Loeb & Loeb LLP announced today that Ross D. Emmerman has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in the Corporate Department, bringing with him more than 25 years of experience in public and private mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, venture capital and private equity financings, as well as general corporate counseling and private wealth services. Most recently, he was a partner in the Corporate & Securities practice at Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP in Chicago.

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International law firm, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP), has acted for NASDAQ listed Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (Carrizo) on the US$184m sale of its interest in the North Sea Huntington Field to TSX listed Iona Energy Inc. (Iona).

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Veteran litigation and trial attorney William (“Bill”) Howard has joined Locke Lord’s Chicago office as a Partner in the Business Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice. Howard brings more than 25 years of experience in trial, litigation and business counseling. His breadth and depth of experience representing a wide range of clients – from entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 corporations – will boost Locke Lord’s litigation platform in Chicago and nationwide.

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Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) official Angela Giancarlo has joined its Washington, DC office as a partner in the Government & Global Trade practice, where she will focus on regulatory and compliance matters with respect to communications technology and services. During her eight years with the FCC, Ms. Giancarlo held several senior management positions, and, most recently, served as Chief of Staff and Senior Legal Advisor to Commissioner Robert McDowell.

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Clayton Utz has advised the Joint Lead Managers (“JLMs”) on the offer by integrated healthcare provider Healthscope of Subordinated Notes (“Notes II Offer”) to raise approximately $150 million, announced to the market yesterday.

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Shearman & Sterling is advising more than 600 Mexican tomato growers in a successful renegotiation of a bilateral trade agreement with the US Department of Commerce that ensures continued access to the US market for fresh Mexican-grown tomatoes. This new accord extends a previous agreement that has, since 1996, provided the strong and workable framework by which the Mexican growers exported their tomatoes to the U.S. market. The total value of trade is valued at almost $2 billion a year.

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A team of attorneys who practice education law has joined Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP in its Atlanta office. Led by D. Glenn Brock, the team of seven represents public school districts and education professionals in matters ranging from drafting and oversight of legislation and policy to accreditation issues and litigation on constitutional matters and other education-related disputes.

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