International law firm Simmons & Simmons has appointed David Williams as a partner in its award-winning Financial Services team in London.

International law firm Eversheds has hired Berwin Leighton Paisner partner Angus Ford as a partner in its London Real Estate team. His appointment follows swiftly on from Sebastian Daly, who joined the London real estate tax team from Clifford Chance in March this year.

A Seattle law office made attorney recruitment news by tapping a new leader of its business matters for real estate.

Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP, a leading California real estate law firm, announces the addition of Tim Paone as a partner in the firm’s Orange County office. A prominent and well-respected Land Use attorney in the region, Mr. Paone joins Cox Castle from Theodora Oringher PC. where he was chair of the Real Estate and Land Use practice.

SXC Health Solutions Corp. (NASDAQ:  SXCI, TSX: SXC) and Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHSI) today announced that their Boards of Directors have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement under which SXC and Catalyst will combine in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $4.4 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Catalyst shareholders will receive $28.00 in cash and 0.6606 shares of SXC stock for each Catalyst share, which implies a purchase price of $81.02 per Catalyst share and a premium of approximately 28% based on the closing stock prices of SXC and Catalyst on April 17, 2012.

Clayton Utz has acted for Iluka Resources Limited on the replacement of its existing Syndicated Term Loan Facility of A$445 million.

Wragge & Co has boosted its growing international projects practice with the hire of former Norton Rose partner Jonathan Brufal. Jonathan, a projects expert who specialises in major energy, water, mining and infrastructure projects, joined the firm on 10 April 2012.