Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that Cliff W. Vrielink will join the firm as a partner in the recently opened Houston office. Prior to joining Sidley, Mr. Vrielink was a partner at Vinson & Elkins, where his practice focused on mergers, acquisitions and private equity.
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Herrick, Feinstein LLP announced today that David A. Pentlow, a veteran in the areas of corporate and securities law, has joined the firm’s New York office as a Partner in the Corporate Department. Mr. Pentlow was formerly a Partner with Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.
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Responding to the growing intellectual property and trademark needs of U.S. and foreign clients, Haynes and Boone, LLP has added three experienced intellectual property partners – two in Washington, D.C. and one based in California who also practices in Washington, D.C.
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Choate today announced that William R. Haulbrook, PhD, has joined the firm as a partner in its Intellectual Property Group. Dr. Haulbrook joins Choate from Goodwin Procter, where he was a Partner in their IP Group. He will continue to focus his practice on procurement and enforcement of intellectual property rights, with an emphasis on strategic development of US and foreign patent portfolios, patent infringement and validity opinions, patent licensing and IP due diligence.
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International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised the sole underwriter, HSBC, on the rights issue by The United Laboratories International Holdings Limited, a pharmaceutical company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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DLA Piper represented PJ Finance Company, LLC during its US$500 million debt restructuring. PJ Finance Company, owner of 32 apartment complexes with nearly 10,000 units, won court permission to restructure approximately US$500 million in debt. US Bankruptcy Judge Brendan Linehan Shannon signed an order approving the debtors’ reorganization plan.
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Foley Hoag LLP has added Derek Smith as a partner and Luis Parada as counsel, continuing the growth of its leading International Litigation and Arbitration Practice and its Washington, D.C. office.
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Clyde & Co is pleased to announce that Devika Khanna has joined the firm as a partner in its international arbitration team.
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Davis Polk advised Citigroup Global Markets Inc., The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and Merrill Lynch International as the joint lead managers in connection with the Rule 144A/Regulation S offering by Bank of Ceylon of its $500 million 6.875% senior notes due 2017.
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