Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that Barbara M. Goodstein has joined the firm in New York as a partner in the Banking & Finance practice. Previously, she was a partner with Dewey & LeBoeuf in New York.
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Davis Polk advised the United States Department of the Treasury (Treasury) in connection with its offering of approximately 188.5 million shares of common stock of American International Group, Inc. (AIG), which included the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option, representing proceeds to Treasury of approximately $5.8 billion. AIG agreed to purchase approximately 65.6 million shares in the offering, representing $2 billion of Treasury’s proceeds from the sale.
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Herbert Smith has recently advised The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International plc and Standard Chartered Bank (together the “Joint Lead Managers”) on the establishment of a US$1.5 billion euro medium term note programme (the “Programme”) and the first issue of US$500 million 3.75% notes due 2017 issued under such Programme.
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The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced that Larry P. Cote has joined the Firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the Health Law Group.
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The firm is pleased to announce that Henry J. Ricardo has become a partner effective May 10, 2012. Focused on financial services litigation, Mr. Ricardo has represented a broad range of entities, including a financial guaranty insurer, international banks, venture capital funds, securities brokers and financial advisors. He has been active in a number of high-profile matters that arose out of the recent economic crisis.
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International law firm, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, represented long-standing client General Electric Co. on its digital energy business’ global alliance with China XD Electric Group, a Shanghai listed company and also one of China’s largest manufacturers of electricity transmission and distribution equipment.
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DAC Beachcroft’s “best friends” law firm in India, KSP, has announced the appointment of two new insurance partners.
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As the NSW Government prepares to lease out its desalination plant, in a considerably tight timeframe, the Sydney desalination is the largest privatisation in NSW history.
Tags: Gilbert, LLPGilbert + Tobin advised the Charter Hall Independent Directors Committee on considering, developing and negotiating the $1.74 billion acquisition via a Court sanctioned and member approved scheme.
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