King & Wood Mallesons has advised Guohua Energy Investment Co. (Guohua) on its acquisition of a 75 percent stake in Hydro Tasmania’s 168-megawatt Musselroe wind farm project.
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Jackson Lewis Adds Seasoned Litigator in Los Angeles
Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the country’s largest and fastest-growing workplace law firms, is pleased to announce Leila Nourani has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as Partner. Ms. Nourani joins Jackson Lewis from Foley & Lardner LLP, where she served as Chair of the Los Angeles office’s Litigation Department from 2008 to 2011.
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Gary Grindler Rejoins King & Spalding
Gary G. Grindler, the former acting deputy attorney general of the U.S. Department of Justice, the agency’s second highest-ranking official, and chief of staff to Attorney General Eric Holder, has rejoined King & Spalding as a partner in the special matters and government investigations practice in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Grindler was a partner at King & Spalding from 2000 to 2009, when he left to join the Justice Department. He will focus on financial fraud, health care, international and congressional investigations and False Claims Act cases.
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David B. Weisblat Joins Troutman Sanders’ Washington, D.C. Office
The law firm of Troutman Sanders LLP is pleased to announce the addition of partner David B. Weisblat to its tax group in Washington, D.C.
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Magnusson Expands to Germany with Berlin Office Launch
Greenberg Traurig Expands Its Public Finance Practice with the Return of Noted Bond Lawyer Albert A. Del Castillo
Albert A. del Castillo has returned to the Miami office of international law firm Greenberg Traurig as a shareholder in the firm’s national Public Finance Practice. In this role, del Castillo will continue to focus his practice on public finance, project and infrastructure finance, economic development and local government, as he has during the past 28 years. Prior to rejoining Greenberg Traurig, del Castillo worked 19 years as a partner at Squire Sanders, where he served as the Florida regional coordinator helping to lead the firm’s statewide practice.
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Former Federal Trade Commission General Counsel Returns to Morgan Lewis
Morgan Lewis announced today that Willard K. Tom has returned to the firm as a partner in the Antitrust Practice after serving as the General Counsel of the Federal Trade Commission from 2009 to 2012. Mr. Tom was a partner at Morgan Lewis from 2000 to 2009, and, prior to that, held leadership positions in both federal antitrust agencies during the Clinton Administration.
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Morgan Lewis represented CREDIT BANK OF MOSCOW, a privately-owned universal commercial bank operating in Moscow and the Moscow region, on a $500 million offering of 5-year Eurobonds (the “Notes”) with an interest rate of 7.7% p.a. The bonds were issued by CBOM Finance p.l.c., an Irish special purpose vehicle, for the purpose of funding a $500 million loan to CREDIT BANK OF MOSCOW. The offering closed on February 1, 2013. The proceeds of the offering will be used by the bank for general banking purposes.
Tags: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | MoscowMorgan Lewis Advises Investment Bank Dahlman Rose & Company in Sale to Cowen Group
Diversified financial services firm Cowen Group, Inc. and privately held investment bank Dahlman Rose & Company, LLC announced Friday, February 1, the signing of a definitive agreement under which Cowen will acquire Dahlman Rose. The financial terms of this all-stock transaction were not disclosed. The boards of directors of both companies approved the definitive agreement and the transaction is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2013, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval.
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Mining Lawyer Joins Norton Rose’s Quebec Office
Norton Rose is pleased to announce that Jean-Philippe Buteau is joining its Québec office as a partner. Mr. Buteau’s practice encompasses mining law, securities and corporate law. He is particularly knowledgeable about matters affecting the mining industry.
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