Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the nation’s largest labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce the opening of its New York City office. The New York City office, which officially opens on Wednesday, is the 41st for Ogletree Deakins, which was founded in 1977 with just two offices and 16 attorneys. The firm now has more than 650 attorneys nationwide.

Orrick advised Macquarie Infrastructure Partners and Skanska Infrastructure Development on the $1.5 billion financing of the Midtown Tunnel concession in Virginia.

International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced today that William Primps has joined the Trial group in the Firm’s New York office as a Partner. Mr. Primps is a highly-experienced litigator with a practice focused on antitrust, energy, insurance and regulated industries. His clients include major insurance and reinsurance companies and alternative energy providers, including the largest operator of wind turbines in China as well as a U.S.-based manufacturer of wind turbines. During his career, he has represented Canada’s largest state-owned utility company, a major paper company in a large antitrust litigation, as well as major financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies.

Davis Polk advised TE Connectivity Ltd. in connection with its acquisition of Deutsch Group SAS, a world leader in harsh-environment connectivity solutions, from Deutsch Group’s majority shareholder Wendel in a transaction valued at €1.55 billion (approximately $2.04 billion at current exchange rates) and completed on April 3, 2012.