Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) official Angela Giancarlo has joined its Washington, DC office as a partner in the Government & Global Trade practice, where she will focus on regulatory and compliance matters with respect to communications technology and services. During her eight years with the FCC, Ms. Giancarlo held several senior management positions, and, most recently, served as Chief of Staff and Senior Legal Advisor to Commissioner Robert McDowell.

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Clayton Utz has advised the Joint Lead Managers (“JLMs”) on the offer by integrated healthcare provider Healthscope of Subordinated Notes (“Notes II Offer”) to raise approximately $150 million, announced to the market yesterday.

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Shearman & Sterling is advising more than 600 Mexican tomato growers in a successful renegotiation of a bilateral trade agreement with the US Department of Commerce that ensures continued access to the US market for fresh Mexican-grown tomatoes. This new accord extends a previous agreement that has, since 1996, provided the strong and workable framework by which the Mexican growers exported their tomatoes to the U.S. market. The total value of trade is valued at almost $2 billion a year.

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A team of attorneys who practice education law has joined Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP in its Atlanta office. Led by D. Glenn Brock, the team of seven represents public school districts and education professionals in matters ranging from drafting and oversight of legislation and policy to accreditation issues and litigation on constitutional matters and other education-related disputes.

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Gregory M. Williams, former General Counsel and Managing Partner at A7 Global Management Services LLC, has joined Wiley Rein as a partner in its Litigation Practice. Before joining A7 Global, Mr. Williams was a partner in Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP and an associate at Covington & Burling LLP. His diverse experience includes handling significant commercial litigation, patent infringement suits, international arbitrations and anti-corruption matters.

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Carlton Fields is pleased to announce that Donald R. Kirk joined the firm today in its Tampa office as a shareholder. Kirk practices in the firm’s Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights practice group and concentrates his practice on the representation of businesses in all aspects of bankruptcy cases including bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, commercial litigation, and contract disputes.

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Hogan Lovells advised African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim) as mandated lead arranger and lender in relation to the pre-delivery and delivery financing for Kenya Airways Limited of ten Embraer E-190 aircraft and the pre-delivery financing of nine Boeing 787 aircraft and one Boeing 777 aircraft.

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Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised the Lowy Family Group on the A$663.7 million sale of its 7.1% interest in the ASX-listed Westfield Retail Trust.

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