Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP announced today that it has opened an office in Abu Dhabi, having received a license from the Abu Dhabi Executive Council. Partner Gamal Abouali, who has worked in the firm’s New York office and was until recently based in Paris, has relocated to Abu Dhabi to head the office.
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Morgan Lewis today announced that a team of five well-recognized FDA regulatory lawyers have joined the firm as partners in its FDA and Healthcare Practice, resident in Washington, D.C. Led by Gary Yingling—one of the most senior, well-respected FDA lawyers in the country—the team includes former senior USDA attorney Robert Hibbert, as well as Ann Begley, Anthony Pavel, and Rebecca Dandeker. Having worked together for many years, the group serves both domestic and European companies that operate in every sector of the FDA- and USDA-regulated industries.
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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP announced today that corporate lawyer Graham Robinson has joined the firm as a partner in its Boston office.
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Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP represented the lenders, KEXIM and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, in the US$130 million financing of a 45 MW run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plant on the Wampu River in North Sumatra, Indonesia. The deal was the first power financing under Indonesia’s Fast Track 2 program, and could signal increased bankability for the country’s renewable reserves.
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Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that Amr Aly has joined the firm in New York as a partner in the Intellectual Property practice.
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BuckleySandler LLP, a nationally recognized financial services and government enforcement law firm, continues the momentum of its strategic growth with the opening of a new office in Orange County, CA, effective September 1, 2012. The firm, which has offices in Washington, DC, Los Angeles, and New York, is expanding to meet the regulatory, enforcement, litigation, and transactional needs of its Orange County clients.
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Davis Polk is advising Equinix, Inc. on its sale of 16 data centers located throughout the United States to an investment group consisting of 365 Main, Crosslink Capital and Housatonic Partners for approximately $75 million. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2012, subject to customary closing conditions.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkDavis Polk is advising FormFactor, Inc. on its $116.8 million acquisition of Astria Semiconductor Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Micro-Probe Incorporated. Under the terms of the merger agreement, FormFactor will acquire Astria for approximately $100 million in cash and $16.8 million in stock
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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP welcomes six new attorneys – one partner, one of counsel, and four associates – to its Atlanta office. The new attorneys are joining the litigation, healthcare, and corporate teams and bring the office’s total to 93 attorneys.
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BakerHostetler announced today that Jay P. Krupin and Ana S. Salper have joined the firm’s Employment and Labor Group as Partners. Krupin will be the firm’s National Labor and Employment Practice Team Leader for Industry Sectors and will reside in Washington, D.C. Salper, along with Associate Paul Rosenberg, will be in the Firm’s New York office. All three come to BakerHostetler from Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C.
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