Adams and Reese announces that two well-known partners Dale Allen and Tony Swafford; a highly-respected, governmental affairs advisor Holly McDaniel; and an up-and-coming associate Kyle Young have joined the regional law firm in the Nashville office. All four were previously with the Miller & Martin law firm in Nashville.
Tags: Adams & Reese LLP Blank Rome Enhances Entertainment and Media Litigation Experience in Los Angeles Office with Ronald K. Sittler
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Ronald K. Sittler has joined the Firm as a partner in the Corporate Litigation group. Mr. Sittler has nearly 20 years of experience prosecuting and defending various types of complex commercial disputes, predominantly in the entertainment and media sector. He has successfully served as lead trial counsel in a number of jury trials, bench trials and arbitrations. Mr. Sittler is based in the Firm’s Los Angeles office.
Tags: Blank Rome LLP | Los Angeles Jones Day Dallas Adds Former U.S. Attorney and Litigation Depth with Arrival of Three Partners
The global law firm Jones Day has announced that former U.S. Attorney Matthew Orwig and high-profile litigators Basheer Ghorayeb and Shawn Cleveland have joined the Firm’s Dallas Office as partners. All were partners in SNR Denton’s Dallas office, where Mr. Orwig was managing partner.
Tags: Jones Day | Dallas Sutherland Adds Two Energy/Derivatives Partners in Washington, D.C. Bringing Together Leading Advisors in Post-Dodd-Frank Commodities and Derivatives Regulation
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP today announced that David T. McIndoe and R. Michael Sweeney, Jr., previously co-heads of the Commodities Trading Group at Hunton & Williams LLP, have joined the firm as partners in Sutherland’s Washington, D.C., office.
Tags: Eversheds Sutherland Latham & Watkins Real Estate Practice Bolstered with Arrival of Prominent New York Partner
Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that David Broderick has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Finance Department. Broderick has almost twenty years of experience handling complex real estate transactions representing private equity funds and financial institutions. His practice focuses on all aspects of real estate finance, including mortgage and mezzanine origination, debt syndication, preferred equity, bridge financing and other structured financings, foreclosures and restructurings, private equity investments, and the restructuring and workout of intercreditor and co-lender arrangements as well as the negotiated resolution of disputes across the capital structures of a borrower.
Tags: Latham & Watkins LLP | New York Mayer Brown Expands Banking & Finance Practice in Charlotte with Addition of Perry Hicks as Partner
Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that Perry Hicks has joined the firm as a partner in the Banking & Finance practice in Charlotte. Mr. Hicks is moving to Mayer Brown from Katten Muchin Rosenman, where he was a partner in their Charlotte finance practice following six years practicing at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft.
Tags: Mayer Brown LLP Davis Polk – Banco do Brasil $1 Billion Tier 1 Securities
Davis Polk advised BB Securities Ltd., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and Standard Chartered Bank as initial purchasers on the Tier 1 offering by Banco do Brasil S.A., acting through its Grand Cayman branch, of its 9.25% perpetual non-cumulative junior subordinated securities in an aggregate principal amount of $1 billion.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Sao Paulo Shearman & Sterling Advises Ardagh Packaging Finance and Ardagh MP Holdings USA on $420 Million High Yield Bond Offering
Shearman & Sterling has advised Ardagh Packaging Finance plc and Ardagh MP Holdings USA Inc on their offering of $420 million in high yield bonds, comprising $160 million in First Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2017 issued by Ardagh Packaging Finance plc and $260 million in Senior Notes due 2020 co-issued by Ardagh Packaging Finance plc and Ardagh MP Holdings USA Inc.
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLP White & Case Advises on Ruspetro IPO
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Ruspetro plc on its US$250 million initial public offering (IPO) and admission to the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange (LSE).
Tags: White & Case LLP | Moscow Goodwin Represents High Liner Foods in Acquisition of Icelandic Group’s U.S. and Asian Operations
Goodwin Procter client High Liner Foods, a leading value-added frozen seafood company, recently acquired Icelandic Group’s U.S. and Asian operations for approximately $232.7 million. Following the acquisition, High Liner is now the leading value-added seafood supplier in North America. Based out of Reykjavik, Icelandic Group is a frozen seafood supplier with operations in America, Europe and Asia.
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