Cahill – American Gilsonite Completes $260 Million Notes Offering

Cahill represented BofA Merrill Lynch and KeyBanc Capital Markets as joint book-running managers and Cabrera Capital Markets as co-manager in the Rule 144A/Reg S offering of $260,000,000 principal amount of 11.5% Senior Secured Notes offering by American Gilsonite Company. Proceeds from the offering will be used to refinance existing indebtedness and to pay a dividend.

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Michael Stiff Recruited by Baker Hostetler in Denver

The Denver office of Baker Hostetler recently announced the expansion of its Denver office with the recruitment of Michael J. Stiff. Joining the firm from Stiff, Zisman & Ingraham, P.C., Mr. Stiff will join the firm’s tax practice. With extensive experience in estate planning, probate, trust administration and business law, Mr. Stiff will surely be a great addition to Baker Hostetler.

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Sidley Austin LLP Expands in Palo Alto with the Addition of Technology Transactions Partner Glenn G. Nash

Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that Glenn G. Nash is joining the firm in its Palo Alto office as a partner and as Global Co-Head of Sidley’s Technology Transactions practice. Mr. Nash, who is recognized as one of the leading IT and technology transactions lawyers in the world by Chambers Global and The Legal 500 US, brings to this role deep experience in the Internet, digital media, digital marketing, software, hardware, and information technologies industries. He focuses his practice on intellectual property matters and technology transactions, and provides counsel to companies establishing or expanding their business operations domestically and internationally.

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Orrick Adds Commercial Litigation Partner in Washington, D.C. and New York

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced today that Christina Guerola Sarchio has joined the firm as a partner in its commercial litigation practice. Sarchio joins the firm’s Washington, D.C., and New York offices from Patton Boggs LLP where she served as Co-Chair of the Government Investigations and Litigation Practice Group.

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Freeh Group Joins Pepper Hamilton

On August 28, 2012, former FBI Director and federal judge Louis J. Freeh and the lawyers from the law firm of Freeh Sporkin & Sullivan, LLP joined Pepper Hamilton LLP. Pepper also acquired the international risk management firm Freeh Group International Solutions, LLC. This transaction creates a new model for delivering efficient, timely, cost-effective solutions to complex problems for clients around the world.

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Simpson Thacher Represents JPMorgan as Financial Advisor to the Board of Directors of Hudson City Bancorp in M&T Bank’s $3.7 Billion Acquisition of Hudson City Bancorp

The Firm is representing J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as financial advisor to the Board of Directors of Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. in connection with M&T Bank Corporation’s acquisition of Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. Under the terms of the merger agreement, each shareholder will receive, at its election but subject to proration as specified in the merger agreement (which provides for an aggregate split of total consideration of 60% common stock and 40% cash), cash or shares of M&T Bank Corporation. The transaction is valued at approximately $3.7 billion.

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