Davis Polk advised Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as joint book-running managers on an SEC-registered offering by Torchmark Corporation of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 3.8% senior notes due 2022. Davis Polk also advised Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as joint book-running managers on an SEC-registered offering by Torchmark Corporation of $125 million aggregate principal amount of 5.875% junior subordinated debentures due 2052.

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International law firm Stephenson Harwood has appointed Shai Wade as a partner in its commercial litigation practice. Shai joins from Reed Smith where he was co-practice group leader of international arbitration and where he has been a partner since 2008. Prior to this he was a partner at Kilpatrick Stockton.

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International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP acted as outside legal counsel on matters of Polish, UK and US law to PKO Bank Polski (PKO), Poland’s top bank by assets, on the issuance of $1 billion in senior 10-year bonds by its subsidiary, PKO Finance AB. The bonds will be traded on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, and proceeds will be used to refinance the bank’s existing financial indebtedness as well as for general corporate purposes. Goldman Sachs International and J.P. Morgan Securities plc acted as the joint lead managers.

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Jones Day is pleased to announce that Jules Quinn is joining the partnership in London.

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