Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP has advised Azercosmos, Azerbaijan’s space agency and first satellite operator, on a project worth USD 230 million to successfully launch the Azerspace/Africasat 1a satellite.
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Gibson Dunn Awarded Singapore License
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce it has been awarded a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice (QFLP) license by the Singapore Ministry of Law (MinLaw) to practice in permitted areas of Singapore law which include corporate work (M&A, private equity), project finance, banking & finance, capital markets, energy, international arbitration, intellectual property, fund formation and restructuring.
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King & Wood Mallesons Advises on Sale of Bluewaters Power Station
King & Wood Mallesons has advised an international syndicate of 15 international lenders in connection with the successful sale of Griffin Power and Griffin Power 2, owners and operators of the Bluewaters power stations in Western Australia to Sumitomo Corporation and The Kansai Electric Power Company Inc. King & Wood Mallesons worked with Ferrier Hodgson to assist the syndicate.
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Trio of Partners Joins Jones Day in Silicon Valley
The global law firm Jones Day has announced that three lawyers have joined the Firm as partners in its Silicon Valley Office. Wendy Davis is now a member of Jones Day’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice, and Janet M. McNicholas, Ph.D. and Gregory P. Silberman have joined as members of Jones Day’s Intellectual Property Practice.
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Top Civil Defense Brown Eassa and McLeod Attorneys Join Sedgwick
On March 1, the attorneys from the top-tier trial and litigation defense firm of Brown Eassa & McLeod LLP will join Sedgwick LLP. Brown Eassa is a well-known civil defense firm, with a breadth of experience in product liability, class action, commercial litigation, mass tort, labor and employment, and environmental matters. Seven partners and their team of associates will be based in Sedgwick’s San Francisco office, and one partner and one associate will work out of Sedgwick’s Los Angeles office.
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Allen & Overy Advises on Indorama’s Landmark USD1.2bn Fertiliser Project in Nigeria
Allen & Overy has advised its regular client, the Indorama group, on the development and financing of a USD1.2bn fertiliser plant and associated pipeline project in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
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Linklaters Advises on Largest Japanese Outbound Deal of the Year
Linklaters is advising Japanese financial services firm ORIX Corporation on its €1.935bn acquisition of Dutch asset manager Robeco Groep N.V. from Rabobank. The deal is ORIX’s most significant strategic acquisition to date, as well as the largest Japanese outbound deal of the year to date.
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Gary Veron Joins Hogan Lovells’ Government Regulatory Practice in Washington, D.C.
Hogan Lovells announced today that Gary Veron has joined its Government Regulatory practice as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office. Veron joins from Sidley Austin LLP where he served as counsel in the food and drug practice.
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Health Care Rising Star Joins Pillsbury as a Partner in Washington, D.C.
Today, Michael Paddock, who has spent 13 years representing health care providers throughout the United States, has joined Pillsbury’s Health Care practice as a partner in Washington, D.C.
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Mayer Brown JSM Advises Fincantieri on the US$1.2 Billion Acquisition of Singapore-listed STX OSV
Mayer Brown JSM is acting as lead international counsel to Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, the world’s largest builder of cruise ships and a major player in the naval industry, on its acquisition of a 50.75 percent stake in Singapore-listed STX OSV. The total value of the transaction, including the acquisition and the mandatory cash offer to be made in compliance with the rules of the Singapore Code on Take-overs and Mergers, will amount to approximately US$1.2 billion (€900 million).
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