Davis Polk Advises the Los Angeles Dodgers Ownership Group on the Creation of SportsNet LA, a Regional Sports Network

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Davis Polk is advising the Los Angeles Dodgers ownership group on the creation of American Media Productions, LLC, a new regional sports network called SportsNet LA, which will be the home for the Los Angeles Dodgers beginning with the 2014 Major League Baseball season. Time Warner Cable Inc. has agreed to be SportsNet LA’s charter distributor, and will carry the new network for its customers throughout Southern California and Hawaii under a long-term affiliation deal. Time Warner Cable also will be the exclusive advertising and affiliate sales agent for the new network and will have certain branding and programing rights with respect to the network. Time Warner Cable will also provide certain non-game production and technical services to the network. The agreement with Time Warner Cable is subject to certain closing conditions.

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Shearman & Sterling Advises Jaguar Land Rover Automotive plc on $500 Million High Yield Bond Offering

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Shearman & Sterling represented Jaguar Land Rover Automotive plc (formerly Jaguar Land Rover PLC) on its offering of $500 million fixed-rate high yield bonds due 2023. Jaguar Land Rover Automotive plc, an indirectly-owned subsidiary of Indian-owned Tata Motors Limited (India), bought luxury carmakers Jaguar Land Rover Limited (formerly Jaguar Cars Limited) and Land Rover in 2008.

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Duane Morris Chicago Office Adds Intellectual Property Partner Kevin M. Nelson

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Duane Morris is pleased to announce that Kevin M. Nelson has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group as a partner in its Chicago office. Nelson further strengthens Duane Morris’ IP practice, particularly in its growing generic pharmaceuticals and Hatch-Waxman practice. Duane Morris is one of the leading law firms representing generic and biogeneric companies in IP litigation, products liability and regulatory matters, and is committed to maintaining its active and growing practice in this area. Nelson joins Duane Morris from Locke Lord LLP.

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Stamford Law is Advising on the S$396 Million Reverse Takeover of R H Energy and the S$25 Million Disposal of R H Energy’s Existing Business

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Stamford Law is advising on the S$396 million reverse takeover of ChiwayLand Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd by Mainboard-listed R H Energy Ltd. The ChiwayLand Group is a property developer involved in the development, project management and sale of residential and commercial properties in the Yangtze River Delta region of the People’s Republic of China. The proposed transaction will also involve the disposal of R H Energy’s existing business to its controlling shareholder for up to S$25 million.

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Jackson Lewis Expands Into Puerto Rico

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Jackson Lewis, one of the nation’s largest employment and labor law firms representing management, announced the opening of its first office outside the continental U.S. The new office in Puerto Rico will extend the firm’s geographical reach and enhance its ability to meet the growing needs of its clients.

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CMS Advises Shell on the First Unconventional Gas PSA in Ukraine

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

CMS in Kyiv has successfully advised Shell on the first production sharing agreement (PSA) for unconventional gas in Ukraine, which was signed on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum on Thursday, 24 January, between Shell, Nadra Yuzivska LLC and the Government of Ukraine.

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Hogan Lovells Advises on $46 Million Master Drilling IPO

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Hogan Lovells advised Master Drilling Group Limited in relation to its $46 million initial public offering (IPO) and listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), which was underwritten by Renaissance Capital. The transaction completed on Thursday 20 December 2012.

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