James Watson has joined Vinson & Elkins as a partner in the global Energy Transactions/Projects practice group in the firm’s Tokyo office.
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Two Patent Litigators Join King & Spalding in New York
Veteran patent litigators Tony V. Pezzano and Michael P. Dougherty have joined the intellectual property practice of King & Spalding as partners in the New York office, the firm announced today. They joined King & Spalding from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, where Pezzano was a partner and Dougherty a special counsel.
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Polsinelli Shughart Adds Dallas Employee Benefits Law Attorney
Less than a year after opening a Dallas office, national law firm Polsinelli Shughart expands services in Texas with the addition of employee benefits law attorney Henry Talavera as shareholder. Highly accomplished in his field, Talavera focuses on executive compensation and ERISA, and assists employers with health reform compliance. His clients include oil and gas companies, Texas banks and nursing homes.
Tags: Polsinelli PC | Dallas Dewey & LeBoeuf Represents the Alhamrani Group in the Sale of Alhamrani Fuchs Petroleum Saudi Arabia
Dewey & LeBoeuf has been retained by Alhamrani Group in the sale of shares of Alhamrani Fuchs Petroleum Saudi Arabia Limited (“AFPSA”). AFPSA is known as the biggest independent producer of lubricants in the Gulf region. This private equity transaction is expected to be the biggest in the Gulf region in 2012.
Dewey & LeBoeuf Represents Financial Advisor on the Rights Issue of Sahara Petrochemicals Company
Dewey & LeBoeuf has represented the financial advisor and underwriter, Saudi Fransi Capital, in a rights issue by Sahara Petrochemicals Company, a Saudi Stock Exchange-listed issuer. The issuance of 225,370,851 shares of the company raised SAR 1,462,650,000 (US $390,040,000).
Cozen O’Connor Continues Growth of Intellectual Property Group In Washington, DC, with Addition of IP Attorney Louis L. Heidelberger
Continuing the expansion of its intellectual property practice, Cozen O’Connor announced that former Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz Partner Louis M. Heidelberger joined the firm’s IP group as a member in the Washington, D.C., office. The announcement comes on the heels of Cozen O’Connor’s recent hiring of nine IP attorneys from Duane Morris, including seven members; five of those also in the Washington, D.C., office.
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Clifford Chance Advises Hong Leong Bank on Its Inaugural US$1.5 Billion EMTN Programme
Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised Hong Leong Bank Berhad (HLB) on the establishment of its US$1.5 billion Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) programme and its maiden drawdown of US$300 million. This is the first EMTN programme for Hong Leong Bank and proceeds will be used for general working capital and other corporate purposes.
Tags: Clifford Chance LLP | Singapore Clifford Chance’s Hong Kong Corporate Practice Advises on Temasek’s US$2.3 Billion Acquisition of ICBC Shares Held by Goldman Sachs
Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited on its US$2.3 billion acquisition of the H shares of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (ICBC) held by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. This is the Hong Kong Corporate team’s most recent transaction in a series of headline deals since January totalling over US$7 billion.
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Former Freshfields Partner Carl Cheng Joins Zhong Lun’s Shanghai Office
20 April 2012 Zhong Lun Law Firm is pleased to announce that Carl B. Cheng, former partner with the Shanghai office of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, has joined Zhong Lun’s Shanghai office. Cheng brings more than 20 years international law firm experience to Zhong Lun and will continue to focus on international mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, inbound/outbound investments as well as corporate governance matters.
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