Herbert Smith and Freshfields Advise on £1 Billion Property Development Joint Venture in Victoria

Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Herbert Smith has advised Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Freshfields has advised Land Securities Group Plc in a 50:50 joint venture, known as the Victoria Circle Limited Partnership. The new joint venture will own and undertake the redevelopment of a 5.5 acre site, with an estimated end value in excess of £1 billion.

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Ren Yunling Joins King & Wood

Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Dr. Ren Yunling, a highly experienced attorney in the field of intellectual property joined King & Wood as a partner of the IP Litigation group in Beijing.

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FTC Veteran Thomas A. Cohn Joins LeClairRyan

Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Thomas A. Cohn, a veteran of the Federal Trade Commission, has joined the law firm of LeClairRyan as a partner on the firm’s Antitrust, Corporate, Consumer Financial Services and Compliance, Investigations and White Collar Practice Area Teams. He will be resident in the firm’s expanding New York City office.

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William D. Norman Joins LeClairRyan

Wednesday, February 15, 2012
William D. Norman has joined the law firm of LeClairRyan as a shareholder on the firm’s Bank Finance and Lending, Corporate, and Venture Capital Practice Area Teams. He will be resident in the firm’s Boston office.

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Davis Polk – Canada $3 Billion Global Bond Offering

Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Davis Polk advised the underwriters represented by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC in connection with the offering of $3 billion aggregate principal amount of 0.875% U.S. dollar bonds due February 14, 2017, issued by Her Majesty in right of Canada.

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DLA Piper Advises Korean Consortium on US$ 308,000,000 Acquisition of US Oil Assets in Gulf of Mexico

Wednesday, February 15, 2012
DLA Piper announced today that it had advised the consortium of Korea Investment Management Co., Ltd., Samsung Securities Co., Ltd. and Daewoo Securities Co., Ltd. (the “Consortium”) in the acquisition of US$308 million worth of US oil assets in the Ankor offshore field (the “Ankor oil assets”) from Ankor E&P Holdings Corporation (“AEPH”) — a wholly owned US subsidiary of Korea National Oil Corporation (“KNOC”). The Ankor oil assets are located in the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico, consisting of five producing offshore oil fields and various undeveloped leasehold interests.

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