Shearman & Sterling Advises on ONEOK Partners, L.P. Public Offering of Common Units

Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Shearman & Sterling represented Barclays Capital Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as joint bookrunning managers and representatives of the several underwriters in connection with the $474 million public offering of common units representing limited partner interests of ONEOK Partners, L.P. (ONEOK). ONEOK is one of the largest publicly traded master limited partnerships and a leader in the gathering, processing, storage and transportation of natural gas in the United States.

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Quarles & Brady Opens Washington, D.C. Office

Monday, March 5, 2012
Quarles & Brady LLP announced today the opening of a Washington, D.C. office. The Firm’s newest office welcomes John F. Dienelt and Scott McIntosh, two highly regarded litigators who are bringing their national franchise practice to the Firm. Both were previously with DLA Piper.

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Mintz Levin’s Life Sciences Practice Represents Boston Biomedical, Inc. in its Agreement with Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. to be Acquired for up to $2.63 Billion

Monday, March 5, 2012
The Life Sciences Practice of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.  represented its client, Boston Biomedical, Inc. (BBI), in the company’s definitive agreement to be acquired by Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. (DSP).  Under the terms of the agreement, DSP will acquire BBI for up to $2.63 billion in total, which includes $200 million upfront, up to $540 million in development milestone payments, and up to $1.89 billion in sales milestone payments.

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Clifford Chance Advises National Agricultural Cooperative Federation on Its Successful Debt Liability Management Exercise for Its Reorganisation

Monday, March 5, 2012
Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (NACF) in its successful debt liability management exercise including solicitation of consents from the holders of its outstanding US$400,000,000 5.55% notes due 2012, US$180,000,000 8.50% notes due 2014, US$500,000,000 5.00% notes due 2014, US$500,000,000 4.25% notes due 2016, US$500,000,000 3.50% notes due 2017, HKD230,000,000 4.80% notes due 2012, HKD250,000,000 4.56% notes due 2013, SGD50,000,000 1.10% notes due 2012, SGD38,000,000 zero coupon notes due 2012, SGD40,000,000 1.27% notes due 2013 and JPY10,000,000,000 3.16% notes due 2 May 2018.

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McDermott Adds To Growing Employee Benefits Team

Monday, March 5, 2012
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP today named Ruth Wimer, Esq., CPA, a partner in the Firm’s Employee Benefits, Compensation, Labor & Employment Practice Group, based in the Washington, D.C. office. The addition of Ms. Wimer, who has deep and broad experience in the compensation and benefits area, will increase McDermott’s capabilities in this growing client service area.

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Leading Cross-Border Corporate Lawyer Joins DLA Piper

Monday, March 5, 2012
DLA Piper today announced that Kathleen Smith Ruhland has joined as a partner in the Corporate and Finance practice of the Minneapolis office. Ruhland joins DLA Piper from Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, where she was co-chair of that firm’s international practice.

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