Lawrence Graham LLP (LG) has hired Brett Israel as a partner and international head of its restructuring and insolvency team.
Ropes & Gray’s William Kim is First Foreign Lawyer Approved by Korean Bar Association
The Korean Bar Association formally announced on June 18 that Ropes & Gray partner William Yongkyun Kim has been registered as the very first foreign legal consultant in Korea, a historic milestone that sets the stage for the first-ever establishment of a foreign law firm in Korea.
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GrayRobinson Welcomes Glenn Cooper to its Immigration and International Law Department in Fort Lauderdale and Miami
Glenn M. Cooper has joined the Fort Lauderdale and Miami offices of GrayRobinson, P.A. as a shareholder in the firm’s Immigration and International Law Department. Cooper will focus his practice on assisting U.S. companies, foreign companies, investors and professionals regarding U.S. immigration laws.
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Akerman Senterfitt Represents Carrols Restaurant Group in Acquisition of 278 Burger King Restaurants and Related Financing Transactions
Akerman Senterfitt recently represented Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc., a public company and the largest Burger King franchisee, in the acquisition of 278 of Burger King Corporation (BKC) company-owned restaurants in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia and related financing transactions.
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Fisher & Phillips Hires Lawrence Lee as Partner for Denver Office
Fisher & Phillips hired Lawrence Lee to help fill a Denver legal job, according to a press release.
Joining as a partner, Lee is set to join the national law firm’s labor and employment practice. His practice focuses on employment litigation, counseling and defense of clients faced with charges of discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination and harassment.
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McGuireWoods Adds Energy & Environmental Partner in Baltimore
McGuireWoods LLP announced today that it has expanded its Energy and Environmental Department with the addition of Brian J. Kelly, who will serve as a partner in the firm’s Baltimore office.
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Leading Environmental Lawyer Molly Cagle Joins Baker Botts L.L.P.
Molly Cagle, who represents clients on a wide array of major environmental issues before government agencies and in federal and state courts, has joined Baker Botts L.L.P. as a partner in the firm’s Austin office.
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Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP is pleased to announce that Herbert S. Washer has joined the firm as a partner in the litigation practice group. Mr. Washer joins Cahill with over two decades of experience representing clients in a wide variety of securities and antitrust-related civil litigation, as well as regulatory enforcement and criminal matters.
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White & Case Advises on the Pioneering US$392 Million Financing of the Rajasthan Concentrating Solar Power Project
Global law firm White & Case LLP advised the international lenders on the financing of Reliance Power’s Rs.21,745 million (US$392 million) Rajasthan Sun Technique solar power project in the state of Rajasthan, India. The financing for this project was provided by Asian Development Bank, FMO and US Ex-Im Bank, together with Indian commercial bank, Axis Bank.
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Davis Polk – Bunge Limited $600 Million Senior Notes Offering
Davis Polk advised Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and BNP Paribas Securities Corp. as joint book-running managers in connection with an SEC-registered offering by Bunge Limited Finance Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Bunge Limited, of $600 million principal amount of its 3.2% senior notes due 2017. The notes were fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the parent, Bunge Limited, a Bermuda company.
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