International law firm Pinsent Masons has bolstered its disputes capability by making two senior hires into its London and Paris offices.
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Squire Sanders Advises on Unique Land Agreement to Secure €200 Million of State Funds
Global legal practice Squire Sanders has advised the State of Berlin on a unique agreement with Gewerbesiedlungsgesellschaft Berlin (GSG), a Berlin-based commercial property and project development company, to secure €200 million of state funds (GA-Mittel) and facilitate the refinancing of the business, in a deal announced at the end of 2012.
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Fasken Martineau Advises First Quantum Minerals with Offer to Inmet Shareholders
Fasken Martineau, a leading international business law and litigation firm, announced today that it is advising First Quantum Minerals on its offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Inmet Mining Corporation for a total of approximately C$5.1 billion.
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Congressman Steven R. Rothman Joins Sills Cummis & Gross
Longtime Congressman Steven R. Rothman has joined the law firm Sills Cummis & Gross, where he will chair the firm’s newly formed Interdisciplinary Defense Industry Group and practice in its existing Government Relations/Public Policy and Litigation practice groups.
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K&L Gates Expands in Dallas with Corporate, Litigation Additions
Fish Adds Two Leading Trademark and Copyright Litigators – R. David Hosp and Mark S. Puzella – as Principals
Fish & Richardson today announced that R. David Hosp and Mark S. Puzella, previously partners at Goodwin Procter,have joined the firm’s Boston office as Principals in its IP Litigation Group. Hosp and Puzella will continue to focus their practices on copyright, trademark, false advertising, and licensing disputes for clients such as Aereo, Inc., Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc., Monotype Imaging, Inc., and Iconics, Inc.
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Katten Hires Leading Entertainment and Media Attorney Fred Bernstein
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP announced today that Fred Bernstein has joined the firm as a partner in its Entertainment and Media Practice. Bernstein is an industry veteran who has worked both in private practice and as a top studio executive for many years.
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Simpson Thacher Represents Cogeco Cable in its Announced US$642.2 Million Acquisition of PEER 1 Network Enterprises
The Firm is acting as U.S. counsel to Cogeco Cable Inc. (TSX: CCA) in connection with Cogeco Cable’s proposed acquisition of PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX: PIX) for approximately US$642.2 million (C$635 million), or $3.85 in cash per share.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkSimpson Thacher Represents Issuer in $177 Million Initial Public Offering by Western Asset Middle Market Debt Fund Inc.
Simpson Thacher represented Western Asset Middle Market Debt Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) in connection with its $177 million initial public offering of common stock. The Fund’s common stock will not be listed for trading on any securities exchange. Beginning in 2014, the Fund intends, but is not obligated, to conduct annual tender offers for up to 10% of its common stock then outstanding in the sole discretion of its board of directors. It is anticipated that the Fund will terminate on or before December 31, 2020.
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Veteran Attorney Jonathan C. Wilson Joins Littler Dallas As Shareholder
Littler Mendelson, P.C. (Littler), the nation’s largest employment and labor law firm representing management, has added former Haynes and Boone partner and section chair, Jonathan C. Wilson as a shareholder in its Dallas, TX office. A seasoned labor lawyer, Wilson brings with him expertise in defending employers in wage and hour cases, discrimination and whistle-blower lawsuits, executive contract disputes and fiduciary and unfair competition claims.
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