Goulston & Storrs Continues DC Office Expansion – Adds Public (Bond) Finance Director

Monday, February 13, 2012
Goulston & Storrs is pleased to announce the continued expansion of its Washington, DC office.  Sean W. Glynn has joined the firm’s Washington office as a Director.  Sean focuses his practice on the representation of non-profits with respect to their business issues including leasing, construction, and general corporate advice, with a particular focus on tax exempt bond finance.  He also performs lender work for a broad array of clients, and was most recently a Partner at Arent Fox’s DC office.

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Shearman & Sterling Advises on Volcan’s Notes Offering

Monday, February 13, 2012
Shearman & Sterling represented Volcan Compañía Minera S.A.A., a diversified Peruvian mining company and a major global producer of zinc, silver and lead, in connection with its inaugural offering in the international capital markets. Volcan issued US$600 million 5.375% Senior Notes due 2022 in a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering. Volcan is the leading producer of silver and lead and the second producer of zinc in Peru in the first nine months of 2011, according to the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines. Volcan will use the net proceeds of this offering for general corporate purposes, including to fund expansion projects and acquisitions to expand its operations.

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Shearman & Sterling Represents Dolphin Energy on its Bond Offerings in a Combined Amount of $1.3 Billion

Monday, February 13, 2012
Shearman & Sterling represented Dolphin Energy on its bond offerings in a combined amount of $1.3 billion. Dolphin Energy operates the Dolphin energy project, a cross-border integrated natural gas production and transportation system in the Gulf region. The proceeds of the bonds will be used to refinance an existing bank facility and to make a distribution to its shareholders.

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Dewey & LeBoeuf Advises Azerbaijan’s SOCAR on Debut Eurobond Deal

Monday, February 13, 2012
Dewey & LeBoeuf’s London-based international capital markets team has advised on the first Eurobond offering from Azerbaijan, representing the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) on its debut Eurobond issuance of US$500 million 5.45% Notes due 2017.

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Herbert Smith Recruits Senior Arbitration Specialist for Mainland China Practice

Friday, February 10, 2012
Herbert Smith LLP announced today the recruitment of Brenda Horrigan, a highly regarded international arbitration practitioner, who will be joining the firm as a partner in its global dispute resolution practice. Upon her arrival she will be based in Shanghai as part of Herbert Smith’s Asia disputes team, which numbers over 80 dispute resolution lawyers and is one of the largest groups of dispute resolution specialists of any international law firm operating in Asia.

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Constangy, Brooks & Smith’s Austin Office Expands

Friday, February 10, 2012
The Austin office of national labor and employment law firm Constangy Brooks & Smith, LLP is pleased to announce that it is expanding with the addition of partner Scott Agthe and associate Amy Ybarra.  Both were most recently with the Agthe Law Firm, P.C.  The pair will officially join Constangy when the Austin office relocates on February 13 to its new location at 8911 Capital of Texas Highway, Ste. 3350, Austin, TX 78759. The Austin office, opened in 2003, is headed by partner Mark Flora.

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Morgan Lewis Continues Chicago Expansion with Two ERISA Fiduciary Partners

Friday, February 10, 2012
Morgan Lewis today announced that Marla J. Kreindler and Julie K. Stapel—two well-known ERISA fiduciary lawyers—have joined the firm as partners in its Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice, resident in Chicago. Their arrival continues the firm’s growth in the Windy City, where derivatives and commodity futures attorney Michael M. Philipp joined the firm’s Financial Services, Investment Management, and Securities Industry practice earlier this week. Morgan Lewis has grown from 43 to 66 lawyers in Chicago over the past three years.

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Perkins Coie Adds Two Business Attorneys in Boise

Friday, February 10, 2012
Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Stephen Hardesty has joined the firm as Partner and Nicholas Taylor has joined as Associate in the Business practice. They join the firm in Boise where they previously worked at Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley LLP.“

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