Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that Jim McCrae has joined the firm as a partner in the Orlando office. Mr. McCrae, who was an attorney with Holland & Knight from 1998 to 2006, joins the Florida Construction Industry Practice Group.
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Skadden is advising Gaylord Entertainment Company, a Nashville-based owner of upscale, meetings-focused hotels, in connection with its conversion to a REIT, announced on June 1.
Tags: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPShoosmiths is to merge with Scottish law firm Archibald Campbell & Harley. The new business will be known in Scotland as ACH Shoosmiths, and will go live in the autumn subject to regulatory approval.
Armstrong Teasdale is initiating a significant expansion of its Asian practice to handle the growing demand for intellectual property, dispute resolution, transactional and franchising services. The expansion will be led by International practice partner Thomas Bottini, who will become the firm’s Chief Representative of its Shanghai, China office, while continuing to serve his U.S. based clients. As part of these efforts, Steve Yu, a Chinese corporate lawyer experienced in mergers and acquisitions, technology licensing and international joint ventures, has joined Armstrong Teasdale as partner in Shanghai.
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King & Wood Mallesons is advising premium beverage and food manufacturer Lion on its proposed $381.6 million acquisition of Little World Beverages by Scheme of Arrangement.
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The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced the addition of Christopher J. Townsend and Christopher N. Skey to the Firm’s Chicago office who will be bringing their national energy and environmental practice to the firm. Both partners were previously with DLA Piper.
Tags: Quarles & Brady LLPThe national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced that John M. Guard has joined the Firm’s Tampa office as a partner in the Commercial Litigation Group.
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Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised Arla Foods amba (Arla) on an agreement to purchase an indirect stake of approximately 6% in Hong Kong listed China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited (Mengniu) for approximately US$290 million, making Arla the second largest strategic shareholder in Mengniu after China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation (COFCO), and the transaction the largest international cooperation in China’s dairy industry to date.
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Brian Zeringer, formerly of Lane Powell PC, has joined the firm’s Seattle office as a partner in the Complex Litigation Division. Zeringer is a litigator with experience handling commercial, real estate and product liability litigation. For the last 15 years, Brian’s practice has focused on toxic tort litigation, particularly asbestos cases. He has represented several asbestos clients for whom he has successfully tried and mediated cases and won dismissals on summary judgment.
Tags: Sedgwick LLPGreenberg Glusker announced today that bankruptcy attorney Brian L. Davidoff and his practice group will join the Firm, effective July 1, 2012. Davidoff will head the Firm’s Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Group. The attorneys moving with Davidoff include C. John M. Melissinos and Claire E. Shin, who also will join Greenberg Glusker’s Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Group, and Benjamin M. Alexander, who will join Greenberg Glusker’s Corporate Group. All four have practiced at Davidoff Gold LLP since February 2012, and prior thereto practiced at Rutter Hobbs & Davidoff, where Davidoff was Managing Partner.
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