Herbert Smith Freehills has advised long-standing Chinese oil and gas client, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) on the acquisition of additional interests in the Queensland Curtis LNG project, Australia (QCLNG) and new exploration acreage in the Bowen Basin and CNOOC on the purchase of increased volumes of Liquid Natural Gas (LNG).
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International legal practice Norton Rose has advised Türkiye Finans on their debut Sukuk issuance of US$500 million Certificates due 2018. The Sukuk, which was issued with the prior approval of the Capital Markets Board of Turkey, represented the first non-Ijarah Sukuk issued out of the country.
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Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced that prominent tax attorney Edward C. Osterberg, Jr. has joined the firm in Houston as a partner in the Tax Transactions & Consulting practice. Previously, he was a partner at Vinson & Elkins in Houston.
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Electric power lawyer Jay Ryan has joined Baker Botts L.L.P. as a partner today, adding his extensive experience representing clients on transactional, regulatory and litigation matters related to the energy industry to the firm’s Global Projects practice. He will be based in the Washington office.
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Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. has expanded its New York Corporate & Securities Section with the addition of Andrew Nagel, who joins as a Member.
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Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, a national law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami, announced the addition of Andrea N. Satty as a Partner in the firm’s Energy and Project Finance Practice Group, effective immediately.
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Morrison & Foerster today announced that Lawrence A. Ceriello, a highly experienced real estate finance practitioner with significant expertise in originating loans backing commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), has joined the firm’s Real Estate Finance Group in New York as a partner.
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Steptoe & Johnson LLP is pleased to announce that Jason Weinstein, former deputy assistant attorney general of the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division and a former federal prosecutor, has joined the firm as a partner. He will be a member of both the firm’s White-Collar Criminal Defense practice, which includes acclaimed trial attorney Reid Weingarten, and the firm’s Privacy & Data Security practice, which includes Stewart Baker, a former assistant secretary for policy at the Department of Homeland Security and a leading voice on cybersecurity. Mr. Weinstein will be based in Steptoe’s Washington office.
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