Paul Hastings Represents Maker Maxity in Landmark Mumbai Transactions

Thursday, October 20, 2011
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that it has represented Maker Maxity in the signing of definitive agreements with MGM Hospitality, a wholly owned subsidiary of MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM), for the development and operation of a Bellagio hotel, an MGM Grand hotel, and a Skylofts hotel, as part of the landmark Maker Maxity mixed-use development complex in Mumbai, India.

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Hogan Lovells Advises SABMiller on US$1.9bn Strategic Alliance

Thursday, October 20, 2011
Hogan Lovells has advised long-standing client SABMiller on a strategic alliance with the Anadolu Group and Anadolu Efes Biracılık ve Malt Sanayii A.Ş. (Anadolu Efes) to transfer its Russian and Ukrainian beer businesses to Anadolu Efes in a transaction worth approximately US$1.9bn which signed yesterday, Tuesday 18 October 2011.

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Davis Polk – GE Capital $3 Billion Medium-Term Notes Offering

Thursday, October 20, 2011
Davis Polk advised Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as lead managers for General Electric Capital Corporation (GE Capital) in connection with an SEC-registered debt shelf takedown offering by GE Capital of $1.25 billion of its 3.35% senior unsecured global medium-term notes, series A due 2016 and of $1.75 billion of its 4.65% senior unsecured global medium-term notes, series A due 2021, under its U.S. Medium-Term Notes Program.

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Top Patent Litigator Nick Setty Joins Sheppard Mullin

Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Nagendra (Nick) Setty has joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as co-chair of the firm’s 70 attorney IP practice group.  He will reside in the firm’s Palo Alto and San Francisco offices.  Setty joins from Fish & Richardson, where he founded and was managing principal of its Atlanta office and resided part-time in its Silicon Valley office.  Setty follows Stephen S. Korniczky, co-chair of Sheppard Mullin’s IP practice, who joined last year from Paul Hastings, where he was global chair of its IP practice group.

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Allen & Overy Announces New Financial Services Regulatory Partner in Washington, D.C., Bill Satchell

Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Allen & Overy today announced that Bill Satchell, a leading U.S. financial services regulatory lawyer with over 30 years of experience, has joined our Washington, D.C. office. Bill will work with partners Barbara Stettner, Chris Salter and Charles Borden to further strengthen our U.S. financial services regulatory practice in Washington, D.C.

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Dechert Takes on New Tax Team in Paris

Wednesday, October 19, 2011
International law firm Dechert LLP announced today that Bruno Leroy has joined the firm as a partner in Paris and will lead the tax group. Prior to joining Dechert, Bruno was a partner with SNR Denton in Paris and head of its French tax practice.

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Leading Philadelphia Trial Attorney Mark Levy Joins Eckert Seamans

Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, a full-service national law firm, announced today that Mark C. Levy has joined the firm’s Philadelphia office as a Member in the Litigation Division. Levy comes to Eckert Seamans from Saul Ewing LLP, where he was also a Partner and a Chair of its Life Sciences Practice Group. He concentrates his practice in product liability, commercial litigation, risk management and white collar criminal defense.

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