Ballard Spahr Adds Noted Legal Team in Atlanta Office

Monday, January 23, 2012
Ballard Spahr has significantly expanded its litigation, real estate, and public finance capability in the Southeast with the addition of five well-respected Atlanta attorneys, including the first Korean American elected to the Georgia House of Representatives, firm Chair Mark Stewart announced today.

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Clifford Chance Advises on the Establishment of £2.36 Billion Funding Platform for Associated British Ports

Monday, January 23, 2012
Clifford Chance has advised the eleven funding banks (acting in various bank, bond and hedging capacities) in connection with the establishment of a new debt issuance platform by the UK’s largest ports group, Associated British Ports (“ABP”), which has raised £2.36 billion of senior bank and bond debt, to refinance the previous bank debt facilities put in place at the time of the group’s acquisition in 2006. The platform includes the establishment of a Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) programme, from which it issued a debut £500m 6.25% bond due 2026.

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Paul Hastings Represents Artemis Real Estate Partners in Formation of $436 Million Fund

Friday, January 20, 2012
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Artemis Real Estate Partners, LLC, in the formation of Artemis Real Estate Partners Fund I, L.P., a $436 million fund. The fund held its final closing on January 6, 2012, raising capital from a diverse investor base including public and private pension funds, foundations, family offices and high net worth individuals.

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Sidley Continues Growth in Palo Alto with the Addition of IP Litigator Vera M. Elson

Thursday, January 19, 2012
Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that Vera M. Elson is joining the firm’s Palo Alto office as a partner in the intellectual property litigation practice. Ms. Elson focuses her practice on intellectual property litigation and counseling clients in the technology arena, including a number of Silicon Valley’s leading technology companies. She has tried numerous intellectual property cases to verdict in district courts across the country, and has extensive experience representing high technology clients before the International Trade Commission.

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