Akerman Senterfitt recently represented Trivest Partners L.P., a private equity fund, in the acquisition of Confiance IP Solutions by Onepath Systems L.L.C., a Trivest portfolio company.
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Weil Funds Team Represents BC Partners in €6.5 billion Fundraising
Weil’s London Private Funds practice group represented BC Partners in connection with the final closing of its latest buyout fund, BC European Capital IX (BCEC IX), at the hard cap of €6.5 billion in investor commitments. BCEC IX is reported to be the biggest European buy-out fund to have a final close since the height of the financial crisis. The Weil team representing BC Partners was led by Private Funds partner Nick Benson, together with associates James McCrory, Laura Carrier and Peter Boulle, and was assisted by lawyers from Clifford Chance and Simpson Thacher.
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Morgan Lewis Continues Growth of West Coast Litigation and White Collar Capabilities with SEC Enforcement Partner in San Francisco
Morgan Lewis today announced that Susan Resley—a securities litigator with nearly 20 years of experience, including government service in the Pacific Regional Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)—has joined the firm as a partner in its Litigation practice, resident in San Francisco. Her arrival continues the firm’s recent growth in Northern California and builds on the West Coast capabilities Morgan Lewis strengthened last year with a team of lawyers in Southern California led by the former co-chair of the Securities Litigation, White Collar and Government Enforcement practice at another AmLaw 100 firm.
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Two Prominent Securities Litigators Join McDermott’s Boston Office
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery today announced that high-profile securities litigators John A. Sten and Jason C. Moreau have joined the Firm as partners in the Boston office. Mr. Sten was previously a Shareholder with an AmLaw 10 law firm where he was chair of the Boston office’s Securities and Broker-Dealer Groups. Mr. Moreau was previously a Shareholder with the same firm.
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K&L Gates Welcomes Finance Partner in Hong Kong Office
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Neil Campbell as a finance partner in its Hong Kong office. He joins the firm from O’Melveny & Myers LLP, where he was co-leader of its Asia debt capital markets practice.
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Energy Lawyer Elaine Walsh Joins Baker Botts L.L.P. as Partner in Washington Office
Elaine Walsh, who represents a wide array of energy industry clients in a number of major transactional and regulatory matters, joined Baker Botts L.L.P. today as a partner in the firm’s Washington office.
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Leading Intellectual Property Litigation Team Joins Perkins Coie in Chicago
Perkins Coie has added Timothy Carroll as Partner in the Intellectual Property Litigation practice. He is accompanied in the practice by Matthew Carmody as Partner and Steven Lubezny as Associate. They join the firm in Chicago from Loeb & Loeb LLP.
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International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce that Dr. Bhanu K. Sadasivan has joined the Firm as an IP Litigation partner, based in its Silicon Valley office. Additionally, the Firm named Nathan Smith and Dane C. Butzer as counsel in its Intellectual Property Prosecution, Transactions & Strategy Practice Group in its Orange County office.
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Litigator and Former Commerce Department Official John J. Sullivan Rejoins Mayer Brown as Partner in DC
Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that John J. Sullivan has rejoined the firm as a partner in its Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice in Washington, DC. Mr. Sullivan was a partner in that office and practice before beginning five years of government service that culminated with his appointment in 2007 as Deputy Secretary of Commerce. Since returning to private practice in 2009, he has been a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.
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Clifford Chance Advises Shell on Its Possible Offer for Cove Energy
Clifford Chance advises Shell on its possible offer for Cove Energy.
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