Husch Blackwell continues to expand its presence and capabilities in Nebraska. The firm added Marnie Jensen as a Partner in its Lincoln office. Jensen represents clients in commercial and Business Litigation and in Labor & Employment disputes.
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Global law firm White & Case has advised the PPF Group on the €2.5bn sale to Generali of its remaining 49 per cent stake in Generali-PPF, its joint venture with the Italian insurer.
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Shearman & Sterling is advising Cessna Aircraft Company, through its parent, Textron Inc., on its joint venture contracts with subsidiaries of China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Company Ltd., (CAIGA). One joint venture, to be based in Zhuhai, will conduct final assembly of Cessna Citation XLS+ aircraft for the China market. The other joint venture, to be based in Shijiazhuang, will conduct final assembly of Cessna Caravan utility turboprop aircraft for the China market. Formation of the joint venture companies remains subject to various government approvals and customary conditions.
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Dickinson Wright is pleased to announce that Attorney Philip E. Rettig has joined the firm as a Member in our Troy office.
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Jenna R. Millman has joined Ballard Spahr’s Family Wealth Management practice as of counsel in Philadelphia. Ms. Millman, who is admitted to the New York bar, handles complex estate planning and estate and trust administration for high-net-worth individuals and families in the United States and abroad. She joins the firm from the New York office of Moses & Singer.
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SRZ represented MKP Capital Management LLC, a diversified alternative investment manager with over $5 billion in assets under management, in its sale of a passive minority interest to Neuberger Berman Group-managed private equity fund Dyal Capital Partners. Under terms of the deal, which was announced on Jan. 8, 2013, Dyal has no control on the investment process or day-to-day operations at MKP. The transaction allows MKP to broaden employee ownership and long-term leadership, as well as develop stronger relationships with Dyal’s institutional clients.
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International law firm Pinsent Masons has bolstered its disputes capability by making two senior hires into its London and Paris offices.
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Global legal practice Squire Sanders has advised the State of Berlin on a unique agreement with Gewerbesiedlungsgesellschaft Berlin (GSG), a Berlin-based commercial property and project development company, to secure €200 million of state funds (GA-Mittel) and facilitate the refinancing of the business, in a deal announced at the end of 2012.
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Fasken Martineau, a leading international business law and litigation firm, announced today that it is advising First Quantum Minerals on its offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Inmet Mining Corporation for a total of approximately C$5.1 billion.
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Longtime Congressman Steven R. Rothman has joined the law firm Sills Cummis & Gross, where he will chair the firm’s newly formed Interdisciplinary Defense Industry Group and practice in its existing Government Relations/Public Policy and Litigation practice groups.
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