Kelley Drye & Warren LLP is pleased to announce that Raj R. Mahale has joined the firm as a partner, in the India practice group. He is resident in the Stamford, Connecticut office.
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White & Case Represents Los Esteros Critical Energy Facility in US$373 Million Financing
Global law firm White & Case LLP represented Los Esteros Critical Energy Facility, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Calpine Corporation, in connection with the US$373 million financing for the construction and expansion of a natural gas-fired, combined-cycle power generation facility. The expansion, now under construction, will add 120 MW of new capacity to the existing facility in San Jose, California, and is expected to be completed by mid-2013.
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DOJ’S Top Fraud Official and Accomplished Enron Trial Attorney Robb C. Adkins Joins Winston & Strawn’s West Coast Practice
Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that nationally recognized trial attorney Robb Adkins has joined its litigation practice as a partner in the San Francisco and Los Angeles offices. Over the past decade, Adkins has served as a federal prosecutor, Enron trial attorney, Chief of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Orange County, and, for the past two years, as the Executive Director of the President’s national Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force. At Winston, he will focus on trial practice, corporate internal and government investigations, complex litigation, financial regulation, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act issues, corporate securities fraud, and other enforcement matters.
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Paul Hastings Advises Sino-Ocean Land in Establishment of Real Estate Investment Fund with KKR in China
Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it has advised Sino-Ocean Land Holdings Ltd (“Sino-Ocean Land”), one of the leading property developers in China, and its subsidiary Gemini Investments (Holdings) Limited in the establishment of a real estate investment fund (“Fund”) with KKR China Growth Fund L.P., a China focused investment fund managed by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (“KKR”), a leading global investment firm.
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Olswang Advises BBC Worldwide on a BBC Magazines Transaction
Olswang has advised BBC Worldwide on a sale and licensing deal in relation to its consumer magazine business. Following a competitive tender process and approval from the BBC Trust, the deal with Exponent Private Equity (“Exponent”) was announced on 16 August and is expected to complete in the autumn, following OFT clearance.
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Tax Credit Finance Team Joins Nixon Peabody’s NYC Office
New York, NY. International law firm Nixon Peabody LLP has expanded its Tax Credit Finance and Syndication practice in New York City with the arrival of two partners Alan S. Cohen and Mark A. Kreitman, associate Amy Curry, and paralegal George Steiner. Mr. Cohen and Mr. Kreitman most recently led Paul Hastings’ affordable housing tax credit practice.
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Leading Corporate Partner Vanessa Abernethy Joins Baker Botts L.L.P.
Vanessa Abernethy, who has extensive experience representing clients in capital markets transactions throughout the Middle East, joined Baker Botts L.L.P. today as a partner in the firm’s Dubai office.
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Fried Frank Expands Global Corporate Platform in Asia With Addition of Three Partners
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced today the addition of M&A and private equity lawyers Douglas Freeman and Victor Chen as partners in the Firm’s corporate practice. Mr. Freeman will be resident in both the Firm’s Hong Kong and New York offices and Mr. Chen will be resident in its Hong Kong office. The Firm also announced that Hong Kong-based capital markets attorney Joshua T. Coleman was elected to the partnership effective September 1.
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O’Melveny Adds Tim Clark as Partner in Investment Funds and Securitization Practice in NY
O’Melveny & Myers LLP announced today that Timothy M. Clark has joined the Firm as a partner in the Investment Funds and Securitization Practice. Clark is based in O’Melveny’s New York office.
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Former Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal Joins Hogan Lovells as Partner and Co-Head of Appellate Practice
Hogan Lovells announced today that Neal Katyal, former Acting Solicitor General of the United States, has joined its Litigation, Arbitration and Employment practice as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office. Neal will be Co-Head of Hogan Lovells’ Appellate practice alongside Washington, D.C. partner Cate Stetson.
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