Litigators Paul R. Bessette and Michael J. Biles have joined King & Spalding as partners in the Austin office, the firm announced today. Both possess significant expertise in securities litigation and related government investigations, and come to the firm from Greenberg Traurig. Bessette will serve as co-chair of King & Spalding’s national securities litigation practice, a role he also played at his previous firm.
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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced today that Cornelius J. (“Neil”) Golden, Jr. has joined the firm as a partner in its market-leading Global Energy & Infrastructure practice. Golden joins the firm’s Washington, D.C., office from Chadbourne & Parke LLP.
Tags: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPBrown McCarroll Partner, Peter J. Harry, secured a unanimous verdict for $1.7 million from a Collin County jury for professional manufacturers’ representative, Circuit – Metals, LLC d/b/a Intermarc, in a tortious interference of contract lawsuit against Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc. and their senior director of procurement.
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Sheppard Mullin partners Jeryl Bowers, Eric Klein and Ken Yood served as counsel to DaVita Inc., a leading provider of kidney dialysis services, in its $4.42 billion merger with HealthCare Partners, the country’s largest operator of medical groups and physician networks.
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LeClairRyan is pleased to announce the addition of Charles A. Ognibene to its Boston office. He joins the national law firm’s corporate department as a shareholder on the Bank Finance and Lending Practice Area Team. Also joining the firm are associates William B. Dubon and Jessica N. Kennedy. All are formerly of Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP.
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International legal practice Norton Rose Group has advised a group of export credit agencies (ECAs), development banks and commercial lenders to the US$4 billion Surgil gas-to petrochemicals project in the Republic of Uzbekistan.
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Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) is delighted to announce the recruitment of James Clibbon, who joins the firm’s London office from Streathers Solicitors.
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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, announced that Jay B. Martin has joined the firm’s Albany office as a partner in the Insurance Regulatory practice. Martin comes to Manatt from Dewey & LeBoeuf.
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The Firm represented J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as sole book-running manager and the other Initial Purchasers in connection with the issuance by Kaiser Aluminum Corporation of $225 million aggregate principal amount of 8.250% Senior Notes due 2020. Kaiser Aluminum intends to use the net proceeds from the notes offering for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, acquisitions.
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Douglas W. Greene has joined Lane Powell as a shareholder and co-chair of the Securities Litigation Practice Group, where he defends public companies and their directors and officers in securities class actions, litigation concerning mergers and acquisitions, shareholder derivative actions, and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigations and enforcement proceedings. He also advises companies during internal corporate investigations.
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