Bruce J. Casino has joined the Washington, D.C. office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the firm’s Government Contracts, Investigations & International Trade practice group. Casino joins Sheppard Mullin from Katten Muchin Rosenman in Washington, D.C.
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Drummond Woodsum is pleased to welcome James Kilbreth as the firm’s newest Shareholder, joining the Trial Services Group. Jamie is an accomplished litigator and advisor who can navigate complex commercial and regulatory disputes. He was the lead lawyer for the State of Maine in the 1.5 billion dollar recovery from the tobacco industry. He currently represents more than 28,000 Maine public employees and public school teachers in a constitutional challenge to cuts in their pension benefits.
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Polsinelli Shughart welcomes veteran antitrust lawyer Mitchell D. Raup as shareholder in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office and vice-chair of the firm’s antitrust practice. Highly experienced in his field, Raup has represented clients before the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission, and in federal and state courts nationwide. He concentrates his practice on complex matters involving antitrust and consumer protection law, class actions and government investigations, and antitrust issues in the health care industry.
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Baker Hostetler announced that Lawrence M. Sung joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Group as Partner in its Washington, D.C., office. He joins Baker Hostetler from Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP.
Tags: Baker & Hostetler LLPBaker Hostetler announced today that Melvin S. Schwechter has joined the firm’s Litigation Group as a Partner in its Washington, D.C. office and will be the national team leader of the International Trade – Compliance Practice. Schwechter joins Baker Hostetler from Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP.
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Goulston & Storrs is pleased to announce the continued expansion of its Washington, DC office. Thomas F. Kaufman and John M. Ratino have joined the firm’s DC office as Directors, and Christian M. Hudson has joined as an associate. They are joined by two real estate paralegals, Michele Melton and Celeste White. Most recently, Tom and John headed the Real Estate practice at Hunton & Williams’ DC office.
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Shearman & Sterling represented the initial purchasers led by Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC in connection with Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc.’s offering of $325 million of its 8.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2019.
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The Sidley Austin law firm is bringing aboard a new partner to fill a Houston legal job, according to a press release.
Cliff W. Vrielink will join the firm’s East Texas offices after having left his partner responsibilities with Vinson & Elkins.
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Cahill represented BofA Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan as joint book-running managers and the co-managers in the Rule 144A/Reg S offering of $385,000,000 principal amount of 6.875% Senior Notes due 2022 by Levi Strauss & Co.
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The Singapore office of Watson, Farley & Williams LLP (“WFW”) is pleased to announce that it has advised Golar LNG Energy Limited (“Golar”) in relation to Indonesia’s first floating offshore regasification unit (“FSRU”) now known as “Nusantara Regas Satu” (formerly known as the “Khannur”).
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