Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that Stephen Baskin has joined the firm in Washington, DC as a partner in the Intellectual Property practice. He joins from Kilpatrick Townsend, where he focused primarily on patent litigation and was also managing partner of that firm’s Washington, DC office.
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The Cayman Islands and Irish offices of international law firm Maples and Calder (“Maples“) are delighted to have advised Silver Lake Partners on the Cayman Islands and Irish law aspects of the recently announced $24.4 billion acquisition of Dell, Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL).
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Morrison & Foerster today announced that David M. Walsh, a prominent consumer class action litigator, has joined the firm as a partner in its Los Angeles office.
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King & Wood Mallesons has advised Melbourne IT on the sale of its Digital Brand Services (DBS) division to US-based Corporation Services Company for A$152.5 million.
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The Washington, D.C., office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Frank J. Schweitzer as a partner in its international arbitration and international trade practices. He joins K&L Gates from the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), where he served as associate general counsel.
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International law firm Dechert LLP announced today that Jacques Visser has joined the firm’s financial services and investment management group as a national partner in Dubai. Prior to joining Dechert, Visser ran his own Dubai-based investment management consultancy and previously served as general counsel of Algebra Capital, a leading asset management firm in the Middle East.
Tags: Dechert LLP | DubaiTravelport, a leading provider of critical transaction processing solutions and data to global travel companies, and American Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of AMR Corporation, today announced that they have resolved all litigation between the two companies, and that they have reached a new long-term, global distribution agreement that enables continued access to shop and book American Airline flights via Travelport. Dechert LLP represented Travelport with respect to the two-year old litigation and advised the company with regard to the new commercial agreement. The terms of the settlement agreement require review and approval by the bankruptcy court presiding over AMR Corporation’s restructuring.
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Siemon & Larsen, P.A., a Boca Raton-based law firm, today announced its formal partnership with GrayRobinson, P.A. Together the firms will officially open the doors to a new GrayRobinson office in Boca Raton on April 1, strengthening GrayRobinson’s position in the South Florida community. The Boca Raton office will be GrayRobinson’s third office in the South Florida region and its 11th office statewide. The new office in Boca Raton builds upon the firm’s capability to serve clients across the state of Florida while maintaining valuable local perspective.
Tags: GrayRobinson, P.A.Burleson LLP, the largest law firm in the country devoted specifically to the oil and gas industry, announced today that attorney Pat Long Weaver has joined the firm’s Midland location. The addition further strengthens Burleson’s litigation capabilities and underscores its commitment to delivering the most seasoned, energy-specific legal services team the industry has to offer.
Pillsbury advised Santa Clara-based Tensilica Inc. in its sale to San Jose-based Cadence Design Systems Inc. for $380 million. Tensilica develops microprocessor cores that it licenses or sells to companies, while Cadence works in the telecommunications, networking and semiconductors space.
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