Caplin & Drysdale announced today that Peter A. Lowy, a nationally-recognized tax controversy practitioner, has joined the firm as a member in its New York office. Before joining the firm, Mr. Lowy was the Global Tax Dispute Resolution Manager for Royal Dutch Shell, with worldwide management responsibilities for Shell’s tax litigation. He has more than a decade of experience handling tax controversies for several of the world’s largest corporations. Mr. Lowy’s private practice will center on advising and defending multinational corporations, foreign businesses, and U.S. taxpayers in tax disputes with U.S. tax authorities.

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Simpson Thacher represented the underwriters, led by Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., in connection with the registered public offering by Apple Inc. of $17 billion aggregate principal amount of notes over six tranches with maturities ranging from three to 30 years. The offering, Apple’s first since 1996, represents the largest corporate offering in history. The net proceeds from the offering will be used for general corporate purposes, including repurchases of common stock and payment of dividends under Apple’s recently expanded program to return capital to shareholders.

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The Firm represented the underwriters, led by Barclays, Credit Suisse, HSBC and Wells Fargo Securities, in connection with a public offering by Altria Group, Inc. of $350 million aggregate principal amount of its 2.950% Notes due 2023 and $650 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.500% Notes due 2043.

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The national law firm of Epstein Becker Green (EBG) today announced that Jeffrey A. Lieberman, a prominent employee benefits and executive compensations attorney, has joined the firm as a Member in the Employee Benefits practice, in the New York office.

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