Stewarts Law, the leading specialist litigation law firm, announces today the opening of a new International Arbitration department following the appointment of Philippa Charles who joins the firm to head up the new department.
Wilhelm Haarmann Joins Linklaters
Linklaters announces that Professor Dr Wilhelm Haarmann has been elected a partner in Germany. He is a founding partner of the law firm Haarmann.
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Balch & Bingham Welcomes Three Attorneys to Atlanta Office
Balch & Bingham LLP today announced that two partners and an associate have joined the firm and will be located in its Atlanta, Ga. office, enhancing the firm’s knowledge and bench strength in business litigation, creditors rights and bankruptcy and healthcare.
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K&L Gates Grows Boston Office with Addition of 10 Lawyers
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has expanded its Boston office with the recent additions of two new partners, Mark L. Johnson and Paulo J. Marnoto, and eight new associates. Johnson joins the firm’s corporate securities and finance practice from Cooley LLP, while Marnoto joins the firm’s private equity and fund formation practice from Ropes & Gray LLP.
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Polsinelli Shughart Expands Tax and Business Planning Capabilities in Chicago
Polsinelli Shughart expands its business tax planning services with the addition of Wade S. Leathers as a shareholder in the Chicago office. Leathers brings his broad base of experience advising corporate clients on the tax issues associated with the structuring of domestic and international transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and many types of corporate reorganizations.
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Porter Hedges Represents Special Committee of the Gulfport Energy Corporation Board of Directors in the $220 million acquisition of Utica Shale Acreage from Windsor Ohio
Porter Hedges represented a Special Committee of the Gulfport Energy Corporation (“Gulfport”) Board of Directors in the $220 million acquisition of Utica Shale acreage from Windsor Ohio, LLC (“Windsor Ohio”). The purchase includes approximately 22,000 net acres in the Utica Shale in Eastern Ohio and increases Gulfport’s leasehold interests in the Utica Shale to approximately 137,000 gross (128,000 net) acres and increases its working interest in the acreage to 93.8%.
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Paul Hastings Advises Davis Investment Ventures II in Final Closing of $413.5 Million Fund
Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm advised The Davis Companies, a Boston-based commercial real estate firm, in the formation of Davis Investment Ventures II, which raised $413.5 million of capital from its investors, exceeding its original target of $350 million.
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Baker Donelson Continues Atlanta Office Growth with Two New Attorneys
Joseph R. Delgado Jr. and Michael S. Haber have joined the Atlanta office of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC. Mr. Delgado and Mr. Haber join as members of the Firm’s Business Department.
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Schiff Hardin LLP Welcomes Francis X. Lyons as a Partner in the Environmental Group
Francis X. Lyons has joined the Schiff Hardin LLP Chicago office as a partner in the Environmental Group from Bryan Cave LLP in Chicago.
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Bruce Rosenblum Joins Vedder Price’s Investment Services Group as Shareholder
Vedder Price is pleased to announce that Bruce A. Rosenblum has joined the firm’s Investment Services practice today as a Shareholder in the firm’s Washington, DC office.
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