Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, welcomes former National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) member Brian Hayes as a shareholder. Hayes, who frequently dissented to the NLRB’s game-changing rulings until his term ended last month, will provide his unique experience and perspective on labor law issues and developments for the firm’s clients. Hayes will serve as co-chair of the firm’s Traditional Labor Relations Practice Group and be based in the Washington, D.C. office.

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DLA Piper has advised its long standing client the London-based Maybourne Hotel Group on its planned refinancing through the signing of a £547 million five year debt facility. The refinancing, arranged by Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies completed on 28 December and follows a successful rights issue of £145 million undertaken before Christmas.

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Hogan Lovells has advised the Spanish company Iberdrola, the world leader in wind energy and one of the world’s top power companies, in relation to the sale of 32 operating onshore wind farms in France to a consortium of EDF Energies Nouvelles (20%), MEAG, asset manager of Munich Re and ERGO (40%), and GE Energy Financial Services (40%).

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Hogan Lovells advised syncreon Global Finance (US) Inc. and syncreon Global (Ireland) Limited on the completion of a US$100 million add-on bond offering of 9.5% notes due 2018 via sole lead J.P. Morgan, announced on 3 December 2012.

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Bird & Bird is pleased to welcome two new partners to its International Financial Services Sector Group and London office.

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Alexandra Stocki and Anne-Charlotte Le-Bihan have joined Bird & Bird’s Paris office as partners.

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Economic development attorneys John Gornall and Wilhelm Ziegler represented German company Benteler International AG in site selection and incentives negotiations for a $900 million hot rolling tube mill in Louisiana.

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Cozen O’Connor, among the 100 largest U.S. law firms, has announced that international commercial litigator Donna Goldsworthy has joined the London office as a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation and Arbitration group. Ms. Goldsworthy joins Cozen O’Connor from a London firm, where she served as a Partner in the litigation team. She brings with her a wealth of experience gained from her previous senior roles in both major US and ‘Magic Circle’ firms.

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Clayton Utz has advised ASX-listed Bank of Queensland Limited (BOQ) on its convertible preference share (CPS) issue which raised $300 million.

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Clayton Utz has advised ASX-listed NEXTDC Limited on the $115 million initial public offering (IPO) of the Asia Pacific Data Centre Group (APDC), Australia’s first listed data centre real estate investment trust (REIT).

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