Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that Lewis J. Greenwald, has joined the New York office as a partner in the Tax Transactions & Consulting practice. Mr. Greenwald focuses his practice on providing international tax planning for multinational clients.
Tags: Mayer Brown LLP | New YorkClifford Chance Becomes First International Law Firm Approved to Establish a Partnership in Saudi Arabia
Clifford Chance implements next stage in evolution of its long established Saudi presence with full integration of Al-Jadaan & Partners Law Firm transactional practices including two Saudi qualified partners with Mohammed Al-Jadaan becoming a special adviser to Clifford Chance.
Tags: Clifford Chance LLPWinston & Strawn Announces Plans for Brussels Office
Winston & Strawn LLP today announced that it is taking the next step as a preeminent global antitrust and competition firm by opening a Brussels office. The new office is scheduled to officially open its doors by June 2013 and is the sixteenth global office for the firm and fifth in Europe.
Tags: Winston & Strawn LLPMintz Levin Continues San Francisco Office Growth with Addition of Robert Burwell
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. continues to expand its San Francisco office with the addition of Robert E. Burwell, who joins the firm’s Corporate & Securities Section as a Member.
Tags: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. | San FranciscoLitigator David Anderson Joins Wick Phillips as Partner
Wick Phillips, a full-service business law firm with offices in Dallas, Fort Worth and Austin, Texas, announces that David Anderson has joined the Dallas office as a partner in the commercial litigation group. In addition to his 16 years of commercial litigation expertise, Anderson handles many intellectual property cases. Some of his most high profile cases include work for companies such as Medtronic, Inc.; BearingPoint, Inc. (formerly KPMG Consulting); Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.; US Synthetic Corporation; and Silver Point Capital, L.P., among others.
Tags: DallasWilliams Mullen Welcomes Prominent Environmental Attorneys John Daniel and Lynne Rhode
Williams Mullen is pleased to announce that two respected environmental attorneys, John Daniel and Lynne Rhode, have joined the firm as partners. Both attorneys were previously with Troutman Sanders and bring considerable experience to Williams Mullen’s existing environmental practice.
Tags: Williams MullenSimpson Thacher Represents JPMorgan and Citibank in $2.8 Billion Revolving Credit Facility for Sprint Nextel Corporation
The Firm recently represented JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and Citibank, N.A., as syndication agent, in a new $2.8 billion revolving credit facility for Sprint Nextel Corporation. The new five year credit facility replaces the company’s existing $2.2 billion facility that was to expire in October 2013. The new facility provides supplemental liquidity for general corporate purposes and will be used to support the letter of credit required by the Federal Communications Commission’s Report and Order to reconfigure the 800 MHz band.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkSimpson Thacher Represents Nielsen in $1.288 Billion Secondary Offering of Common Stock
The Firm recently represented Nielsen Holdings N.V. (“Nielsen”), a portfolio company of AlpInvest Partners, The Blackstone Group, The Carlyle Group, Centerview Partners, Hellman & Friedman, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Thomas H. Lee Partners (together, the “Sponsors”) in connection with a secondary offering of 40,814,884 shares of Nielsen’s common stock. The offering closed at a public offering price of $32.55 per share, resulting in gross proceeds to the Sponsors of approximately $1.288 billion.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkOil and Gas Partner John J. Harris Joins SNR Denton in Los Angeles
SNR Denton announced that John J. Harris has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner in the Oil and Gas practice and the firm’s Energy, Transport and Infrastructure sector team.
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