Continuing to strengthen its presence in the Garden State, Fox Rothschild welcomes veteran New Jersey litigator Karen A. Confoy as a partner in the firm’s Princeton office.
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Prominent Investment Funds Lawyer Han Ming Ho First to Join Sidley Austin LLP Since its Receipt of QFLP License
Sidley Austin LLP has announced that Han Ming Ho, who is recognized as one of Asia’s leading international funds lawyers, will join the firm’s Singapore office as a partner. Mr. Ho will serve as co-head of the Asia Investment Funds practice together with Effie Vasilopoulos, a Sidley partner based in the firm’s Hong Kong office.
Tags: Sidley Austin LLP | SingaporeJennifer Coplan Joins Sidley Austin LLP as a Partner in the Technology Transactions Practice in New York
Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that Jennifer B. Coplan has joined the firm in its New York office as a partner in its global Technology Transactions practice. Ms. Coplan regularly advises public and emerging companies on digital media, intellectual property and information technology matters in both domestic and international transactions.
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Orrick Achieves U.S. Supreme Court Victory in First Sale Doctrine Suit
Orrick attorneys won a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case on March 19, 2013, that rescued the estimated $60 billion U.S. market of copyrighted goods manufactured abroad from the brink of potential disaster.
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Bracewell Represents Moelis & Company in CenterPoint Energy’s Agreement to Form Midstream MLP
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP represented Moelis & Company, advisor to the Board of Directors of CenterPoint Energy, Inc., regarding CenterPoint Energy’s agreement with OGE Energy Corp. and ArcLight Capital to form a master limited partnership (MLP), which will include CenterPoint Energy’s interstate pipelines and field services businesses and the midstream business of Enogex LLC, owned jointly by subsidiaries of OGE and Arclight. The partnership will have combined assets of nearly $11 billion.
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Greenberg Traurig Miami Represents MasTec, Inc. in Connection with Issuance of $400 million of 4.875% Senior Notes
International law firm Greenberg Traurig represented longtime client MasTec, Inc., in connection with its March 18, 2013 issuance of $400 million of 4.875% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “New Notes”). The offering is considered historic because it represents one of only a very few high yield offerings that have ever been priced with an interest rate of less than five percent.
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McDermott Advises ArcLight Capital Partners on the Formation of $11 Billion Master Limited Partnership
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP is advising ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC in connection with the formation of a master limited partnership that will include the midstream businesses of Enogex LLC, which is jointly owned by ArcLight and OGE Energy Corp., and the interstate pipelines and field services businesses of CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
Tags: McDermott Will & Emery LLP | HoustonNine Attorneys from McGloin Davenport Join Burleson LLP in Denver in a Move That Continues Energy Firm’s Growth, Strengthens Capabilities
Burleson LLP announced today that nine attorneys from McGloin, Davenport, Severson & Snow PC have joined the firm in Denver in a move that will extend Burleson’s national presence, further strengthen its core oil and gas platform, and broaden the skills and services offered by the firm.
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Todd Ransom’s Arrival Expands Haynes and Boone NY Financial Services Platform
Haynes and Boone, LLP New York welcomes back Todd Ransom as a partner in the firm’s Prime Brokerage and Equity Lending Practice Group, a specialized practice focused on leveraged and derivative products and brokerage transactions used by financial institutions and private and public funds.
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WilmerHale Advises Yandex in $607 Million Secondary Offering
WilmerHale has advised Yandex, the leading internet company in Russia, on its secondary public offering of Class A shares, with aggregate proceeds of $607 million. Yandex operates the most popular search engine and the most visited website in Russia, and its Class A are traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “YNDX.” Yandex did not receive any proceeds of the offering by selling shareholders.
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