Partner Dawn Lurie Brings Immigration Expertise to Sheppard Mullin

Dawn M. Lurie has joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the firm’s Labor and Employment practice group and leader of the firm’s Business Immigration and Compliance practice, based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Lurie previously practiced at Greenberg Traurig in Washington, D.C. Special counsel Mahsa Aliaskari practiced with Lurie at Greenberg Traurig and joins Sheppard Mullin’s Labor and Employment practice group in Century City.

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Baker & McKenzie Advises China Eastern Airlines on Joint Venture with Qantas to Set Up Jetstar Hong Kong

Baker & McKenzie recently advised China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (“CEA”) on its joint venture agreement with Jetstar International Group Holdings Co. Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Qantas Airways Limited (“Qantas”), to establish Jetstar Hong Kong, a Hong Kong-based Jetstar-branded low cost airline. CEA and Qantas are investing up to USD198 million in the joint venture.

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Davis Polk – Ayala Land, Inc. PHP13.6 Billion Equity Offering

Davis Polk advised Ayala Corporation and Ayala Land, Inc. in connection with a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering by Ayala Corporation of 680,000,000 common shares of Ayala Land, Inc. for gross proceeds of approximately PHP13.6 billion. Goldman Sachs (Singapore) Pte., J.P. Morgan Securities plc and UBS AG acted as placement agents in connection with the offering.

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Shearman & Sterling Advises on Bank of Montreal’s $1.7 Billion Medium-Term Notes Offering

Shearman & Sterling represented BMO Capital Markets Corp., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as lead underwriters in connection with Bank of Montreal’s registered public offering of $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 1.40% Senior Notes due 2017 and $700.0 million aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Notes due 2015 under its U.S. medium-term note program.

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Simpson Thacher Represents Toll Brothers in $250 Million Exchangeable Senior Notes Offering

The Firm recently represented Toll Brothers, Inc. and its subsidiaries in connection with a Rule 144A offering by Toll Brothers Finance Corp. of $250 million aggregate principal amount of 0.50% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2032 (the “Notes”). The Notes are guaranteed by Toll Brothers, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries. Toll Brothers Finance Corp. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Toll Brothers, Inc.

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