Geoffrey H. Coll has joined Schiff Hardin LLP as a partner in the Litigation Group from Dewey & LeBoeuf in Washington.
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Former Federal Election Commission General Counsel and Leading Political Law Attorney Lawrence Norton Joins Venable
Adding one of the country’s leading authorities on political law to its government affairs bench, Venable LLP announced that Lawrence Norton, formerly General Counsel at the Federal Election Commission, has joined the firm as a partner and co-chair of its Political Law practice group in Washington, DC. Mr. Norton was previously with the Washington office of Womble Carlyle.
Tags: Venable LLPJohn E. Bowman, Former Acting Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision and Longtime Treasury Official, Joins Venable’s Financial Services Practice
Venable LLP strengthens its highly regarded Financial Services Practice with the addition of former Office of Thrift Supervision Acting Director John E. Bowman, who joins the firm in the Washington, DC and Los Angeles, CA offices as a partner. As head of the OTS, Mr. Bowman also served as a Director on the five member board of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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Womble Carlyle Corporate & Securities Team Completes Merger Agreement for Atlanta Company
Transcend Services Inc., represented by a Womble Carlyle team led by attorney Sandy Smith, consummated its sale to Nuance Communications, Inc. for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $300 million.
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Lowenstein Sandler Enhances Commercial & Business Litigation Practice with Addition of David S. Sager
Lowenstein Sandler has enhanced its Commercial & Business Litigation practice with the addition of David S. Sager as a Member of the Firm.
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Dechert Boosts London Corporate Capability with New Partner Hire
International law firm Dechert LLP announced today that Simon Briggs will join the firm’s London office as a partner in the Corporate & Securities practice as of 8 May. He was previously a partner at Dewey & LeBoeuf and worked closely with members of the firm’s new emerging markets team that joined Dechert from Dewey last month.
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Hogan Lovells Advises Qatar’s QInvest on Major Middle East Joint Venture
Hogan Lovells advised longstanding client QInvest on the acquisition by way of joint venture of a 60% stake in the investment banking, asset management and brokerage business of EFG Hermes. This is one of the Middle East’s largest M&A deals this year. The deal was announced on 4 May 2012.
Tags: Hogan Lovells | DubaiHogan Lovells Lee & Lee Advises Trafigura on USD130 Million Investment in India
Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee has advised Trafigura Pte Ltd (Trafigura) on its equity investment of up to USD130 million in Nagarjuna Oil Corporation Limited’s (NOCL) oil refinery, currently under construction in Cuddalore in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
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Shearman & Sterling Advises on $1.1 Billion Financing for The Clorox Company
Shearman & Sterling advised Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in connection with a $1.1 billion senior credit facility for The Clorox Company.
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DLA Piper Boosts Italian Offices with Hire of Team From Studio Legale Grimaldi e Associati & New Senior Partner for Italy
DLA Piper today announces the appointment of 5 partners and 15 legal professionals from Studio Legale Grimaldi e Associati. Francesco Novelli, Giovanni Ragnoni Bosco Lucarelli and Francesco Satta join as partners in Rome and Ugo Calò and Federico Zucconi Galli Fonseca as partners in Milan. The team of 15 other legal professionals will also be based in the Milan and Rome offices.
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