National law firm Wilson Elser is pleased to announce its most recent lateral hire, Charles W. Jenkins, a partner in the firms Los Angeles office. Mr. Jenkins has joined the firm’s Toxic Tort, Environmental and Energy practice.
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Baker Hostetler announced today that and Theodore (Ted) J. Kobus III has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Group in its New York office. He joins as Partner and national co-leader of the Privacy, Security and Social Media Team. He serves as team co-leader with Partner Gerald J. Ferguson. Kobus comes to Baker Hostetler from Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin.
Tags: New York BLP Strengthen International Arbitration Team with Hire of Kent Phillips to Singapore Office
Law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner today announced the appointment of international arbitration partner Kent Phillips to its Singapore office. This senior hire is the first contentious appointment based in the region and Kent is the fourth partner appointment to the Singapore office in the same year that BLP opened in Hong Kong.
Tags: Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP | Singapore White & Case Advises CDB and ICBC on Participation in USD 800 Million Term Loan Facility and SAR 3.969 Billion Advance Payment Guarantee Facility for Saudi Oger Ltd
Global law firm White & Case LLP has represented China Development Bank (CDB) and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) with respect to their participation in the USD 800 million senior secured term loan facility and the SAR 3.969 billion (approximately equivalent to USD 1.06 billion) advance payment guarantee facility which, together, make up project facilities supporting Saudi Oger Ltd’s financing of the King Abdullah Project 2, which the company is completing for the Saudi Ministry of Interior in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Tags: White & Case LLP | Hong Kong Davis Polk Advises Ramius Trading Strategies on the Launch of the Ramius Trading Strategies Managed Futures Fund
Davis Polk advised Ramius Trading Strategies LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser, on the launch of the Ramius Trading Strategies Managed Futures Fund, a newly organized, non-diversified series of the Investment Managers Series Trust, a registered open-end management investment company. The fund commenced operations on September 13, 2011, and has approximately $230 million in assets under management.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New York Orrick Advises POSCO on Strategic Investments to Develop Lithium Projects in Central America
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (Orrick) has advised POSCO Canada Ltd. (POSCAN) on two strategic investments that will secure the future development of lithium and other minerals in Central America. POSCAN is a wholly owned subsidiary of POSCO Corporation, the third-largest steelmaker in the world by market value (and the largest in South Korea) and the most profitable in Asia.
Tags: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | Hong Kong Mallesons Attracts Key Players in the Asian Market
Mallesons Stephen Jaques, a leading law firm in the Asian region, has announced the appointment of two senior legal experts from international law firm, Simmons & Simmons, Hong Kong, adding further depth to Mallesons’ debt capital markets practice in the region.
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Greenberg Traurig Atlanta adds Third Shareholder in Six Weeks
The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced that Erik Rodriguez has joined the firm’s Atlanta office as a shareholder in the Labor & Employment Practice. Rodriguez joins Greenberg Traurig from Seyfarth Shaw, LLP, where he was a partner in the Labor & Employment Department.
Tags: Greenberg Traurig, LLP O’Melveny Adds Heather Traeger as Partner in DC
O’Melveny & Myers LLP announced today that Heather Traeger will be joining the Firm as a partner in the Firm’s Financial Services Practice. Traeger will be based in O’Melveny’s Washington, DC office. Traeger, formerly a counsel at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Associate Counsel at the Investment Company Institute, is well-known and highly regarded in the investment adviser and SEC communities. She will provide clients with advice as to registration and compliance of their management activities, including under the Advisers Act and the Investment Company Act, and regarding the distribution of fund interests to investors, including regulation under the broker-dealer provisions of the Exchange Act.
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