Hunton & Williams LLP continues its expansion in New York with the arrival of Michael P. Richman as a partner in its bankruptcy, restructuring and creditors’ rights practice group. With more than 25 years of experience, he is skilled in all aspects of chapter 11 bankruptcy. Richman joins the firm from Patton Boggs, where he chaired its bankruptcy practice.
Tags: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP | New YorkLSKS is pleased to announce that Katherine Bolger has joined the firm as a partner in its New York office. Prior to joining LSKS, Kate was a partner at Hogan Lovells, where she co-chaired the media litigation and counseling practice group.
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Matthew R. Schantz, former co-chair of the intellectual property team at Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP, has joined Frost Brown Todd’s Indianapolis office. Schantz joins 30 other intellectual property attorneys at Frost Brown Todd.
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Shearman & Sterling represented Morgan Stanley as sole underwriter in a $582.7 million public offering of common stock of The Fresh Market, Inc. by selling stockholders.
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLP | New YorkShearman & Sterling represented Syniverse in its definitive agreement to acquire MACH for cash consideration of approximately €550 million, subject to regulatory approvals.
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Herbert Smith has advised a group of 27 lenders on a US$2.5 billion secured loan and letter of credit facility for Lundin Petroleum. The transaction was coordinated by HSBC as documentation bank and BNP Paribas as facility agent and security trustee, along with 15 other lead arrangers.
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Polsinelli Shughart welcomes health care litigation attorney Stephanie N. Gwillim as an associate in the firm’s Chicago office. Previously, Gwillim served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Missouri Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. She supervised and litigated state investigations into both health care providers’ billing practices and allegations of abuse and neglect of patients residing in Missouri health care facilities.
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Duval & Stachenfeld LLP announced today the formation of a new Tax Practice Group with the addition of leading tax attorney, Stephen B. Land, as a partner in its New York office. Mr. Land was the former head of the US Tax Practice for Linklaters and worked out of their New York office.
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Davis Polk is advising AstraZeneca plc in connection with the expansion of its diabetes alliance with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company through Bristol-Myers Squibb’s acquisition of Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkDavis Polk is advising Ingram Micro Inc. on its acquisition of Brightpoint, Inc., a global leader in providing device lifecycle services to the wireless industry. Ingram Micro is the world’s largest technology distributor and supply-chain services provider.
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