Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Xinyuan Real Estate Co., a Beijing-based company that is listed on the NYSE, in its $54 million acquisition of a parcel of land at 421 Kent Avenue, Williamsburg, New York City. The site was acquired from an entity controlled by New York real estate investor Richard Kalikow.
Tags: Paul Hastings, LLP | New YorkPaul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented J.P. Morgan Asset Management on three separate financing transactions that closed in November.
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International law firm Pinsent Masons has strengthened its practice in Germany with the arrival of two senior lawyers in its Munich office. Christian Lütkehaus arrives from Portelet, a boutique advisory and asset management firm with offices in Mumbai (India), Shanghai, Singapore and Zurich, co-founded by him in 1997. He will be joined by Dr. Holger Kessen, who was a partner at the Munich office of v. Boetticher Hasse Lohmann.
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Leading international law firm Clifford Chance welcomes Dirk-Jan Duynstee into its litigation & dispute resolution practice in Amsterdam. Dirk-Jan will join the practice as a lateral partner from Spigt Litigators (formerly Spigthoff) on 1 December 2012.
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The firm is representing First Reserve Corporation in connection with the proposed acquisition of Ameriforge Group Inc. from Post Oak Companies LP, an affiliate of Tanglewood Investments Inc. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to close in December 2012.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkSimpson Thacher is representing Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO: 9983) in its announced acquisition of 80% of the outstanding equity of J Brand Holdings, LLC. The transaction is expected to close prior to year end.
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Burleson LLP, the largest full-service law firm in the country devoted specifically to the oil and gas sector, announced today that it has opened a new location in Midland, Texas to serve companies with interests in the Permian Basin. Frank Hunold, who has practiced law for more than two decades, will serve as its managing partner.
Tags: DLA PiperThe partnerships of Novak Druce + Quigg LLP and Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP, jointly announced today that their merger discussions have progressed ahead of schedule. The firms have officially voted and executed agreements to merge effective January 1, 2013, creating the 7th largest IP boutique in the U.S. The new firm, to be known as Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLP, will boast more than 140 attorneys, agents and technical advisors across seven offices.
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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP announced today that Jeffrey A. Finn has joined its Century City office and will head the firm’s West Coast Patent Practice. Finn represents start-up, emerging growth and large corporations in all aspects of intellectual property law, with an emphasis on patent litigation.
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced a $621 million deal to refinance a previous mortgage at Co-op City, a large cooperative housing community that is home to more than 57,000 residents in the Bronx, New York. As announced by HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, HUD and Wells Fargo Bank N.A. closed on the loan that will preserve long-term affordable housing for these families and significantly lower annual interest payments for the building’s owner over the next 35 years. The new mortgage is backed by the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) General Insurance and Special Risk Insurance (GI/SRI) Fund. Nixon Peabody LLP provided legal counsel to Wells Fargo Bank N.A.
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