In its second major expansion in less than a month, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC has merged with the Orlando law firm of Litchford & Christopher Professional Association. The merger gives Baker Donelson its first Florida location and, with the Firm’s move into Texas in October, marks the second new market the Firm has added to its footprint in the last month.

Gilbert + Tobin is delighted to announce the appointment of two new partners, Dominic Emmett and Dr Kate Harrison.

Lindquist & Vennum PLLP is pleased to announce that Patrick R. Burns has joined the firm’s Minneapolis office as a partner.

Mallesons has advised global private hospital operator Ramsay Health Care (Ramsay) in executing a new A$2 billion (equivalent) debt facility with a syndicate of banks led by ANZ, NAB and Westpac.

Mallesons has acted as Australian legal counsel to Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) and ANZ Capel Court Limited in the successful establishment of ANZ’s US$20,000,000,000 Global Covered Bond Programme and the inaugural forthcoming issue by ANZ of $US1.25 billion in covered bonds under the programme, which is the first ever issue of covered bonds to be priced and sold by an Australian bank.

WilmerHale is pleased to announce that Stephen Pollard, a leading practitioner in the areas of white-collar crime and regulatory financial services, will join the London office as partner in the Investigations and Criminal Litigation Practice. Mr. Pollard joins from London-based law firm Kingsley Napley LLP.

DLA Piper today announces the launch of its newly-created International Securities Group and the appointment of George Barboutis as a London-based US securities partner in that group.