Martha L. Boyd and John M. Scannapieco have joined the Nashville office of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC. Ms. Boyd and Mr. Scannapieco, who join as shareholders, were both previously with Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP.
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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Urbi, Desarrollos Urbanos, S.A.B. de C.V., a leading housing developer in Mexico, in arranging a $105 million loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a World Bank Group institution that assists the private sector, to support Urbi in the development of sustainable housing projects in Mexico.
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Wragge & Co’s Life Sciences team has advised Netherlands and Belgium-based biopharmaceutical company arGEN-X on a cross-border licensing agreement with Shanghai-headquartered RuiYi.
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International law firm Reed Smith has further enhanced its position as one of the largest law firms in the Asian legal market with the opening of a new office in Singapore, effective immediately. Singapore marks the firm’s fourth location in Asia, having already established offices in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai.
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Linklaters today announces that Pui Hong Chik has been elected a partner in its China corporate practice with effect from 8 October 2012. Pui Hong Chik joins from Baker & Mackenzie where he has been a partner since 2007.
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Veteran environmental and technology lawyer Susan Snyder has rejoined Vinson & Elkins LLP as a partner in Austin, bringing with her longstanding knowledge of the environmental and natural resources issues affecting the firm’s clients.
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In further support of its client-driven business focus, the national law firm LeClairRyan has announced the addition of five attorneys who will expand upon the firm’s already substantial capabilities in intellectual property and litigation matters. This move also bolsters LeClairRyan’s capabilities in Los Angeles, while creating opportunities for clients of the firm nationally.
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Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Kenneth Parsigian, Gwyn Williams and William J. (“B.J.”) Trach have joined the firm’s Boston office as partners in the Litigation Department. The attorneys bring market-leading litigation capabilities to the firm’s Boston office, which has built a broad client base advising local, national and global financial and corporate clients since opening in March 2011.
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The Hong Kong office of the Firm represented Swire Properties Limited and John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Limited, as the selling shareholder, in connection with secondary offerings by John Swire & Sons of shares of Swire Properties with aggregate gross proceeds of US$1.3 billion.
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Crowell & Moring LLP has bolstered its Health Care Group with the addition of three partners in the firm’s Los Angeles office. The trio includes Kevin Kroeker, Peter Roan, and Scott J. Moore, who join the firm from Locke Lord LLP. With a particular focus on handling regulatory, litigation, and transactional matters for managed care and other health care organizations, the team brings more than 75 years of combined experience to the firm’s health care practice.
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