Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and Pipestem Law Firm PC have advised the Osage Tribe in the largest-ever settlement of a claim made by a tribe against the United States government. The $380 million settlement was announced at a signing ceremony held today at the U.S. Department of the Interior and attended by a number of U.S. government and Osage Tribe officials.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has secured merger clearance from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) for Grupo Bimbo to complete its acquisition of Sara Lee Corp.’s North American bakery business. The settlement was filed in US District Court for the District of Columbia today.

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.

Fenwick & West LLP, a leading technology and life sciences law firm, is pleased to announce that Jake Handy, a highly-regarded life sciences technology transactions attorney, has joined the firm as a partner. Mr. Handy will divide his time as a partner among the firm’s Silicon Valley, San Francisco and Seattle offices.

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.

The Seattle office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Charles P. (Charlie) Carter as a partner in its corporate practice. Carter joins K&L Gates from the Summit Law Group, PLLC.