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.
Tags: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPMilbank 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.
Tags: Milbank LLP | Los AngelesFox Rothschild Expands Fashion Law Practice with Leonard Budow
Broadening the reach of its burgeoning fashion law practice, Fox Rothschild welcomes Leonard N. Budow as a partner in its New York office. Budow will serve as Co-chair of the firm’s Fashion Law Practice Group.
Tags: Fox Rothschild LLP | New YorkNew Houston Office for K&L Gates
International law firm K&L Gates announced the opening of a new location in Houston, Texas this week. Partner Charles Strauss moves from Fulbright & Jaworski to head the office, bringing a strong corporate practice with him.
Tags: K&L Gates LLP | HoustonVenable Adds Veteran Entertainment Litigator in LA
Venable LLP announced today that William J. Briggs, II has joined the Los Angeles office as partner in the Commercial Litigation Group. Briggs is an entertainment industry veteran representing well-known talent in film, television and music as well as production and music publishing companies. Previously, Briggs was a partner at Lavely & Singer in Los Angeles.
Tags: Venable LLP | Los AngelesVenable Adds Prominent Environmental and Regulatory Attorneys Kathryn Kusske Floyd and Jay Johnson to Washington Office
Venable LLP has added prominent environmental and regulatory affairs attorneys, Kathryn Kusske Floyd and Jay Johnson, to its Washington office. Ms. Floyd joins the firm as a Partner, and Mr. Johnson becomes Of Counsel.
Tags: Venable LLPKing & 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.
Tags: King & Spalding LLP | HoustonFisher & 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.
Tags: Fisher & Phillips LLPBaker & McKenzie’s Turkish Member Firm Makes Double Hire
Baker & McKenzie’s Turkish member firm, Esin Attorney Partnership, has hired a leading infrastructure and projects lawyer and an in-house counsel from one of Turkey’s largest conglomerates to further enhance the firm’s Energy, Mining & Infrastructure (EMI) practice.
Tags: Baker McKenzieShearman & 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.
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLP | New York








