Jones Day welcomes litigation partner Jeffrey Bresch in Pittsburgh

Tuesday, April 10, 2012
The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Jeffrey J. Bresch has joined the Pittsburgh Office as a partner in the Business and Tort Litigation (USA) Practice. He joins Jones Day from Reed Smith, where he was partner in the trial group. Mr. Bresch’s significant and diverse practice includes energy, intellectual property/trade secrets, and general commercial litigation, among many others. As first chair counsel, he has tried both bench and jury trials to successful verdict in a wide array of matters throughout the United States.

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Davis Polk – LyondellBasell Industries N.V. $3 Billion Senior Notes Offering and Lyondell Chemical Company Tender Offer

Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as representative of the initial purchasers on a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering by LyondellBasell Industries N.V. of $2 billion aggregate principal amount of 5% senior notes due 2019 and $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.75% senior notes due 2024. Both series of notes are guaranteed by certain of LyondellBasell’s wholly owned domestic subsidiaries.

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Davis Polk – Apache Corporation $3 Billion Notes Offering

Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Davis Polk advised underwriters represented by Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC in connection with an SEC-registered offering by Apache Corporation of $400 million principal amount of its 1.75% notes due 2017, $1.1 billion principal amount of its 3.25% notes due 2022 and $1.5 billion principal amount of its 4.75% notes due 2043.

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Private Equity Partner Niping Wu Joins Kaye Scholer’s Shanghai Office

Monday, April 9, 2012
Kaye Scholer today announced the arrival of Niping Wu, a Corporate Partner in its Shanghai office. Recognized as a leading private equity lawyer by Chambers Asia, Wu has extensive experience in cross-border M&A, with a focus on private equity downstream investment in the Asia-Pacific region. She also advises on strategic investments in relation to Chinese target companies, as well as in representing multinational companies in their direct investments in China. She has also represented clients in capital markets transactions including US public and institutional offerings by Chinese and other non-US issuers.

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White Collar and FCPA Lawyer William J. Stuckwisch Joins Washington, D.C., Office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Monday, April 9, 2012
Kirkland & Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that William J. Stuckwisch has joined the Washington, D.C., office as a partner in the Government, Regulatory and Internal Investigations Practice Group. Mr. Stuckwisch joins the Firm from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Criminal Division, where he most recently served as Assistant Chief in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Unit, Fraud Section.

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