Prominent White-Collar Criminal Defense Litigator Daniel Rubinstein, and Intellectual Property Authority, Paul McGrady, Join Winston & Strawn’s Global Litigation Practice

Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that nationally recognized criminal defense attorney Daniel D. Rubinstein, as well as noted technology, media and intellectual property litigator Paul D. McGrady, Jr., have joined its litigation practice in Chicago as partners. Rubinstein is a decorated former Assistant U.S. Attorney for both Los Angeles and Chicago, having been awarded the Department of Justice’s prestigious Director’s Award for Superior Performance and twice having received the Chicago Crime Commission’s “Stars of Distinction” award. McGrady is a recognized authority on the law governing the intersection of information technology and intellectual property, having authored McGrady on Domain Names, the three-volume definitive treatise on domain name law, and McGrady on Social Media, both of which are published by Lexis Nexis. The World Trademark Review describes McGrady as having “established himself as “a leading expert” in the area of domain names. WTR ranks McGrady in both contentious and non-contentious work.

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Simpson Thacher Represents Barclays and JPMorgan as Lenders and as Financial Advisors to SBA Communications in its $1.1 Billion Acquisition of Mobilitie

The Firm is representing Barclays and J.P. Morgan as lenders and financial advisors to SBA Communications Corporation in its acquisition of Mobilitie. SBA intends to finance the transaction, valued at $1.1 billion based on SBA’s closing price of $46.27 on February 17, with $850 million in cash and approximately 5.3 million shares of SBA Class A common stock. The cash consideration will be paid with cash on hand and the proceeds of the loans under the existing credit facilities and $500 million of financing commitments from Barclays Bank and JPMorgan Chase Bank.

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Holman Fenwick Willan Expands in Mining with Partner Hire

Leading international law firm, Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) is delighted to announce the recruitment of Western Australia’s former Attorney-General and Environment Minister Cheryl Edwardes, who joins the firm’s Perth office as a Partner in the Corporate, Projects & Finance practice, effective 1 March 2012.

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Squire Sanders Launches International Shipping Team In London

Squire Sanders continues the expansion of its global Transportation, Shipping and Logistics industry group with the launch of a wholly new maritime practice team in London, led by three new partners Graham Harris and Dharmendra Nair, who both join from Thomas Cooper, and Linos Choo, who joins from DLA Piper. Harris will head up the team in London, which is supported by associates Anne Pickering and Ann Mazzucco, also from Thomas Cooper.

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Crowell & Moring Adds Prominent Commercial Litigation Partner in Orange County Office

Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce that Steven D. Allison has joined the firm’s Orange County office as a partner, where he will be a member of the Litigation Group. Allison is a proven litigator and trial lawyer with more than 17 years of experience in general commercial matters, as well as key substantive areas such as insurance, health care, intellectual property, and class action defense. He joins from Dorsey & Whitney LLP in Orange County, where he headed the firm’s California Trial department.

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