Theodora Oringher PC is pleased to welcome Helen B. Kim as a Senior Attorney in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Helen is a commercial litigator focusing on the representation of public and private companies and their directors, officers and principal shareholders in complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis on the defense of securities and other class actions, shareholder derivative suits and regulatory investigations.
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McDermott Advises SPAC on $500 Million Reverse Acquisition
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP today announced that it successfully represented JWC Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) sponsored by affiliates of J.W. Childs Associates, a Boston-based private equity firm, in its $500 million deal to access public markets through a reverse acquisition with The Tile Shop.
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Cozen O’Connor Adds Veteran Reinsurance Attorney to Global Insurance Practice
Cozen O’Connor, among the 100 largest U.S. law firms, announced that reinsurance attorney Mary A. Lopatto has joined the firm as a member of the Global Insurance Group in the Washington, DC office. She joins Cozen O’Connor from Chadbourne & Parke LLP, where she served as the Managing Partner of the Washington, DC office.
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Law firm Ashfords LLP has welcomed new Partner, Andrew Perkins, to join its Commercial Litigation Team.
Noted International Restructuring Lawyer Paul Atherton Joins Kaye Scholer in London
Noted bankruptcy and restructuring lawyer Paul Atherton has joined Kaye Scholer as a partner in its London office.
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Taylor Wessing Announces Capital Markets Lateral Hire
International law firm Taylor Wessing announces the addition of a new partner to its capital markets team.
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Baker & McKenzie Further Expands its Corporate Practice
The global law firm Baker & McKenzie continues to expand its Dusseldorf Corporate practice with the hire of Ingo Strauss. Strauss, who previously worked with Hengeler Mueller in Dusseldorf, will join Baker & McKenzie as a partner in September 1, 2012.
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Robert D. Chesler Joins Anderson Kill & Olick as a Shareholder in Insurance Recovery Group in Newark, NJ
Anderson Kill & Olick, PC. is pleased to announce that Robert D. Chesler, a pioneer of insurance coverage litigation on behalf of policyholders, has joined the firm as a shareholder in the Newark, New Jersey office. He comes to Anderson Kill from Lowenstein Sandler PC.
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Pinsent Masons Opens Paris Office
On 1 September, international law firm Pinsent Masons will open its second office in continental Europe, in Paris. It will consist of a nine partner team offering a full service range of legal services including corporate, M&A, commercial, restructuring, finance, real estate, IT/IP, employment, litigation and arbitration.
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Paul Hastings Advises China Everbright on US$162 Million Top-up Placement
Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it advised China Everbright International Limited (“China Everbright”), a Hong Kong-listed company focusing on environmental protection and alternative energy businesses in China, and its controlling shareholder Guildford Limited, on China Everbright’s US$162 million top-up placement. J.P. Morgan was the sole placing agent. China Everbright plans to use the net proceeds for the development of its environmental protection business and for general working capital.
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