Schiff Hardin LLP, one of America’s oldest law firms, announced today its continuing national expansion to the second-largest financial center in the United States, Charlotte, N.C., with its choice of Charlotte as the national headquarters for Schiff Hardin Strategic Advisers, LLC, the firm’s new business advisory affiliate, and as the city for its newest law office.
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International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised China United Network Communications Group, the parent company of China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited, on its proposed acquisition of part of Telefónica’s shareholding in China Unicom.
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Cooley LLP announced today that Joseph M. Drayton has joined the firm as a partner in its New York office. Drayton, who has a breadth of experience litigating intellectual property matters, has also handled complex commercial and antitrust matters throughout his career. He also counsels clients in all aspects of IP acquisition, transfer, protection and enforcement. Prior to joining Cooley, Drayton practiced with Kaye Scholer LLP in New York.
Tags: Cooley LLP | New YorkCooley LLP announced today that DeAnna D. Allen has joined the firm as a partner in its Washington, DC office. Allen, most recently a partner of Dickstein Shapiro LLP, is an intellectual property practitioner with a particular focus on patent litigation, along with significant patent prosecution experience. She also counsels clients in a variety of industries on matters relating to wireless and wired communication technologies. Prior to practicing with Dickstein Shapiro, Allen served as in-house counsel to Burger King Brands.
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Dexia on the €2.8 billion sale of its DenizBank unit to Russia’s Sberbank. DenizBank is Turkey’s sixth-largest private sector bank, and the deal includes the bank’s subsidiaries in Turkey, Austria and Russia.
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In June 2010, the firm represented an investor group led by ZelnickMedia in its acquisition of Alloy, Inc. The firm is currently representing Alloy, Inc. in the sale of its Alloy Entertainment, LLC division to the television group of Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. The deal is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the third calendar quarter.
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General Cable Corp. has acquired a 60 percent equity interest in Procables S.A., a privately owned Colombian manufacturer of cable and wire products, for $45 million subject to standard price adjustments. The remaining 40% of Bogota-based Procables will remain with local privately held conglomerate The Sredni Group.
Tags: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | HoustonMorgan Lewis today announced that Christopher Harrison and Peter Sharp will serve as the new co-managing partners of the firm’s London office. The firm also confirmed that Olivier Chambord—an M&A and energy transactions lawyer who will relocate from Paris to London—has joined the firm as a partner in its Business and Finance practice.
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Watson, Farley & Williams is pleased to announce that it has appointed Corporate partner Gonzalo Aranzabal to its Madrid office.
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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented GE Capital as a joint bookrunner, co-lead arranger and syndication agent in the increase and extension of a $200,000,000 ABL credit facility for Global Brass and Copper, Inc, a portfolio company controlled by KPS Capital Partners, LP, in connection with Global Brass’ issuance of its $375,000,000 senior secured notes due 2019.
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