Miller & Chevalier Adds David H. Resnicoff to International, White Collar and Internal Investigations Practices

Miller & Chevalier Chartered today announced that David H. Resnicoff has joined the firm as a Member. Resnicoff most recently served as Associate General Counsel and Vice President, Ethics and Compliance, at Baxter International, where he built and operated Baxter’s modern Global Compliance Program. Before that, he was part of the turnaround team at Tyco International, where he was Associate Compliance Counsel and Director and Counsel for Investigations. Prior to his in-house positions, he spent eight years prosecuting healthcare and other government fraud, as well as other federal crimes, as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Philadelphia is one of the most active offices in the country with regard to healthcare fraud enforcement and has established a reputation for its sophisticated and creative approach to investigating and resolving these cases.

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Simpson Thacher Represents Colombia’s Mercantil Colpatria in Scotiabank’s Acquisition of 51% in Banco Colpatri

Simpson Thacher represented Mercantil Colpatria in connection with its sale to The Bank of Nova Scotia of 51 percent of the shares of Banco Colpatria. Mercantil will receive $500 million in cash and 10 million in common shares of Scotiabank pursuant to the transaction, which values Banco Colpatria at approximately $2 billion.  The transaction is subject to regulatory approval.

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Greenberg Traurig Grows Entertainment and Media Practice with Addition of Lawrence Kanusher

The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced that Larry Kanusher has joined the firm as a shareholder in the Entertainment and Media Practice. Kanusher joins Greenberg Traurig from Sony Music Entertainment where he most recently served as Senior Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs for the company’s Global Digital Business group.

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Morgan Lewis Strengthens Restructuring Team with Former SDNY Bankruptcy Judge Garrity

Morgan Lewis today announced that Jim Garrity—a restructuring practitioner who previously served for nine years as a Bankruptcy Judge in the Southern District of New York—has joined the firm as a partner in its Business and Finance practice, resident in New York. Mr. Garrity, who was most recently an equity partner at an international firm for 10 years, will lead the firm’s restructuring practice.

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Weil Advises Shareholders of Harbourmaster Capital on its Sale to GSO Capital Partners

International law firm, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, is advising shareholders of Harbourmaster Capital on its sale to GSO Capital Partners, the global credit platform of The Blackstone Group. Established in March 2000, Harbourmaster Capital manages and advises on approximately €8.0 billion of senior secured loans and infrastructure debt. GSO is one of the largest global credit-oriented alternative managers and an active participant in the leveraged finance market.

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Davis Polk – Smucker’s $750 Million Debut Registered Notes Offering

Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as joint book-running managers and representatives of the underwriters on the SEC-registered registered offering by The J. M. Smucker Company of $750 million of its 3.500% notes due 2021, its first public debt offering. The notes were guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by two of Smucker’s wholly owned domestic subsidiaries, J.M. Smucker LLC and The Folgers Coffee Company. In connection with the offering, the trustee, on behalf of the noteholders, entered into a joinder agreement to Smucker’s existing intercreditor agreement among the lenders and noteholders of Smucker’s other guaranteed debt.

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Former DOJ Deputy Assistant AG Molly Boast Joins WilmerHale

WilmerHale is pleased to announce that former Department of Justice Deputy Assistant Attorney General Molly Boast has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Antitrust and Competition Practice. Boast joins the firm with more than 30 years of litigation experience in the public and private sector, including leadership positions at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and in private practice. Boast will be an integral member of the firm’s New York office and its global Antitrust and Competition Practice, and will lead high-profile antitrust regulatory and litigation matters for the firm’s clients.

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