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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Complex Civil Litigator Chris Caulfield Joins Baker Botts L.L.P. in London Office
Chris Caulfield, a specialist in complex civil litigation and one of the UK’s leading export control lawyers, joined Baker Botts L.L.P. today as a partner in the firm’s London office.
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Guida, Slavich & Flores, PC. is pleased to announce that Patricia Finn Braddock has joined the firm as a shareholder in the Austin office. Braddock was recently recognized in a Texas Lawyer peer survey as one of the five most respected environmental attorneys in Texas.
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Simpson Thacher Represents KKR in Sale of Stake in Music Company BMG
The Firm is representing Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (KKR) in connection with the sale of its stake in music rights management company BMG to Bertelsmann, the international media group. KKR and Bertelsmann have jointly developed BMG into a leading global music company. Following closing, which is subject to satisfaction of regulatory and other customary conditions, Bertelsmann will have full ownership of the company.
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Norton Rose Advises Emaar Properties and Emaar Turkey in Relation to a US$500 Million Financing of a Large Scale Mixed-Use Development in Istanbul
The Dubai office of international legal practice Norton Rose has advised Emaar Properties PJSC and Emaar Libadiye Gayrimenkul Geliştirme A.Ş. (Emaar Turkey) in relation to a US$500 million syndicated loan facility for the financing of the construction of Emaar Square – a US$2 billion mixed use residential and commercial development in the Űskűdar district in Istanbul, Turkey.
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CMS Advises Ithaca Energy on £203 Million Acquisition of Valiant Petroleum
Brown Rudnick LLP Continues To Strengthen Its London Corporate Practice
Brown Rudnick LLP is pleased to announce that Tim Matthews has joined the Firm as a Partner in the London office. Mr. Matthews, formerly of WilmerHale, joins the Firm’s Corporate Practice.
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Pinsent Masons Advises Ferrovial on £385m Acquisition of Enterprise
International law firm Pinsent Masons has advised on Ferrovial’s £385m acquisition of UK-based utilities and government services company Enterprise from private equity house 3i.
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Manatt Adds Three Litigation Partners in New York
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, announced that Michael R. Gordon, Eli R. Mattioli and Andrew L. Morrison have joined the firm’s New York office as partners in the Litigation Division. They join from K&L Gates, where all three were litigation partners.
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T&K Establishes San Francisco Office
The law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce the establishment of the Firm’s second California office with the addition of seven attorneys and other professional staff from San Francisco’s Ongaro Law Firm. Opening on March 1, the office will be led by longtime San Francisco litigator David R. Ongaro and will remain in its current Financial District location. Thompson & Knight opened a Los Angeles office in October 2012.
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