Shearman & Sterling represented Media General, Inc., a publicly traded media company, in connection with financing agreements reached with Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.
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McDermott Paris Office Expands with Arrival of Seven New Lawyers
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the arrival of three new partners and four new associates at its rapidly growing Paris office. As the office recently celebrated its first anniversary, the new arrivals strengthen the Firm’s capabilities in the areas of corporate, tax and dispute resolution law.
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Linklaters Advises Aggreko on Pioneering Power Supply Project
Linklaters has acted as international counsel to Aggreko in a ground-breaking scheme involving the construction and operation of an interim power plant supplying power to Eskom, the South African power company and Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM), the Mozambique power utility.
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Wilson Elser Continues to Bolster Financial Services/Securities Practices; Janene Marasciullo Joins the Firm’s Midtown Manhattan Office
On the heels of hiring a core team of attorneys in the New Jersey-based Financial Services practice, national law firm Wilson Elser has retained another experienced attorney to grow its financial services/securities business. The firm is happy to report that Janene Marasciullo, a seasoned trial attorney and litigator, has joined its Midtown Manhattan office as a partner.
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Milbank Advises on First International Bond Offering by a Vietnamese State‑Owned Bank
Leading international law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has advised Barclays and HSBC as joint lead managers and joint bookrunners on a US$250 million offering of 8.0% Notes Due 2017 by Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (Vietinbank), the country’s second-largest bank by market capitalization. A benchmark transaction for Vietnam, the deal is the first successfully completed international bond offering by a Vietnamese state-owned bank.
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Miller & Chevalier Expands Export Controls and Economic Sanctions Practice With the Addition of Barbara D. Linney
Miller & Chevalier Chartered today announced that Barbara D. Linney has joined the firm’s Export Controls and Economic Sanctions practice as a Member. Linney comes to the firm from Blank Rome LLP, where she was a partner.
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Two Mining Lawyers Join Fasken Martineau in Montréal
Fasken Martineau, a leading international business law and litigation firm, announced today that Frank Mariage and Steve Boucratie have joined the firm’s Corporate/Commercial, Mergers & Acquisitions and Mining groups as partner and associate respectively, as of June 1, 2012.
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Top Trial Lawyer E. Todd Presnell Joins Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce the continued strategic growth of its Litigation practice group with the addition of leading trial lawyer E. Todd Presnell as a partner in the firm’s Nashville office. Previously chairman of the Litigation Department at Miller & Martin PLLC, Mr. Presnell represents major corporations, small businesses, tax-exempt organizations and individuals. He has served as lead counsel in federal and state courts nationwide.
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Morgan Lewis Advises The Kraft Group and Schwarz Partners on International Paper Mill Acquisitions
The Kraft Group, LLC and Schwarz Partners, LP have agreed to acquire two containerboard mills from global paper and packaging company International Paper.
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Arnold & Porter Advises Republic of Kenya on Debut International Syndicated Loan
Arnold & Porter LLP has advised the Government of Kenya on a $600 million term loan facility arranged by Standard Chartered Bank, Citibank and The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited. The transaction, signed on 15 May 2012, was Kenya’s first international syndicated loan. “This is an important milestone for the Republic of Kenya and we are delighted to have assisted the Republic with this debut international transaction” said Arnold & Porter partner Whitney Debevoise.
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