The FBI Director’s senior cybersecurity adviser Paul M. Tiao has joined Hunton & Williams LLP as a partner in the privacy and data security practice group. Tiao served as Senior Counselor to FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III on cybersecurity, electronic surveillance, intellectual property crimes, digital forensics, and other national security and criminal issues. He formulated cybersecurity policy positions, drafted legislative language, coordinated strategy on these issues; and represented the FBI in discussions within the Executive Branch, with Congress, and with industry leaders. Tiao will be based in the firm’s Washington office.

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Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC is pleased to announce that Jim E. Morgan and John E. Zummo have joined the firm. They will both practice out of the firm’s Chicago Office.

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Gilbert + Tobin is advising GrainCorp Limited on its conditional agreement with Archer Daniels Midland Company that may lead to a takeover offer for GrainCorp, as announced earlier today.

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Akerman announced today that it is representing OPKO in its purchase of PROLOR, a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing longer-acting proprietary versions of already approved therapeutic proteins. The all-stock transaction is valued at approximately $480 million and is expected to complete during the second half of 2013. Mary Carroll, chair of Akerman Senterfitt’s Corporate Practice Group and shareholder Teddy Klinghoffer are serving as lead attorneys in the deal.

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Global law firm Eversheds has advised National Grid on contracts with Balfour Beatty and an unincorporated joint venture between Morrison and Skanska, for a £3.1 billion programme of works on National Grid’s gas distribution networks in the UK.

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A Travers Smith team led by Head of Commercial, IP and Technology, Tom Purton, and including senior associate Ben Chivers has advised Pinewood Shepperton plc (“Pinewood”) on a 50:50 joint venture agreement with Seven Stars Ltd (“Seven Stars”).

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