Bingham announced today that Clara Poffenberger, former counsel, Environmental and Safety Law for ExxonMobil Corporation, has joined Bingham’s nationally recognized Environmental, Land Use and Natural Resources Practice Group, which was named Environmental Practice of the Year by U.S. News and World Report for 2011-2012. Poffenberger will continue to focus on Clean Air Act and climate change issues as a partner in Bingham’s Washington, D.C., office.
Labor & Employment Attorney Michael E. Barnsback Joins LeClairRyan
Michael E. Barnsback has joined the law firm of LeClairRyan as a partner on the Labor and Employment and Business Litigation Practice Area Teams. He will be resident in the national law firm’s Alexandria office.
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Ashurst Advises Banks on €1.75 Billion Bond by EAA
Ashurst has advised an international banking consortium in connection with the issue of a €1.75 billion benchmark bond by Erste Abwicklungsanstalt (EAA). The consortium was headed by Barclays Bank (technical lead) and included Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs International, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg and UBS Limited. The bond has a term of five years (due 30 August 2017) and will bear interest of 1.125 per cent per annum.
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Simpson Thacher Represents Initial Purchasers in the $600 Million Senior Notes Offering by Tencent Holdings Limited
The Firm recently represented the initial purchasers, led by Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C., Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore Branch and Barclays Bank PLC, in the offer and sale of $600 million of 3.375% Senior Notes due 2018 of Tencent Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands company, pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S. The notes were rated BBB+ by S&P and Baa1 by Moody’s.
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Jeffrey I. Wasserman Joins Herrick, Feinstein’s Litigation Department
Herrick, Feinstein LLP announced today that Jeffrey I. Wasserman has joined the firm’s Newark office as a Partner in the Litigation Department.
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Alston & Bird Secures Acquisition on a $413 Million Deal
Partners Emily Mao and Mark McElreath served as counsel for client Global Payments in a successful acquisition acquiring private equity-owned Accelerated Payment Technologies Inc. (APT) in a $413 million deal that was featured inThe Deal – Pipeline.
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U.K. Serious Fraud Office Bribery and Corruption Head Satnam Tumani to Join Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP is pleased to announce that the head of the U.K. Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO) Bribery and Corruption and International Assistance Departments, Satnam Tumani, will join the litigation and dispute resolution practice of the Firm’s London office, effective 24 September 2012.
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Covington Expands Life Sciences Practice in China with Addition of Weishi Li
Covington & Burling is pleased to announce the addition of Weishi Li as a partner to its corporate team, further bolstering the firm’s global transactional and IP capabilities in the life sciences and technology sectors. Ms. Li will be based in Shanghai when that office opens.
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Baker Botts Opens Brussels Office; Enhances Global Reach of Antitrust and Competition Law Practice
Baker Botts L.L.P. announced the opening of a Brussels office today in a move that will enhance the global reach of its antitrust and competition law practice. Highly-regarded European Union lawyer Catriona Hatton has joined the firm as Partner in Charge of the Brussels office, and Paul Lugard, a well-known competition law expert, has joined the firm as a Partner in Brussels.
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