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.
Herbert Smith Recruits Senior Arbitration Specialist for Mainland China Practice
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
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
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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Venable Adds Noted National Advertising and Consumer Protection Lawyers Randal Shaheen and Amy Mudge
Venable LLP announced that Randal Shaheen and Amy Mudge, two of the country’s leading practitioners of advertising and marketing law, have joined the firm as partners in its Washington office.
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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP Adds Two Lateral Partners in San Francisco Office
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP is pleased to announce the addition of two new partners in its San Francisco office: insolvency lawyer Bennett Young, previously of Dewey & LeBoeuf and environmental lawyer Jon Welner, formerly of Paul Hastings and Downey Brand.
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Perkins Coie Adds Two Business Attorneys in Boise
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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Buchanan Continues to Bolster Its Financial Services Practice with Addition of Shareholders Sean Girdwood and Brian Trudgen
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC today announced the addition of shareholders Sean M. Girdwood and Brian D. Trudgen to its Financial Services and Real Estate Finance Practice in Pittsburgh.
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The Oklahoma-based national law firm Hall Estill announced today the expansion of its growing Intellectual Property (IP) practice with the addition of five respected and veteran attorneys in its Oklahoma City office. Attorneys Daniel P. Dooley, Tyler J. Mantooth, Bill D. McCarthy, Randall K. McCarthy and Dr. Michael S. Young, who most recently were part of the Intellectual Property practice with the Oklahoma City law firm of Fellers Snider, bring a combined 80 years of experience in patent and trademark law and litigation in a variety of specialized areas, including life science, applied science, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, computer and information technology.
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Simpson Thacher Represents Goldman Sachs in Offering of $275 Million Senior Secured Notes by Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.
Simpson Thacher recently represented Goldman, Sachs & Co. as initial purchaser in an offering pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S of $275 million of 12.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 of Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc., or SBS. SBS used the proceeds of the notes offering, together with available cash, to refinance its credit facility that was due to mature this year.
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