New York, NY. Nixon Peabody LLP is pleased to announce the arrival of new partner Sean T. Haran, who joins the firm’s Government Investigations & White Collar Defense practice in New York. He represents some of the world’s leading companies and their executives in high-stakes and sensitive matters involving the Department of Justice, the Securities & Exchange Commission, the New York State Attorney General’s Office, and other federal and state agencies.

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.