Orrick advised Macquarie Infrastructure Partners and Skanska Infrastructure Development on the $1.5 billion financing of the Midtown Tunnel concession in Virginia.
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Mayer Brown Attorney Joins Husch Blackwell’s Tax Team
Husch Blackwell welcomes Jeffrey A. Goldman to the firm’s Kansas City, Mo., office as a Partner. Goldman has worked in the area of Tax law for more than 15 years and “brings deep experience in both tax controversy/litigation matters and transactional tax matters, including international tax issues,” said Mark Welker, Chair of the firm’s Tax & Benefits Department.
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K&L Gates Boosts IP Litigation Practice with Orange County Lawyer Team
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Jan P. Weir as a partner in the firm’s Orange County office. Weir and three associates join K&L Gates’ intellectual property litigation practice from Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth LLP.
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Freshfields Advises DUKE Real Estate on €1.1 Billion Refinancing
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised DUKE Real Estate Limited on the refinancing of its €1.1 billion debt facilities. The refinancing extends the term of DUKE’s debt facilities to December 2016.
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International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Chailease Finance (BVI) on its debut issue of offshore renminbi bond at 5% for a tenor of three years. The notes, amounted to RMB750m (US$119m), are guaranteed by the issuer’s parent company, Chailease Finance Co., Ltd. This is the first time a Taiwanese non-bank financial institution has issued a dim sum bond.
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George E. Purdy Joins Krieg DeVault’s Growing Litigation Practice
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that attorney George E. Purdy has recently joined Krieg DeVault as a Partner. Mr. Purdy, who brings over 32 years of legal experience to the firm, joins Krieg DeVault’s 55 member Litgation practice group. He will concentrate his practice in the areas of complex and commercial litigation, including intellectual property litigation, products liability and asbestos defense, and defense of class actions. He currently serves as National Coordinating Counsel for asbestos litigation for Cummins Inc.
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Dorsey New York Adds Experienced Trial Partner Bill Primps
International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced today that William Primps has joined the Trial group in the Firm’s New York office as a Partner. Mr. Primps is a highly-experienced litigator with a practice focused on antitrust, energy, insurance and regulated industries. His clients include major insurance and reinsurance companies and alternative energy providers, including the largest operator of wind turbines in China as well as a U.S.-based manufacturer of wind turbines. During his career, he has represented Canada’s largest state-owned utility company, a major paper company in a large antitrust litigation, as well as major financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies.
Tags: Dorsey & Whitney LLP | New York Christopher Flanagan Joins Edwards Wildman as Partner in Boston
The law firm of Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP is pleased to announce that Christopher M. Flanagan is joining the firm’s Tax, Benefits & Compensation Department as a partner in Boston.
Davis Polk Advises TE Connectivity on the Completed Acquisition of Deutsch Group
Davis Polk advised TE Connectivity Ltd. in connection with its acquisition of Deutsch Group SAS, a world leader in harsh-environment connectivity solutions, from Deutsch Group’s majority shareholder Wendel in a transaction valued at €1.55 billion (approximately $2.04 billion at current exchange rates) and completed on April 3, 2012.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New York Davis Polk – Vivendi $2 Billion Notes Offering and Tender Offer
Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as joint book-running managers and representatives of the several initial purchasers on a Rule 144A/Regulation S debt offering by Vivendi S.A. of $550 million aggregate principal amount of 2.4% notes due 2013, $650 million aggregate principal amount of 3.45% notes due 2018 and $800 million aggregate principal amount of 4.75% notes due 2022.
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