Husch Blackwell Adds Experienced International Trade and Customs Attorney to Washington, D.C., Office

Husch Blackwell welcomes Partner Robert Stang to its Washington, D.C., office. Stang will focus his practice in the areas of customs and international trade law, bringing 30 years’ experience handling a diverse group of issues for importers including compliance matters and monetary assessments, supply chain security, classification, valuation and country of origin issues, special trade programs, Customs audits and legislative changes relevant to U.S. importers.

More >>

Tags:  Husch Blackwell LLP

Alan R. Arkin Joins Litigation Group of Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP is pleased to welcome Alan R. Arkin as a Partner in the Litigation Group. Mr. Arkin represents private equity and hedge funds, financial institutions, corporations, and individuals in a wide range of civil, criminal, and regulatory matters, including commercial, securities, and corporate governance litigation, as well as with respect to internal, criminal, and regulatory investigations. He also has significant experience in alternative dispute resolution, including mediation and arbitration before the American Arbitration Association, JAMS, and FINRA.

More >>

Tags:  Tarter Krinsky & Drogin, LLP | New York

Simpson Thacher Represents HCA and its Principal Stockholder in $1.79 Billion Secondary Offering

Simpson Thacher recently represented HCA Holdings, Inc. and its principal stockholder, an entity affiliated with Bain Capital Partners, LLC and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., in connection with a secondary offering of 50,000,000 shares of common stock of HCA by the principal stockholder for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $1.79 billion.

More >>

Tags:  Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New York

Simpson Thacher Represents Automotive Investors LLC and Certain Members of TRW’s Management in Public Offering of 10 Million Shares of TRW’s Common Stock

The Firm represented Automotive Investors LLC, an affiliate of The Blackstone Group L.P., and certain members of TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.’s (“TRW”) management in connection with a registered public offering of 10,000,000 shares of TRW’s common stock. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC served as underwriters for the offering. The gross proceeds from the offering were approximately $591.0 million.

More >>

Tags:  Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New York

Setterwalls Recruits Jörgen S. Axelsson from Linklaters

Setterwalls is one of Sweden’s leading law firms and an important part of our full-service approach is the provision of advice on acquisitions and financing. The recruitment of Jörgen S. Axelsson positions us even more clearly as an advisor of the highest calibre in these areas. Jörgen has a very strong name, know-how and experience in corporate law, M&A and capital markets, says Joakim Edoff, CEO of Setterwalls.

More >>

Tags:  Linklaters LLP