong KongPaul Hastings Advises on Glorious Property’s Further Issuance of US$150 Million Senior Notes
Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it represented Glorious Property Holdings Limited (“Glorious Property”), a leading PRC property developer based in Shanghai and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, in its issuance of additional senior notes (“Additional Notes”) in the aggregate principle amount of US$150 million, due 2018, which will be consolidated and form a single series with the US$250 million senior notes issued on March 4, 2013.
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Pennsylvania Environmental Protection Secretary Michael Krancer Joins Blank Rome LLP
Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Michael L. Krancer is re-joining Blank Rome LLP as a partner in the firm’s Philadelphia office. With more than two decades of energy industry and public policy experience, Mr. Krancer will chair the firm’s Energy, Petrochemical and Natural Resources Practice, enhancing the firm’s existing energy and public policy talent and advising US and global energy clients in the full range of legal, public policy, government relations, state and federal regulatory, financial, corporate, and labor matters.
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Herbert Smith Freehills Advises on Sydney International Convention Exhibition and Entertainment Precinct PPP and Commercial Development
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised the Darling Harbour Live consortium on its successful bid to develop the Sydney international convention, exhibition and entertainment project, in Sydney’s Darling Harbour. Herbert Smith Freehills also advised Lend Lease in relation to a commercial redevelopment (with a projected end value of approximately $1.5 billion) of the land adjoining the convention, exhibition and entertainment precinct, made possible, in large part, by the reconfiguration of the areas comprising the event facilities.
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Herbert Smith Freehills has advised ASM International N.V. (“ASM International“), a leading global supplier of semiconductor equipment and ranked among the top 10 semiconductor equipment manufacturers globally, as its Hong Kong and US counsel on its €422 million (HK$4.3 billion) partial secondary placement of shares of its subsidiary, ASM Pacific Technology Ltd. (“ASM PT“).
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GrayRobinson Welcomes Rex E. Moule to its Melbourne Office
Rex E. Moule recently joined the Melbourne office of GrayRobinson, P.A. as a shareholder where he will continue to practice in the areas of wills, trusts and estates law. Mr. Moule brings to the firm a strong background in various forms of estate planning and tax law, including wills, trusts, probate, estate and gift tax planning and the formation of limited partnerships and LLCs for estate planning purposes.
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Clifford Chance Moscow Advises on the Top Three Transactions in the Russian Real Estate Market
International law firm Clifford Chance has advised on the top three transactions in the Russian real estate market to date. These include the acquisition of the Metropolis and the Galeria shopping centres by one of the largest real estate funds completed in February 2013 and February 2012 respectively and the acquisition of White Square office complex by O1 Properties completed at the end of 2012.
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WFW Recruits Prominent Hamburg Corporate Partner
Watson, Farley & Williams (“WFW”), a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce that it has appointed partner Axel Löhde to strengthen its German corporate practice.
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