Ropes & Gray today announced significant developments in the expansion of the firm’s capabilities in China:
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Proskauer Adds M&A Partner in New York
Proskauer has expanded its mergers and acquisitions capabilities with the addition of Lorenzo Borgogni as a partner in the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions Group. Borgogni, who joins from Dewey & LeBoeuf, will be based in Proskauer’s New York office.
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K&L Gates Welcomes Commercial Disputes Partner in Portland Office
The Portland office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added B. John Casey as a partner in the commercial disputes practice. Casey joins K&L Gates from Latham & Watkins LLP.
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Perkins Coie – Dan Coyne, Jim Carroll, Christine Biebel Close $435 Million Deal for Ascension Health Alliance
Chicago Healthcare Finance attorneys Dan Coyne, Jim Carroll and Christine Biebel on behalf of Ascension Health Alliance, closed a $435,370,000 bond deal on May 10, 2012 that involved four Issuing Authorities and project locations in five states.
Tags: Perkins Coie LLPZhong Lun Launches London Office
Zhong Lun Law Firm is pleased to announce that the law firm has launched its London Office on May 2, 2012 at the prestigious Chancery Court Hotel, London.
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Steptoe Continues Expansion of International and Latin American Practices with Addition of Brigida Benitez
Steptoe is pleased to announce that Brigida Benitez has joined the firm as a partner in the International Regulation & Compliance and Commercial Litigation practices. Ms. Benitez will be resident in the Washington office, bringing with her almost 20 years of experience in complex litigation, anti-corruption and investigations. Her practice focuses on high stakes dispute resolution, including international litigation and arbitration, and internal investigations and anti-corruption issues, such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), with a particular emphasis on Latin America.
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Holland & Knight Expands Energy Practice with New Partners
Two top Boston energy lawyers, Scott Mueller and Meabh Purcell, have joined Holland & Knight’s Energy & Clean Technology Team as partners. Both come to the firm from Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, where Mr. Mueller was co-chair of its Energy Regulatory Department.
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Clifford Chance Advises Consortium on One of the Largest Mining Investments in China this Year
Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised a consortium of investors including Credit Suisse, New World, Baosteel and CCB International on their US$151 million investment in ChongHou Energy Resources Limited, the holding company of Qipanjing Mining Company Limited which owns and operates a number of coking coal mines in Inner Mongolia. Coking coal is used in the production of steel and is in high demand in China.
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Nationally Recognized Securities Litigator Christopher Cutler Joins Foley in Washington, D.C. and Tampa
Foley announced today that Christopher M. Cutler has joined the firm as a partner in the Washington, D.C. and Tampa offices, working with the Securities Enforcement & Litigation Practice. Prior to joining Foley, Cutler was a partner at McGuireWoods LLP.
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Ogletree Deakins Adds Employee Benefits Shareholder, Continues Growth in Firm’s Denver Office
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the nation’s largest labor and employment law firms, welcomes Irene Gallagher as a shareholder to the firm’s Denver office. Gallagher focuses her practice on employee benefits law and executive compensation. Prior to joining Ogletree Deakins, she was a partner with Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP in Denver. With Gallagher and her employee benefits practice, Ogletree Deakins’ Denver office adds to the robust and balanced labor and employment law experience that includes areas such as class action defense, workplace safety and health, immigration, international law, wage and hour, and traditional labor relations. Since opening with two attorneys in early 2010, the Denver office has grown to 18 attorneys serving employers throughout Colorado, the region, and the United States.
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