Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Debra P. Goldberg has joined the Firm as a partner in the Financial Services group. For 25 years, Ms. Goldberg has concentrated her practice in the areas of commercial finance, structured finance, and equipment leasing and finance. In particular, Ms. Goldberg focuses on complex aircraft financing and leasing transactions of both commercial and corporate aircraft. Ms. Goldberg represents financial institutions, including commercial and investment banks, leasing and finance companies, monoline insurers, and public and private corporate entities. She is based in the Firm’s New York office.

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Chadbourne & Parke LLP represented Rio Bravo Investimentos Ltda. as its international fund counsel in the formation of Rio Bravo Energia I FIP, a Brazilian private equity fund. The fund recently held its final closing on May 4th, 2012, raising R$463 million (US$227 million) from both domestic and international investors. The fund will make investments primarily in Brazilian small to mid-sized greenfield power generation projects with a focus on renewable energy from hydro, wind and biomass projects.

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Covington advised SandRidge Energy, Inc. on the sale of its non-core tertiary recovery business for $130 million to Morgan Stanley Global Private Equity portfolio company Trinity CO2 Investments. The divested properties are located in West Texas and currently produce approximately 1,100 barrels of oil per day.

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Former U.S. Representative from New York Rick Lazio has been hired to fill a New York legal job with Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre, according to a press release.

Lazio will spearhead the newly opened New York office as a partner, where tasks that cross his desk might include legal recruitment.

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