Perkins Coie Adds Banking and Finance Attorneys to Dallas Office

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Michael Thimmig and Rafael A. Colorado Ferrer have joined the firm’s Financial Transactions and Restructuring practice in the Dallas office as Partner and Associate respectively. Michael is joining the firm from Greenberg Traurig, LLP, while Rafael is joining from Hudson Americas LLC.

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Cozen O’Connor Announces Addition of Utilities Attorney

Cozen O’Connor, among the 100 largest U.S. law firms, announced that utilities lawyer David P. Zambito has joined the firm as a member of the Business Law Department in the Harrisburg, Pa., office. One of Pennsylvania’s premier utility attorneys, Zambito served as principal legal advisor to former PA Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman and Commissioner Glen Thomas. He formerly was a principal at Post & Schell in Harrisburg.

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SNR Denton Continues Expansion of Real Estate Practice with Scott Toban in Chicago

SNR Denton announced today that Scott Toban has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in its Real Estate practice. Toban was most recently Principal and General Counsel of the Real Estate Institute, a leading education provider for the real estate brokerage and mortgage brokerage industry. He also had been a partner at Mayer Brown, after first practicing as an associate in the Real Estate practice of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, one of SNR Denton’s founding firms.

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Cooley LLP Advising Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc. in $1 Billion Sale

Cooley LLP announced today that it is advising Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc. in its sale to Joh. A. Benckiser (JAB).  JAB has agreed to acquire Peet’s for $73.50 per share in cash, or a total of approximately $1 billion. The transaction is expected to close in approximately three months, subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of shareholder and regulatory approvals.

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