Simpson Thacher Represents Initial Purchasers in Inaugural U.S.$600 Million Debt Offering by Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A.

Friday, February 3, 2012
The Firm represented Goldman, Sachs & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as initial purchasers, in connection with an offering of U.S.$600 million aggregate principal amount of 5.25% Senior Notes due 2017 issued by Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A.  The offering was conducted in reliance upon Rule 144A and Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and constituted Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A.’s inaugural securities offering in the U.S. and other international capital markets.

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Steven Smith Joins New York Office of Edwards Wildman

Thursday, February 2, 2012
The international law firm of Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP is pleased to announce that Steven B. Smith has joined the firm as a partner in its Restructuring & Insolvency Department. Smith will base his practice in the firm’s office in New York.

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Prominent White Collar and Securities Enforcement Lawyer Joins Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Washington, D.C.

Thursday, February 2, 2012
Kirkland & Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that W. Neil Eggleston, a nationally recognized white collar and securities enforcement attorney with substantial government experience, has joined the Firm as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office. Mr. Eggleston joins Kirkland from the Washington, D.C., office of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, where he was a partner.

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DLA Piper Expands Health Care Practice with Addition of Five-lawyer Group in Miami

Thursday, February 2, 2012
DLA Piper today announced that prominent health care lawyers Joshua Kaye and Michael Austin have joined the firm as partners in the Miami office.  Kaye joins the firm’s Corporate practice and Austin joins the Litigation practice.  Kaye will also serve as co-chair of the firm’s interdisciplinary Health Care sector.  They are also joined by of counsel Adam Rogers, and associates Valerie Novales and Matthew Grosack. The group previously practiced together in Miami at McDermott, Will & Emery LLP.

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Davis Polk Welcomes Senior Federal Prosecutor, Greg D. Andres, to Its White Collar Criminal Defense and Trial Practices

Thursday, February 2, 2012
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP today announced that Greg D. Andres, a federal prosecutor and senior official with the U.S. Department of Justice, will rejoin the firm in New York. Mr. Andres will join Davis Polk’s Litigation Department, where he will work with the firm’s top-ranked White Collar Criminal Defense Group and represent clients in both civil and criminal trials.

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Minter Ellison Announces Mongolia Opening

Thursday, February 2, 2012
Minter Ellison announced today that it has opened an office in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. In making the announcement, Chief Executive Partner, John Weber, said the partnership had voted overwhelmingly in favour of the decision, acknowledging the importance of having a presence on the ground in this rapidly emerging economy.

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