Venable LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Daniel P. Hoffer, formerly with the boutique labor and employment law firm Kellman Hoffer LLP in Manhattan Beach. He joined Venable’s Los Angeles office on June 1 as a partner in the firm’s nationally recognized Labor and Employment practice group. Mr. Hoffer is known not only as a successful trial attorney, but also for having a distinguished record as a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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KazMunaiGas, Kazakhstan’s state oil and gas company, secured a $1.13 billion Chinese loan on Wednesday to complete an upgrade that will enable its Atyrau oil refinery to produce cleaner fuels. Morgan Lewis advised KazMunaiGas on the transaction.
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Arnold & Porter LLP represented The Charles Schwab Corporation in the sale of $425 million of depositary shares, each representing a 1/40th ownership interest in a share of 6.00% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B. The deal closed June 6, 2012.
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Cooley LLP announced an important litigation victory for Cooley client Entergy Corporation. The Fifth Circuit ruled in favor of Entergy’s claim for almost $250 million in foreign tax credits for the UK “windfall tax,” a tax on companies in regulated industries that were privatized by the UK. The victory was the product of close collaboration between Entergy’s Tax Counsel and the Cooley tax litigation team. The victory was achieved despite a recent adverse Third Circuit ruling (not involving Cooley) on the same tax.
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DLA Piper announced today that David Luce has joined the firm’s Corporate and Finance practice and Insurance and Reinsurance Sector practice as a partner in New York.
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Hogan Lovells announced today that a team of its corporate and transactional lawyers are advising client Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp) on LabCorp’s proposed acquisition of MEDTOX Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ: MTOX) in a cash merger having a value of approximately US$240 million. LabCorp is an S&P 500 company headquartered in Burlington, NC and operates one of the largest clinical laboratory networks in the world, with a U.S. network of 36 primary laboratories. MEDTOX Scientific offers a variety of laboratory services and devices geared towards the detection of drug and alcohol use.
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised China Development Bank (CDB) on its commitment of up to US$750 million to fund the procurement, construction, installation and operation of solar power projects in New Jersey, USA with a total installed capacity of up to 300MW. The financing comprises both secured EPC financing to be provided to SPI Solar and secured long-term financing to be provided to KDC Solar.
Tags: White & Case LLP | Hong KongGlobal law firm White & Case LLP is strengthening its Global Project Finance capabilities in Düsseldorf, Germany, with the addition of Dr. Jan-Holger Arndt as partner. Dr. Arndt will focus on advising financial investors, primarily in conjunction with German and international project finance and asset finance transactions. He will also advise on restructurings.
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Barry Mesher, formerly of Lane Powell PC, has joined the firm’s Seattle office as part of the Complex Litigation Division.
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A team of Akin Gump attorneys has been retained by a special committee of Chinese copper products manufacturer and producer of biodiesel Gushan Environmental Energy Limited in its agreement to merge with Trillion Energy Holdings Limited and Trillion Energy Investments Holdings Limited. Trillion Energy Holdings Limited is wholly owned by Gushan’s chairman and principal executive officer, Jianqiu Yu. He also currently owns 34.8 percent of Gushan’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares.
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