Bracewell is representing Evercore Partners, advisor to the Conflicts Committee of the Board of Directors of the general partner of Rose Rock Midstream, L.P., regarding Rose Rock Midstream’s acquisition of a 33.3% interest in SemCrude Pipeline, L.L.C. – which owns 51% of the White Cliffs Pipeline – from SemGroup Corporation for $273.9 million.
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National labor and employment law firm Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP, welcomes attorney Thomas Eden as a partner in its new West Point, Georgia office. He will also maintain office space in Opelika, Alabama. Eden concentrates his practice in a full range of labor and employment law litigation defense and management counseling as well as immigration compliance and training. Eden began his career with Constangy in the Atlanta office before going on to establish his practice in the Birmingham area, and he later returned to his hometown in Auburn to grow his East Alabama/West Georgia labor and employment law practice.
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McCarthy Tétrault LLP is honoured to announce that Mr. Jean Charest, Premier of Québec from 2003 to 2012 and former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, has joined the firm as a Partner in its Business Law Group. Mr. Charest, who will be based in Montréal, brings invaluable expertise to the firm’s clients with his in-depth knowledge and experience with public policy, corporate Canada and international matters.
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Herbert Smith Freehills has recently advised China Agri-Industries Holdings Limited (“China Agri”), a leading agribusiness and food processing company in China, in relations to an approximately HK$4.1 billion (approximately US$526 million) rights issue.
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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to welcome Alexander Nemiroff as a shareholder in its Philadelphia office. Prior to joining Ogletree Deakins, Nemiroff, who focuses his practice on employment litigation, was a partner in the Philadelphia office of Jackson Lewis. Nemiroff is the fourth shareholder to join the Ogletree Deakins’ Philadelphia office in less than two years, continuing the office’s dramatic growth, expanding service to employers across the state of Pennsylvania, and strengthening the firm’s strategy in the northeastern region of the country. Led by managing shareholder Paul Lancaster Adams, who joined the firm in January of last year, the office has recently welcomed Min Suh, Zach Glaser, and Robert Seiger as shareholders.
Tags: Ogletree DeakinsBond is pleased to announce that Intellectual Property Attorney, Joseph M. Noto, has joined our Rochester office.
Global law firm Eversheds has advised Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) on a 25-year water supply deal with Qatar Electricity & Water Company (QEWC) worth 500 million USD.
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Global law firm White & Case has advised Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. on its US$3.5 billion issuance of Section 3(a)(2) exempt Yankee bonds consisting of a US$2 billion 3.125% Note due 2016 and a US$1.5 billion 3.875% Note due 2018.
Tags: White & Case LLPGlobal law firm White & Case LLP has represented China Development Bank Corporation in connection with the €553 million acquisition financing for Weichai Power Hong Kong International Development Co. Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Weichai Power Co. Ltd, for the acquisition of a stake in Germany’s KION Group. The transaction represents the largest direct investment by a Chinese group in Germany to date.
Tags: White & Case LLP | GermanyGlobal law firm White & Case LLP has strengthened its restructuring and insolvency capabilities with the appointment of Céline Domenget-Morin as a partner in its Paris office. Domenget-Morin will lead the restructuring and insolvency practice alongside partners Philippe Métais and Raphaël Richard.
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