Haynes and Boone, LLP has welcomed litigation attorney Jamie McDole as a new partner, who will focus on intellectual property litigation including Section 337 investigations before the International Trade Commission and appeals to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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Michael McKinnon has joined the Orange County office of international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP as a shareholder in the Corporate and Securities practice. He has more than 15 years of experience assisting clients with mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, equity and debt financings and corporate and securities laws. McKinnon joins from the Orange County office of Paul Hastings where he was a partner.
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Holland & Knight continues to strengthen its New York office by adding distinguished partners to the team. The firm is pleased to announce that Eileen Bannon, formerly of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, is now a partner in its Financial Services Practice Group. She joins Stuart Saft and Ken Lowenstein as the third high-profile partner to be added within the last six months.
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Duane Morris is pleased to announce that Rich Kim has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group as a partner in its San Diego office. Kim’s arrival further strengthens Duane Morris’ Intellectual Property Practice Group, in particular with respect to patent procurement and counseling, as well as IP litigation. Kim joins Duane Morris from Morrison Foerster LLP, where he was head of the Electronics, Software and Telecommunications Patent Group in that firm’s San Diego office.
Tags: Duane Morris LLPAn accomplished labor and employment lawyer has joined Fulbright in its San Antonio office.
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The Firm recently represented the initial purchasers, led by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC as global coordinators and joint book-running managers, in a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering by Inmet Mining Corporation of $1.5 billion principal amount of 8.75% Notes due 2020. The offering closed on May 18, 2012.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkThe Firm represented the underwriters, led by BNP Paribas, Citigroup, HSBC and Société Générale, as joint book-running managers, in connection with an offering by Philip Morris International Inc. of €750 million of 2.125% Notes due 2019 and €600 million of 2.875% Notes due 2024. Banca IMI, ING and Santander acted as co-managers for the offering. The notes were sold in a public offering and will be listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkTarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP is pleased to announce that Deborah J. Piazza has joined the firm as a Partner in the Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring Practice Group.
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Davis Polk advised Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, RBS Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as joint book-running managers in connection with an offering by Eastman Chemical Company of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of its 2.4% notes due 2017, $900 million aggregate principal amount of its 3.6% notes due 2022 and $500 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.8% notes due 2042.
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Phillips Nizer is pleased to announce the opening of a new law office in East Hampton, New York. Located at 34 Pantigo Road, the branch will be led by Senior Counsel, Andrew E. Goldstein, a member of the firm’s Corporate & Business Law Department and Securities & Private Placement Practice. This is the second office on Long Island for Phillips Nizer, with the first being in Garden City, for the 85-year old law firm. Founded in 1926, the firm also has an office in Hackensack, New Jersey and maintains its headquarters in Manhattan.
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