Mayer Brown Adds William Michael, Jr. as Partner in Chicago and a Co-leader of White Collar Defense Group

Monday, February 27, 2012
Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that William Michael, Jr. has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice and as a co-leader of the White Collar Defense & Compliance group. Previously, he was a partner at  Dorsey & Whitney in Minneapolis, where he co-led that firm’s white collar crime and civil fraud group.

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Stroock’s Entertainment Practice Expands Into Miami; James G. Sammataro and Courtney Caprio Join Stroock

Monday, February 27, 2012
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, a national law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami, announced the addition of James G. Sammataro as a Partner in the firm’s Entertainment group in Miami, effective immediately. Courtney Caprio will also be joining Stroock as a Senior Associate in the firm’s entertainment group.

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Morgan Lewis Continues Expansion in Southern California with Toxic Tort & Environmental Litigator

Monday, February 27, 2012
Morgan Lewis today announced that Collie James—the lead trial lawyer defending Pepsi against a series of Erin Brokovich toxic tort suits brought in California regarding a subsidiary holding—will join the firm as a partner in its Litigation Practice, resident in Irvine. His arrival continues the firm’s recent expansion in the Golden State, where it has added more than half a dozen partners over the past year, and in Orange County in particular, where the firm has doubled its presence since 2010.

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Linklaters Advises on EUR 206bn Greek Debt Exchange – the World’s Largest Ever Debt Restructuring Exercise

Monday, February 27, 2012
Linklaters is advising Deutsche Bank and HSBC on the restructuring of EUR 206bn Greek Government debt, in accordance with the Eurozone’s second ‘bail-out’ package for Greece.  The deal – which was described by Charles Dallara, the Managing Director of the Institute of International Finance as a deal “unprecedented in its size and scope” – is not only the world’s largest ever debt restructuring exercise, but it is also the world’s largest ever liability management transaction.

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Maddocks Canberra Office Open

Monday, February 27, 2012
Maddocks has today announced the opening of the new Canberra office to service its growing list of Commonwealth clients. This is the third office for the firm who opened its first office in Melbourne over 126 years ago, followed by the establishment of the Sydney office in 2002.

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Davis Polk Advises Citigroup in Connection with Eastman Kodak Company’s Debtor-In-Possession Credit Facilities

Monday, February 27, 2012
Davis Polk is advising Citicorp North America, Inc. as administrative agent and collateral agent, and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as sole lead arranger and bookrunner, for the $950 million debtor-in-possession credit facility for Eastman Kodak Company. The credit facilities were approved by a final order entered by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court on February 16, 2012.

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Leading China Employment Lawyer Joins Faegre Baker Daniels as Partner in Shanghai

Monday, February 27, 2012
Faegre Baker Daniels is pleased to announce that Kevin L. Jones has joined its Shanghai office as partner, becoming the head of the firm’s labor and employment practice in China. Kevin has been recognized as a leading employment lawyer in China by Legal 500 for three consecutive years (2010, 2011 and 2012) and Chambers Asia for two consecutive years (2011 and 2012).

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Zhong Lun Law Firm Launches New Office In London

Monday, February 27, 2012
Zhong Lun Law Firm is pleased to announce the official opening of its new London office with the joining of a team of five solicitors and a total staff of nine legal professionals and support staff. Zhong Lun, one of the China “Big 3” national full-service law firms in the PRC, is the first top-tier Chinese law firm to enter the London market.

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Katten Adds Former Federal Prosecutor David Kettel to Litigation Practice

Friday, February 24, 2012
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP announced today that prominent white collar litigator David Kettel has joined its Litigation Practice in Los Angeles. With significant experience in SEC and white collar defense, commercial litigation and internal investigations, Mr. Kettel has investigated, prosecuted and defended such diverse cases as bankruptcy, bank, HUD and visa fraud, narcotics trafficking (including “doctor diversion” cases) and identity theft. He is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Central District of California and was a member of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force.

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