Akin Gump Expands IP Practice With Addition of Partners Chad Everingham and David Stein

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP announced today that former U.S. magistrate judge Chad Everingham has joined as a partner in its intellectual property practice in the firm’s newly established office in Longview, Texas. His arrival coincides with that of partner David M. Stein, who joined the firm’s intellectual property practice today in its Downtown Los Angeles office.

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Porter Hedges Represents Noble Energy in the Completion of the $3.2 billion Joint Venture with CONSOL Energy in the Marcellus Shale

Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Noble Energy, Inc. (Noble Energy) announced today that it closed the previously announced agreement to create a joint venture partnership with CONSOL Energy, Inc. (CONSOL Energy) for the development of CONSOL Energy’s Marcellus Shale properties in southwest Pennsylvania and northwest West Virginia.  The deal was previously announced on August 18, 2011.  Porter Hedges represented Noble Energy in this transaction.  For an aggregate value of approximately $3.2 billion, Noble Energy will acquire 50% of CONSOL Energy’s Marcellus Shale interest including a 50% interest in the existing Marcellus Shale wells.  This joint venture establishes a new position for Noble Energy in the Marcellus shale.

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Morgan Lewis Further Expands Tax Practice in Northern California

Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Morgan Lewis today announced the addition of Rod Donnelly—a leading international tax practitioner—to the firm’s Tax Practice, resident in Palo Alto. Mr. Donnelly brings to Morgan Lewis more than a decade of experience advising clients throughout the Silicon Valley on transfer pricing and cross-border structural issues, in both the planning and tax controversy areas.

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Orrick NY Office Adds Five Bank Finance and High Yield Partners from Milbank, Shearman, Cadwalader, and Barclays Capital

Monday, October 3, 2011
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP today announced the addition of five bank finance and high yield partners to its existing New York acquisition finance practice.  Joining the firm will be: Ronan M. Wicks and Patrick J. Flanagan, formerly partners at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP in New York; Bruce Czachor, formerly a partner at Shearman & Sterling LLP in New York: Julian S.H. Chung, formerly a partner at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP in New York; and Jason D. White, head of the leveraged and high grade finance and credit restructuring practices in the Americas for the legal department of Barclays Capital.  The new partners will join Orrick’s acquisition finance practice group of which Ronan Wicks will now serve as global co-head.

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Haynes and Boone Expands its Corporate and Capital Markets Practices in New York Office

Monday, October 3, 2011
The New York office of Haynes and Boone, LLP has added two partners, George Wang and Nir Yarden, as part of its strategic expansion of its corporate and capital markets practices. The combined practices of Mr. Wang and Mr. Yarden are focused on servicing the corporate and financing needs of private equity and hedge funds, prime brokers and other institutional capital market clients.

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