Foley announced today that Jose L. Patiño and Nicola A. Pisano have joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation Practice as partners in the San Diego/Del Mar office. Both attorneys were previously partners at Jones Day.
Tags: Foley & Lardner LLPFoley announced today that Robert Q. Lee has joined the firm as a partner in the firm’s Orlando and Miami offices, where he will be a part of the Transactional & Securities, China and Latin America Practices. Prior to joining Foley, Lee was a partner with Diaz, Reus & Targ, LLP.
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Ropes & Gray advised Altice VII S.à r.L. on a $1.1 billion financing in connection with the take-private and refinancing of HOT-Telecommunications Systems Ltd., an Israeli telecommunications company. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2012 and is the first international high-yield financing for an Israeli company.
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International law firm Dechert LLP announced today that Andrew Hulsh has joined the firm as a corporate partner in New York. Hulsh was most recently a partner at Mayer Brown LLP, where he was co-leader of the firm’s North American private equity practice.
Tags: Dechert LLP | New YorkInternational law firm Dechert advised PPR S.A., one of the world’s largest luxury group, on its acquisition of Chinese fine-jewelry maker Qeelin Ltd. The acquisition of Qeelin will give PPR strength and depth in its retail and luxury goods business in Asia and Europe, especially in China, a key region for its global growth.
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Darren Traub has joined Akerman Senterfitt as a shareholder within its Litigation Practice Group and will be based in the firm’s New York office.
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Simmons & Simmons has continued to expand in China with the appointment of Financial Markets partner Jay Lee, who commenced in the Hong Kong office on 05 December.
Tags: Simmons & Simmons | Hong KongInternational law firm Simmons & Simmons has appointed Andrew Petry as a Projects partner in its London office.
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A cross-border Hogan Lovells team has advised Euroset, Russia’s largest mobile communications retailers, on its US $1.2bn sale. The transaction closed on Thursday 6 December 2012.
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Polsinelli Shughart continues its growth in Chicago with the addition of Shareholder Andrew B. Cripe in the firm’s Labor and Employment practice. Cripe represents employers in all aspects of workforce management, including defending individual and class action employment claims and advising employers on domestic and international employment and labor relations issues.
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