Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Stephen Hardesty has joined the firm as Partner and Nicholas Taylor has joined as Associate in the Business practice. They join the firm in Boise where they previously worked at Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley LLP.“

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC today announced the addition of shareholders Sean M. Girdwood and Brian D. Trudgen to its Financial Services and Real Estate Finance Practice in Pittsburgh.

The Oklahoma-based national law firm Hall Estill  announced today the expansion of its growing Intellectual Property (IP) practice with the addition of five respected and veteran attorneys in its Oklahoma City office. Attorneys Daniel P. Dooley, Tyler J. Mantooth, Bill D. McCarthy, Randall K. McCarthy and Dr. Michael S. Young, who most recently were part of the Intellectual Property practice with the Oklahoma City law firm of Fellers Snider, bring a combined 80 years of experience in patent and trademark law and litigation in a variety of specialized areas, including life science, applied science, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, computer and information technology.

Shearman & Sterling represented Citadel Capital S.A.E., a leading African private equity firm headquartered in Egypt with US$9 billion in investments under its control, in relation to the refinancing of their existing corporate loan facility and the financing of two further loan facilities to be used for certain specified purposes guaranteed by the US Government’s development finance institution, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. The financing extends to a total commitment of US$325 million by a combination of international and local financial institutions.

SNR Denton announced today it will open on March 1, 2012 in New Orleans, which will join more than 60 locations worldwide. The firm’s space will be located in Poydras Center, 650 Poydras Street, Suite 2850 in the city’s Central Business District. The firm also announced the addition of lawyers in New Orleans who will work in tandem with a team led by Clinton A. Vince, co-head of SNR Denton’s Energy, Transport and Infrastructure team.

The law firm of Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP is pleased to announce that Sang-yul Lee has joined the firm as a partner in its Litigation Department. Lee will base his practice in the Chicago office of the firm.

National law firm Polsinelli Shughart welcomes attorney Richard A. Yawitz as a shareholder in the firm’s Business department where he will combine his corporate transactional law experience involving closely-held companies along with his knowledge in the areas of strategic operational planning and taxation.