Polsinelli Shughart Adds Litigation and Appellate Capabilities in Dallas

Less than a year after opening a Dallas office, national law firm Polsinelli Shughart expands services in Texas with the addition of Dallas attorney Leane C. Medford as shareholder. Highly accomplished in her field, Medford focuses on commercial litigation and appeals. She is a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America TM and the Texas Bar Foundation.

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Polsinelli Shughart Adds Wealth Planning Strength in Chicago

Polsinelli Shughart expands its client capabilities with the addition of Kevin C. Lane who will help build the Wealth Planning and Administration Practice in Chicago. Lane, who is a certified public accountant and attorney, joined the firm as a shareholder. He represents high net-worth individuals on wealth planning, and his clients include businesses, corporate executives and professional athletes.

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Davis Polk Advises MSCI Inc. on $980 Million Credit Facilities

Davis Polk advised MSCI Inc. in connection with the amendment and restatement of its credit agreement and the refinancing of its existing credit facilities with $880 million of senior secured term loans and a $100 million revolving credit facility. The proceeds of the new term facility, together with cash on hand, were used to prepay $1.08 billion of term loans outstanding under MSCI’s existing facilities. The obligations under the new credit facilities are guaranteed by all of its domestic subsidiaries and secured by substantially all of the assets of the guarantors.

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Blank Rome Expands in Florida with New Partner and Three Associates

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Michael A. Rodriguez has joined the Firm as a partner in the Consumer Finance Litigation group. He brings more than 10 years of experience in various litigation matters, including the representation of mortgage lenders in the consumer finance industry. In addition, the Firm welcomes three new associates to the Consumer Finance Litigation group, Renee Meenach Decker, Jack S. Kallus, and J. Kirby McDonough. Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Kallus, and Ms. Decker will be based in Blank Rome’s Boca Raton, Florida office; and Mr. McDonough will be based in Firm’s new Tampa, Florida office.

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Paul Hastings Advises Chinatrust in the Cross-Border Acquisition Financing of Trimco

Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it advised Chinatrust Commercial Bank, Ltd. (“Chinatrust”), as mandated lead arranger, on the acquisition financing for the leveraged buyout of Trimco International Holdings Limited (“Trimco”), a global provider of apparel labelling solutions headquartered in Hong Kong, by funds managed by Partners Group.

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