Strengthening the West Coast presence of its national Entertainment Law Department, Fox Rothschild has welcomed seasoned and savvy entertainment attorney Jody Simon to the firm as partner, resident in the firm’s Los Angeles office.
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A team of Goodwin attorneys advised longtime client iRobot Corporation (Nasdaq: IRBT) on the $74 million acquisition of Evolution Robotics, Inc., in a deal that closed Oct. 1.
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Chiomenti Studio Legale announces the significant strengthening of its Antitrust practice with the appointment of Prof. Cristoforo Osti as a partner of the Firm.
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Dwayne L. Dickerson has joined the Fort Lauderdale office of Fowler White Boggs as a shareholder. Mr. Dickerson represents developers, property owners and local governments seeking development entitlements and environmental permit approvals for their real estate projects. Additionally, he routinely negotiates with town, city and county officials; counsels clients regarding environmental and land use development issues; prepares development applications for submittal to local governmental bodies; presents development projects at town, city and county commission meetings and various board meetings; drafts agreements and performs due diligence research related to clients’ potential land acquisitions.
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Simpson Thacher recently represented J.P. Morgan and Nomura in connection with concurrent offerings by TPK Holding Co., Ltd. (“TPK”) of US$230 million Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds due 2017 (the “Bonds”) and US$236.2 million of global depositary shares (the “GDSs”). TPK is a leading touch solution provider with manufacturing facilities in China. TPK’s touch solutions are applied in a large number of market leading smartphones and tablets. The common shares of TPK are traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under the trading code “3673”. Both the Bonds and the GDSs are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | BeijingSimpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced today that it will officially open its office in Seoul, Korea in October 2012. The Firm’s registration with the Korean Bar Association as a Foreign Legal Consultant Office was approved on September 18, 2012 following the approval by the Korean Ministry of Justice.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPSimpson Thacher recently represented Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc. (“Midstates”) and Midstates Petroleum Company LLC in connection with the financing of its acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of certain interests in producing oil and natural gas assets, unevaluated leasehold acreage and related hedging instruments from Eagle Energy Production LLC (“Eagle”) for $650 million in cash and stock. Eagle is an independent energy company focused on exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties, with a focus on the Mississippian Lime formation in northwestern Oklahoma and southern Kansas.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | HoustonThe Firm represented The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) in the purchase of a 55% stake in Vermillion Asset Management (“Vermillion”), effective October 1, 2012. Vermillion is a New York-based commodities investment manager with approximately $2.2 billion of assets under management as of September 30, 2012. Vermillion has become affiliated with Carlyle’s Global Market Strategies business and will become Carlyle’s commodities trading platform. The purchase price was not disclosed.
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IP litigation partner Laura Chapman has joined the San Francisco office of Sheppard Mullin. The partner brings a wealth of experience in intellectual property, breach of contract, trade secrets, unfair competition, and more. She makes the legal job move from Foley & Lardner.
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