Hogan Lovells has been advising JKC Australia LNG (a joint venture between Japan’s JGC Corporation, Houston-based KBR and Japan’s Chiyoda Corporation) in relation to the US$34 billion Ichthys LNG Project in Australia. JKC signed a contract with INPEX earlier this year for the engineering, procurement and construction of the onshore LNG facilities, to be built near Darwin in Australia.
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Kaye Scholer today announced that former Dewey & LeBoeuf Corporate Partner John R. Fallon, Jr. has joined the firm’s New York office. He brings with him former Dewey associate John Csuka.
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Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that Andrew Holland and Kirk Lipsey have joined the firm’s New York office as partners in the Insurance & Financial Services group. Mr. Holland’s practice will focus on insurance regulatory and corporate matters. Mr. Lipsey will focus on insurance industry transactions, with a particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and other strategic transactions.
Tags: Sidley Austin LLP | New YorkFull service Florida law firm Shutts & Bowen LLP is pleased to announce the hiring of Joshua Miron as a partner in its Fort Lauderdale office, in the Business Litigation Group.
Holland & Hart LLP is pleased to announce Edward Garcia has joined its Legislative and Regulatory Affairs practice.
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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented GE Capital Markets as joint lead arranger and sole administrative agent for financing in support of KPS Capital Partners LP’s acquisition of ThyssenKrupp Waupaca, Inc., the largest independent iron foundry in the world, from ThyssenKrupp Budd Company through a newly formed company, W Foundry International, Inc.
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In another major capital markets transaction in Latin America, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP has served as legal advisor to the initial purchasers in a $146 million Rule 144A/Regulation S debt offering by leading Latin American restaurant operator Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc.
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Proskauer served as counsel to Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. in its pending purchase of Cost Plus, Inc.
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Covington & Burling is strengthening its anti-corruption and trade control practices by adding lawyer David Lorello as a partner in its London office. Mr. Lorello is a US lawyer, and has been practicing in London for the last five years, with a broad practice spanning US, UK, and European international regulatory issues. This is Covington’s second high-profile addition in the past few months to its anti-corruption practice in Europe. Casey Cooper joined the firm’s London office in February.
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International law firm Dechert LLP’s highly regarded cross-border transactional life sciences practice has advised on two major sector transactions announced this week, between Cellzome and GlaxoSmithKline (“GSK”) for £61 million (US$99 million), and between Italian-based companies Newron Pharmaceuticals S.p.A (“Newron”) and Zambon for €20 million (US$25.69 million).
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