Ashurst has advised Rabobank on a new series of A$325m Puttable Floating Rate Notes due 4 May 2017 under its $15bn Debt Issuance Programme. The 12-month notice period for the put option is a first in the Australian market.
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Weil Enhances Internationally Recognized Corporate Practice
International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that Richard E. Climan, Keith A. Flaum, Jane Ross, John P. Brockland and James R. Griffin have joined Weil’s Silicon Valley office as partners in the Firm’s more than 600 lawyer Corporate Department.
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Kirkland & Ellis Bolsters IP Practice as Litigators Leora Ben-Ami, Thomas Fleming, Patricia Carson and Christopher Jagoe Join New York Office
Kirkland & Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that Leora Ben-Ami, Thomas Fleming, Patricia Carson and Christopher Jagoe have joined the Firm’s New York office as partners in the Intellectual Property Practice Group. All were formerly partners in the New York office of Kaye Scholer.
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Venable Adds to New York Real Estate Practice
Venable LLP announced today the addition of a team of high-profile real estate lawyers from Dewey & LeBoeuf in New York.
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Bracewell & Giuliani Adds Five Partners from Dewey & LeBoeuf
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced today that five partners, formerly with Dewey & LeBoeuf, will join the firm in its New York, Washington, D.C., and Connecticut offices, effective immediately. The group includes John G. Klauberg, Dewey’s former co-head of the Utilities, Power and Pipelines Global Industry Sector Group, as well as Catherine P. McCarthy, former Dewey co-head of the Energy Regulatory Department. It is anticipated that they also will be joined by a number of associates.
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McDermott Names Head of International Restructuring Practice
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP today announced the appointment of highly regarded senior restructuring lawyer Timothy W. Walsh as international head of its Restructuring & Insolvency practice. The move is part of the Firm’s strategic initiative to significantly expand its worldwide restructuring and bankruptcy capabilities.
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New Partner DeSantis to Boost Shearman & Sterling’s Capital Markets, Leveraged Finance Offerings
Shearman & Sterling has increased its capabilities in the capital markets and leveraged finance practice areas with the addition of partnerJonathan DeSantis in New York.
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Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP Boosts Patent Capabilities with Hiring of 6 IP Attorneys
Neal Gerber Eisenberg’s Intellectual Property Practice Group has significantly deepened the firm’s patent capabilities with the hiring of six patent attorneys from two law firms. The new attorneys bring substantial experience in vital technologies and industries, including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, industrial chemistry, medical devices, gaming systems, product packaging and design, energy and transportation.
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K&L Gates Adds Corporate Partner in Palo Alto Office
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Lars E. Johansson as a corporate partner in the firm’s Palo Alto office. He joins K&L Gates from Foley & Lardner LLP.
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Greenberg Traurig Expands Its Orange County Office with Addition of Prominent Intellectual Property Attorney J. Rick Taché
J. Rick Taché, a registered patent attorney with extensive experience representing national clients in patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret litigation and transactional work, has joined international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLPin its Orange County office as a shareholder.
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