Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced today that Joe Wayland has returned to the Firm as a Partner in the Litigation Practice. Mr. Wayland most recently served as the Acting Assistant Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, where he oversaw all of the Division’s criminal and civil matters and led the Division in achieving several major litigation victories.
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Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced today that Jordan S. Weinstein has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the Intellectual Property Department. Previously, Weinstein was a partner with Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
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Clayton Utz congratulates Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) and its sponsors on the successful close of the US$8.5 billion financing for APLNG’s liquefaction plant and facilities on Curtis Island.
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Alston & Bird LLP announced today that James R. Roberts, Jr., has joined its litigation team as a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office. With a national practice, Mr. Roberts has nearly 30 years of experience defending complex and high-exposure lawsuits in state and federal courts. He has developed a reputation among his clients for his ability to successfully resolve their most difficult disputes. A seasoned trial attorney, Mr. Roberts has extensive class action experience, and regularly defends high-stake matters involving claims of wage and hour law violations, employee misclassification, unfair competition, false advertising, disability discrimination and privacy violations.
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On October 23, 2012, King & Wood Mallesons advised Cathay Fortune Corporation (CFC), on its combined off-market takeover with the China-Africa Development Fund (CAD Fund) to acquire Discovery Metals Ltd. (DML) for AUD1.70 per share, AUD 824 million (about USD 850 million) in total. DML focuses on developing its key assets of copper exploration and production in northwest Botswana.
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International law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP today announced the appointments of two top international arbitration lawyers, Dr. Sabine Konrad and Lisa Richman, as partners in the Firm’s Frankfurt and Washington, D.C. offices, respectively. Specializing in the area of international investment treaty arbitration, Konrad and Richman give the Firm valuable new capabilities for navigating disputes between investors and nation states. The two join McDermott from an AmLaw 20 law firm where they worked together as a team.
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As reported in Businessweek, Financial Times, The New York Times “Dealbook” and Reuters, Paul, Weiss client Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (Reckitt Benckiser) announced that it will commence a tender offer on November 16 to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Schiff Nutrition International, Inc. (Schiff), a leading provider of branded vitamins, nutrition supplements and nutrition bars, for $42.00 per share in cash for the value of $1.4 billion. Reckitt Benckiser’s offer is not dependent on financing as the purchase will be funded from existing facilities.
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Davis Polk advised Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Barclays Capital Inc., as representatives of the underwriters, in connection with the SEC-registered offering of 23 million shares of common stock of MRC Global Inc. sold by PVF Holdings LLC, an entity controlled by funds affiliated with Goldman, Sachs & Co. The shares of common stock sold in the offering include shares sold pursuant to the underwriters’ fully exercised option to purchase additional shares. The common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “MRC.” Funds affiliated with Goldman, Sachs & Co. controlled approximately 77% of MRC prior to the offering and control approximately 55% of MRC after the offering.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell | New YorkDavis Polk advised Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore Branch as the exclusive dealer manager in connection with a cash tender offer by China Oriental Group Company Limited for up to $200 million of its outstanding $300 million 7% senior notes due 2017 and $550 million 8% senior notes due 2015.
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