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.
Tags: DLA Piper Davis Polk Advises H. J. Heinz Company on Its $600 Million Notes Offering
Davis Polk advised H. J. Heinz Company as issuer of a registered offering of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 1.5% notes due 2017 and $300 million aggregate principal amount of 2.85% notes due 2022. The notes were underwritten by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and UBS Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named in the underwriting agreement dated February 28, 2012.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New York Davis Polk – Waste Connections, Inc. Follow-On Equity Offering
Davis Polk advised Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as the sole underwriter in connection with an SEC-registered follow-on offering of 12,000,000 shares of common stock of Waste Connections, Inc. for approximately $370 million. The common stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol “WCN.”
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International law firm Simmons & Simmons has continued the expansion of its China practice with the appointment of Yongmei Evers Cai as a Financial Markets partner in the Beijing office.
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Ashurst is pleased to announce the appointment of Patrick Phua as a partner in its China practice. Patrick, an experienced finance lawyer specialising in derivatives and structured products, joins Ashurst from the Beijing office of Mallesons Stephen Jaques, where he was head of the derivatives, structured finance and banking practice in China.
Tags: Ashurst | Beijing Gordon & Rees Announces Opening of Washington, D.C. Office
Gordon & Rees LLP is further expanding its national footprint with the addition of an office in Washington, D.C. and the hiring of Edmund Cooke, Jr., O’Kelly McWilliams III, and Jennifer Persico. The opening was announced by Dion Cominos, firmwide managing partner.
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Recently, Carol Zhu and Steve Zhao joined Zhong Lun Law Firm’s Shanghai Office as Partners.
Tags: Freshfields LLP | Shanghai Joel R. Nied Joins LeClairRyan
Joel R. Nied has joined the law firm of LeClairRyan as a partner on the firm’s Venture Capital and Corporate Services Practice Area Teams. He will be resident in the firm’s Norfolk and Alexandria, Va. offices.
Tags: LeClair Ryan, PC Brian S. Wheeler Joins LeClairRyan
Brian S. Wheeler has joined the law firm of LeClairRyan as a partner in the firm’s Litigation Department. He will be resident in the firm’s Blacksburg and Roanoke, Va. offices.
Tags: LeClair Ryan, PC Linklaters Advises Peugeot Citroën (PSA) on a Broad-scale Global Strategic Alliance with General Motors (GM)
Linklaters is advising Peugeot Citroën (PSA) on a broad-scale global strategic alliance with General Motors (GM), which consists in the creation of a purchasing joint venture, joint development of several vehicles through shared automotive platforms and the acquisition of a minority stake by GM in PSA.
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