Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced today that foremost insurance-coverage lawyer Marc Mayerson has joined the firm’s litigation practice in the Washington, D.C. office. Marc joins Orrick from Hollingsworth LLP.
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David Burton has joined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP as a partner in the firm’s tax and project finance and renewable energy practices.
Tags: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | New York Paul Hastings Continues to Expand Intellectual Property Practice with Respected Technology Partner
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that Robin McGrath has joined the Intellectual Property practice in Atlanta as partner. Ms. McGrath, previously with Alston+Bird LLP, is a respected IP trial lawyer with far-reaching experience handling complex patent litigation for a variety of technologies, which includes payment processing. Her arrival follows the addition of Steven Park, who joined the IP practice as partner in Atlanta in August.
Tags: Paul Hastings, LLP Raj R. Mahale Joins Kelley Drye as Partner in India Practice Group
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.
Tags: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP 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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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.
Tags: Winston & Strawn LLP | Los Angeles 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.
Tags: Paul Hastings, LLP | Hong Kong 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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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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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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