K&L Gates Represents Hitachi Consulting in Acquisition of Celerant Consulting

Lawyers from K&L Gates LLP recently represented Hitachi Consulting, a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. and a leading provider of IT consulting and management consulting solutions and services, on the acquisition of Celerant Consulting, a global leader in business operations consulting. The K&L Gates team was led by London corporate partner Paul Tetlow with support from London corporate senior associate Tom Wallace, London partner Ian Fraser (tax and employee compensation), London senior associate Frank Thompson (warranty and indemnity insurance policy), and Washington, D.C., partner Mike O’Neil (U.S. federal filings).

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Brett Hailey Joins Bird & Bird

Bird & Bird welcomes partner Brett Hailey to its London office and International Aviation Sector Group. Brett is recognised as a leading aircraft finacing and leasing lawyer and brings more than 20 years of experience in the aviation sector.

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Littler Adds Esteemed Attorney John Scalia To Its Northern Virginia Office

Littler Mendelson, P.C. (Littler), the world’s largest employment and labor law firm representing management, has added highly-regarded attorney John Scalia as a shareholder in its Northern Virginia office. Scalia joins the firm from Greenburg Traurig, where he focused his practice on representing government contractors and technology companies in the Northern Virginia business community. Before Greenberg Traurig, Scalia practiced for ten years in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Jackson Walker Represents Pernix Therapeutics in $25 Million Acquisition Deal

Jackson Walker is representing Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. in its deal to acquire Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. On Dec. 11, 2012, the two companies announced that they have reached a definitive merger agreement for Pernix to acquire Somaxon in a stock-for-stock transaction with a total equity value of $25 million. The acquisition, which is expected to close in the first quarter, is subject to shareholder approval and the satisfaction of other terms and conditions.

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