McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (MLA) announced today that litigator William Long has joined the firm’s partnership and Joshua Curry and Tara Stuart have joined the firm as associates in MLA’s Intellectual Property & Technology practice.
Baker & McKenzie Adds Accomplished Real Estate Lawyer Kent F. Beattie
Veteran real estate lawyer Kent F. Beattie has joined Baker & McKenzie as a partner in Toronto, adding 20 years of experience in high-value real property acquisitions and dispositions across Canada.
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Tai-Heng Cheng Joins New York Offices of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan as Partner
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan brought aboard Tai-Heng Cheng to fill a New York legal job, according to a press release.
Cheng joins the firm as a partner for the international arbitration practice, becoming the sixth specialist in international arbitration to accept a job with the firm during the past nine months.
Tags: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP | New YorkBaker & McKenzie Advises the Mandated Lead Arrangers on SR 600 Million Murabaha Facility to Al Kifah Group
Baker & McKenzie has advised The National Commercial Bank (NCB), Gulf International Bank B.S.C. (GIB), Samba Financial Group and Banque Saudi Fransi, acting as mandated lead arrangers, in relation to a SR 600 million murabaha based financing provided to the Al-Kifah group of companies.
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Ashurst Adds Further Depth to Leading E&R Practice
Ashurst has added further depth to one of Australia’s leading Energy & Resources legal practices with the addition of Katie Winterbourne as a new partner in its Perth office.
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Two Lawyers Join Whiteford’s Business Reorganization & Bankruptcy Practice
Whiteford Taylor & Preston announced today that David Daneman and Joseph Selba have joined the firm’s Business Reorganization and Bankruptcy practice from Bishop Daneman & Simpson LLC.
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Hogan Lovells Advises News Corporation on Purchase of Fifty Percent Interest in ESPN STAR Sports
Hogan Lovells announced today that it advised News Corporation (News Corp) in connection with News Corp’s entry into a definitive agreement with ESPN to acquire ESPN’s fifty percent equity interest in ESPN STAR Sports (ESS), giving News Corp full ownership of ESS. With the acquisition, News Corp furthers its commitment to deliver sports programming to consumers across the globe, particularly in Asian emerging markets.
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Clyde & Co Advises on US$362m Telecoms Financing Deal
Clyde & Co has advised telecoms company Econet Wireless Global Limited on securing a US$362million financing for its operations in Zimbabwe and Burundi.
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Milbank Continues to Build Leading European Antitrust Practice with Addition of Partner Nicholas Spearing to London Office
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP has significantly enhanced its European competition law practice with the arrival of leading antitrust lawyer Nicholas Spearing, who has joined the firm as a partner in its London office.
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Willkie Advises Kenneth Cole in Deal to Take Company Private
On June 6, Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Willkie client Kenneth D. Cole, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of the company, will acquire the company in a going-private transaction with a total enterprise value of approximately $245 million. Mr. Cole is currently the beneficial holder of approximately 46% of the company’s outstanding common stock (representing approximately 89% of the voting power). The acquisition will be made through KCP Holdco, Inc., an entity controlled by Mr. Cole and formed for the purposes of the acquisition. Under the agreement, the company’s shareholders, excluding Mr. Cole and his affiliated entities, will receive $15.25 per share in cash upon completion of the transaction. Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. designs, sources, and markets a broad range of footwear, handbags, apparel and accessories under the brand names Kenneth Cole New York, Kenneth Cole Reaction, and Unlisted, as well as footwear under the proprietary trademark Gentle Souls.
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