Morgan Lewis Expands ITC Capabilities with Addition of IP Litigator in Washington

Morgan Lewis announced today that Eric S. Namrow, an intellectual property litigator who focuses his practice on cases before the International Trade Commission (ITC), as well as before district courts throughout the U.S., has joined the firm as a partner in its Litigation and Intellectual Property Practices, resident in Washington, D.C. His arrival continues the growth of the firm’s litigation bench in Washington, recently bolstered by the return of former Federal Trade Commission General Counsel Will Tom last week and a five-attorney white collar team led by former acting Attorney General George Terwilliger in November.

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Milbank Represents HS1, Ltd. in $915 Million Private Placement

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy represented HS1, Ltd. – a consortium of Borealis Infrastructure and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, and owners of the High Speed 1 (“HS1”) railway in the UK – in a $915 million private placement issuance. The proceeds will go towards refinancing the $2.1 billion project costs incurred by HS1, Ltd. in 2010 when it won a 30-year concession to own and operate the railway from the UK government’s London & Continental Railways.

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King & Spalding Advises Freeport LNG in 20-Year Liquefaction Tolling Agreement with BP Energy

King & Spalding advised Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. in the company’s binding 20-year liquefaction tolling agreement with an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of BP p.l.c., covering 50 percent of the production capacity from the initial two trains of Freeport LNG’s natural gas liquefaction and LNG (liquefied natural gas) loading facility on Quintana Island near Freeport, Texas.

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Fisher & Phillips Expands Philadelphia Office

Fisher & Phillips LLP announces that two of Philadelphia’s most experienced and prominent labor and employment attorneys have joined the firm’s Philadelphia office as partners effective February 12, 2013. Formerly with Jackson Lewis LLP in Philadelphia, Rick Grimaldi and Lori Armstrong Halber bring decades of experience in labor and employment law to the national law firm.

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Shearman & Sterling Advises Jefferies on Financing for SESAC Acquisition

Shearman & Sterling advised Jefferies Finance LLC, as administrative agent, collateral agent, sole lead arranger and sole lead bookrunner, in connection with a $360 million financing, comprised of a $250 million first lien financing and $110 million second lien financing, related to the acquisition of SESAC Holdings, Inc. by Rizvi Traverse Management.

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