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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Watson, Farley & Williams Asia Practice LLP (“WFW”) is pleased to announce that it has advised Golar LNG Group on a US$155 million term facility and a US$20 million revolving facility for the financing of Indonesia’s first floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), “Nusantara Regas Satu” (formerly known as the “Khannur”).
Tags: Watson Farley & Williams LLP | SingaporeWatson, Farley & Williams Asia Practice LLP (“WFW”) is pleased to announce that it has acted on behalf of PTSC Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, (a joint venture between PetroVietnam Technical Services Corporation and Yinson Holdings Berhad) on a term loan facility of up to US$300,000,000 to finance project costs in relation to the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit “PTSC LAM SON”.
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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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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.
Tags: Baker Botts L.L.P.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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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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