Venable LLP has added three partners and two associates to its Energy Practice Group.  David DeSalle, Daniel Malabonga and Brian Zimmet joined the firm’s Washington office as partners on November 9, 2011.  Associates Michael Splete and Jason Wool have also joined the firm.  Mr. DeSalle, Mr. Malabonga and Mr. Splete join from Duane Morris and Mr. Zimmet and Mr. Wool join from Hunton & Williams.

Morgan Lewis today announced the addition of Margaret M. Gatti—an international banker turned international trade practitioner and current chairperson of the Mid-Atlantic District Export Council—as a partner in its Antitrust Practice, resident in Washington and Philadelphia. She brings more than 20 years of experience advising U.S. and non-U.S. clients in the full range of international trade, national security, and U.S. government contract matters.

National Intellectual Property super boutique Novak Druce + Quigg LLP has announced the addition of Partner Jason D. Lohr and Senior Associate Justas Geringson to its San Francisco office. Lohr comes to Novak Druce from Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP and Geringson joins from Fliesler Meyer LLP.

Bringing a combined total of nearly four decades’ experience in land use and environmental law, Patricia Curtin and Todd Williams join Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP as partners.  Curtin will lead the firm’s Land Use practice.  Formerly principals with Walnut Creek’s Morgan Miller Blair, Curtin and Williams represent both private and public sector clients throughout the state and contribute to the breadth and depth of Wendel Rosen’s core practice areas.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP represented Bain Capital in its definitive agreement to acquire Physio-Control from Medtronic, Inc.  Physio-Control is the world’s leading provider of emergency medical response technology for use in the intervention and treatment of cardio-respiratory and other medical emergencies. The deal, which announced today, is valued at approximately $487 million.

Hogan Lovells has advised client Cobham plc on the US$350 million sale of its U.S.-headquartered Analytic Solutions Business to California-based Parsons Corporation. The transaction includes the disposition of SPARTA, Inc. and Argotek, Inc. Cobham is a United Kingdom-based global aerospace and defense company.

Shearman & Sterling represented Patrimonio en Fedeicomiso D.S. 093-2002-EF (Interproperties Holding) and Patrimonio en Fedeicomiso D.S. 093-2002-EF (Interproperties Peru) in connection with (1) an international loan in the amount of US$185,000,000 by Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, as lender, to Interproperties Holding, as borrower (the International Loan), and secured by certain trust assets of Interproperties Holding and Interproperties Peru; (2) the sale by Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, of a 100% participation in the International Loan to Interproperties Finance Trust, a Cayman Islands common law trust; and (3) the issuance of US$185,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2023 of Interproperties Finance Trust. IM Trust International S.A. acted as international placement agent for the placement of the notes and Inteligo Sociedad Agente de Bolsa acted as Peruvian placement agent.