On January 1, 2013, seven attorneys, formerly of Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici (WSGL), a Boston intellectual property law firm, joined Preti Flaherty, a regional New England law firm with offices in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Washington, DC and New Jersey. The seven intellectual property attorneys include:
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TransCanada PipeLines Limited completed a public offering of its 0.750% Senior Notes Due 2016 in the United States for gross proceeds of approximately $745 million. TransCanada PipeLines Limited is a Canadian company that operates primarily in three business segments: natural gas pipelines, oil pipelines and energy. Paul, Weiss represented the underwriters, led by HSBC and Citigroup, in connection with the offering.
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Cahill represented the joint book-running managers and co-managers in connection with the Rule 144A offering of $950,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 10.5% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2021 by HD Supply, Inc.
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Steven T. Catlett has joined the Schiff Hardin LLP Chicago office as a partner in the Labor and Employment Group from Sidley Austin LLP in Chicago.
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International law firm Taylor Wessing today announces a major new hire to its market leading corporate technology team. Partner Mike Turner will join Taylor Wessing as head of the firm’s UK TMT industry group, covering advertising and marketing, broadcasting and film, gaming, interactive media, music, press and publishing, social media, sports and sponsorship, technology and telecoms. He joins from Osborne Clarke, where he was international head of the Digital Business group.
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The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Alberto de la Parra, former General Counsel for Grupo Mexico, one of the largest mining, railroad and infrastructure companies in Mexico, joined the Mexico City Office as partner in the Banking & Finance Practice, effective January 15.
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The firm represented ZM Capital, L.P., certain of its affiliates and certain co-investors in the acquisition of Payroll Holdings, LLC (“Cast & Crew”) announced today. Terms of the deal, which closed December 24, 2012, were not disclosed.
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Global law firm Baker & McKenzie has advised Swissmetal Industries Ltd on its insolvency proceedings and sale of assets to Chinese company, Baoshida.
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Davis Polk advised Goldman, Sachs & Co. as sole global coordinator and joint bookrunner, and Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as joint bookrunners, on two concurrent SEC-registered offerings of equity and mandatorily convertible subordinated notes by ArcelorMittal.
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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that James Cole is joining the firm as a partner in the Securities & Capital Markets and Hedge Fund practices in the London office. Mr. Cole, previously a partner and head of Weil Gotshal & Manges’ London Capital Markets and Hedge Funds practice groups, advises a wide range of investment banks, hedge funds and financial institutions on capital markets and distressed investment opportunities.
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