Field Fisher Waterhouse strengthens its Hamburg office with the appointment of newcorporate partner, Sara Bandehzadeh. As of June 2012, Sara returns to legal practice after working in industry for several years.
Tags: GermanyAustralian Lawyers Play Leading Role in South African Renewable Energy Programme
Lawyers in DLA Piper’s Australian practice in conjunction with DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr are advising more than half of the successful bidders for Phase 1 and Phase 2 of South Africa’s Independent Power Producers (IPP) Procurement Programme on solar, wind, hydro, biomass and biogas projects. DLA Piper Australia is also acting for bidders and lenders providing project finance for a number of projects in Phase 3 of the Programme.
Four New Hires Come Aboard LeClairRyan’s San Francisco Offices
U.S. law firm LeClairRyan augmented the staff in its San Francisco offices with three attorneys and one legal assistant, according to a press release. Bridget McInerney Harris and L. Randolph Harris joined as shareholders to assist the practices for corporate and taxes while D. Karen Maready comes aboard as an associate.
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Jackson Lewis Hires Michael J. Mirarchi for Partner Opportunity in Dallas Office
U.S. law firm Jackson Lewis has hired Michael J. Mirarchi to fill a Dallas legal job as a partner, according to a press release.
Mirarchi, who founded a consultancy in 1992 that helps employers avoid litigation, brings 25 years of experience advising and counseling within the realm of employment law.
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Two Veteran Media Law Attorneys Join Haynes and Boone Austin
Haynes and Boone, LLP has bolstered its highly respected media law group with the addition of two nationally recognized attorneys, Laura Lee Prather and Catherine Robb.
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K&L Gates Adds Washington, D.C., Broker-Dealer Partner
The Washington, D.C., office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes broker-dealer lawyer K. Susan Grafton as a partner in the investment management practice. Grafton joins K&L Gates from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
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Morgan Lewis Continues Expansion of Business & Finance Practice with Capital Markets Partner Allan Reiss in New York
Morgan Lewis today announced the addition of Allan Reiss—a practitioner with nearly 30 years of experience in capital markets, finance and M&A transactions—to its Business and Finance Practice, resident in the firm’s New York office. He was most recently a partner with the New York office of Vinson & Elkins LLP, where he practiced corporate and securities law as a member of that firm’s Capital Markets group.
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Cullen and Dykman LLP Opens Albany Office; Names Brian T. FitzGerald Partner-In-Charge
Cullen and Dykman LLP, one of New York’s oldest law firms, today announced it has opened an office at 99 Washington Avenue in Albany, New York. Cullen and Dykman’s new office is consistent with its ongoing upstate New York strategic growth initiative. It was also announced that Brian T. FitzGerald has joined Cullen and Dykman LLP as partner-in-charge of the Albany office. With the addition of Mr. FitzGerald’s group, Cullen and Dykman adds to its status as a pre-eminent utility and energy law firm in the state and the region.
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Transactional Attorney David Meyer Joins Arent Fox Los Angeles as Firm Continues to Expand its Corporate Practice
Arent Fox Los Angeles continues its dynamic growth with the addition of David C. Meyer, a corporate partner with a multidisciplinary practice representing international corporations, auto industry companies, high-tech start-ups, research and development companies, and high net worth individuals. David will be a leader in growing strong transactional and real estate practices in Los Angeles that will mirror and complement the firm’s highly regarded East Coast groups in those areas.
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Mintz Levin’s Energy and Clean Technology Practice Represents GreatPoint Energy in $1.25 Billion Joint Venture
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. is pleased to announce that its Energy and Clean Technology Practice represented GreatPoint Energy in its landmark transaction with China-based Wanxiang Holdings. As part of the deal, GreatPoint Energy has raised corporate equity investment and secured project funding totaling $1.25 billion from Wanxiang to finance and construct the first phase of a one trillion cubic feet per year coal-to natural gas production facility in China. Wanxiang will take a large minority stake in GreatPoint, an investment that is considered one of the largest by a Chinese company in an American firm financed by venture capital, according to Ernst & Young.
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