Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC as joint book-running managers and representatives of the several underwriters in connection with an SEC-registered offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.5% senior notes due 2022 by Tyson Foods, Inc.
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Shearman & Sterling represented Viacom Inc. in connection with a $300 million issue of Viacom’s 3.125% Senior Notes due 2022 and a $100 million further issue of Viacom’s 1.250% Senior Notes due 2015. Viacom had issued $500 million of the 1.250% Senior Notes due 2015 in February 2012.
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLP | New YorkShearman & Sterling advised Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Barclays Bank Plc and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd. as joint lead arrangers and joint book managers of a $1 billion five-year multicurrency revolving credit facility and $1 billion 364-day short term multicurrency revolving credit facility for PACCAR Inc. and some of its subsidiaries.
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National law firm Thompson Hine hired Lawrence M. Prosen for a Washington legal job, according to a press release.
Prosen comes aboard as a partner and his specialties include construction litigation and government contracts. He said the new job offers him a valuable opportunity to continue providing top service to the clients he represents – both domestically and worldwide.
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Kevin McDonald returns to Fulbright’s Houston office after serving in management roles with the corporate legal departments at Cooper Industries, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and Valero Energy Corporation.
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O’Melveny & Myers LLP announced plans today to open an office in Seoul, South Korea, and filed an application with the Korean Ministry of Justice. O’Melveny has a highly successful history working with major Korean corporations. Most recently, the Firm secured several high-profile victories for Asiana Airlines, Samsung, and SK hynix.
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Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that Marc Sukkar has joined the law firm as a partner in its Abu Dhabi office. Also returning to the firm as an associate in Abu Dhabi is Nijoe Joseph. Their addition to this well established office further strengthens the firm’s position in the Gulf region.
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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC announced today the addition of shareholders Stanley J. Milavec, Jr., co-founder of a Philadelphia-based boutique law firm, and John Washlick, former co-chair of the Health Law Practice Group of Cozen O’Connor, to its Health Care Section in Philadelphia. Washlick joined the firm on June 18, and Milavec will join the firm on July 2.
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Haynes and Boone, LLP New York has significantly strengthened its real estate practice with the addition of two highly-respected lateral partners, Bradford Lavender and Steven Monteforte.
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Hogan Lovells announced today that Harriet P. Pearson, an internationally recognized corporate privacy and data security pioneer, will join its Privacy and Information Management practice as a partner on 1 August. Pearson joins Hogan Lovells from IBM, where she serves as Vice President, Security Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer. Pearson will counsel clients on privacy and information security policy and compliance as well as cross-border data transfers, data security incident response and remediation, and information and cyber security risk management and governance, among other matters.
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