The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Locke McMurray has joined the Firm’s New York Office as a partner in the Firm’s Financial Institutions Litigation & Regulation (FILR) Practice. He arrives from Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., where he held the position of Managing Director, Head of Derivatives Legal.
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Bradley C. Graveline and Daniel G. Rosenberg have joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as partners in the firm’s Chicago office. Graveline joins Sheppard Mullin’s Intellectual Property practice group from Winston & Strawn, and Rosenberg joins the firm’s Business Trial practice group from K&L Gates.
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The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced today that Dr. Jonathan David Ball has joined the firm’s New York office as a shareholder in the Intellectual Property and Technology practice.
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The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced that David L. Johnson has joined the firm’s Phoenix office as a partner in the Real Estate Practice Group.
Tags: Quarles & Brady LLP | PhoenixSNR Denton announced today the appointment of partner Andy Lucas to its Technology Media and Telecoms (TMT) Group. Andy was previously at Field Fisher Waterhouse.
Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP has advised Ping Pong East Limited, the franchising arm of the casual dining dim sum concept, in relation to the grant of franchise rights for the Indian states of Goa and Maharashtra.
Tags: Fieldfisher LLPField Fisher Waterhouse LLP announces today the appointment of corporate partner Jonathan Brooks who joins the firm’s Equity Capital Markets practice. Jonathan joins from Maclay Murray & Spens where he was head of the firm’s Capital Markets Group specialising in corporate finance.
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Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it is representing Famous Commercial Ltd (“Famous”), a subsidiary of Shanghai-listed Gemdale Corporation, in its acquisition of an approximately 56% stake in Hong Kong-listed Frasers Property (China) Limited (“Frasers Property”), a subsidiary of Singapore’s Fraser & Neave Ltd, at a total consideration of approximately HK$1.65 billion.
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Simpson Thacher represented Nielsen Finance LLC and Nielsen Finance Co., indirect subsidiaries of The Nielsen Company B.V., in connection with the issuance of $800 million aggregate principal amount of 4.500% Senior Notes due 2020. The offering was conducted in reliance upon Rule 144A and Regulation S. Nielsen intends to apply the net proceeds of this private offering for the following purposes: redemption of Nielsen’s 11.50% Senior Notes due 2016; prepayment of Nielsen’s 8.50% senior secured term loan due 2017; and general corporate purposes (including capital expenditures and working capital).
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkThe Firm represented the initial purchasers in connection with the Rule 144A and Reg S offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.625% Senior Notes due 2019 by SBA Communications Corporation. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., RBS Securities Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC acted as joint book-running managers for the offering. The offering closed on September 28, 2012.
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