Goltsblat BLP Completes a Consulting Project Involving Acquisition by an OMS Operating Division of Forum Facility Management

Goltsblat BLP, the Russian practice of Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP), has successfully advised within the scope of a transaction for an Operating Division of OMS to acquire Forum Facility Management, commercial operator of the Moscow Aurora Business Park, with a total area of over 150,000Sq m.

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Van Oot Joins Jackson Lewis in Portsmouth

Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the country’s largest and fastest-growing workplace law firms, is pleased to announce Martha (“Marty”) Van Oot has joined the firm’s Portsmouth office as Partner. Ms. Van Oot brings to Jackson Lewis over 30 years of experience as a trial attorney, with a particular emphasis on complex commercial and employment litigation.

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Epstein Becker Green Expands Health Care and Life Sciences Practice in Southern California and Washington, D.C., by Adding Kim Tyrrell-Knott

The national law firm of Epstein Becker Green (EBG) continues to expand its presence in Southern California and Washington, D.C., through the recent addition of Kim Tyrrell-Knott, a seasoned health care IT attorney. Tyrrell-Knott joins the Health Care and Life Sciences practice as a Member of the Firm in the Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., offices.

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Baker & McKenzie Advises on the Global Offering of DYNAM Japan Holdings

Baker & McKenzie’s Securities team recently acted as Hong Kong, US and Japanese law counsel to the joint global coordinators, joint bookrunners and joint lead managers, Shenyin Wanguo Capital (H.K.) Limited, Piper Jaffray Asia Limited and CITIC Securities Corporate Finance (HK) Limited, on the USD200 milion global offfering by DYNAM Japan Holdings Co., Ltd, one of the biggest pachinko hall operators in Japan, with a presence in 46 out of 47 prefectures in Japan.  The shares commenced trading on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 6 August  2012. More >>

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Weil Advises Goldman Sachs on $3.5 Billion Bridge Facility for Walgreen Co.

A Weil team, led by New York partner Morgan Bale, advised Goldman Sachs as joint lead arranger, joint bookrunner and administrative agent for a $3.5 billion senior unsecured bridge facility in connection the $6.7 billion strategic investment by Walgreen Co. (Walgreens), the largest drug store chain in the United States, in Alliance Boots GmbH, a Switzerland-based international pharmacy-led health and beauty group from Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. The bridge facility and the investment closed on August 2, 2012.

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Nixon Peabody Advises in Land O’Lakes Acquisition of Kozy Shack Enterprises; Firm Counsels Leading Dairy Desserts Maker in Purchase by National, Farmer-owned Food & Agricultural Cooperative

Land O’Lakes, Inc., has finalized its acquisition of Kozy Shack Enterprises, Inc., a market leader in the chilled dairy desserts category in North America. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Nixon Peabody LLP served as Kozy Shack’s legal counsel. The deal team was led by global business & transactions partner Jeff LaBarge.

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