International law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) today (15 August 2011) announced that Richard Davies is joining its growing Abu Dhabi-based Middle East and North Africa (MENA) team. This partner appointment reflects the office’s distinctive focus on the built environment and strengthens BLP’s existing construction capabilities.
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A&O: Middle East practice bolstered with lateral hire in Qatar
Allen & Overy LLP today announced the continued investment in its Middle East practice with the appointment of Samer Eido as a partner in its Qatar office, bolstering its finance and Qatari law capability.
Eido joins from Simmons & Simmons where he headed up their financial markets practice in the Middle East.
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Sedgwick Opens Office in the Nation’s Capital
Sedgwick LLP has announced the August 15th opening of Sedgwick Washington, D.C., the firm’s 15th office globally and second new office this summer. Less than two months after opening Sedgwick Seattle, Sedgwick has expanded into the nation’s capital. The 14 attorneys joining Sedgwick from Wallace Partners, PLLC will be led by managing partner Rick Wallace, a seasoned litigator specializing in product liability defense and environmental matters.
“Sedgwick Washington, D.C., like Sedgwick Seattle, represents the ongoing implementation of our strategy to leverage growth opportunities to benefit our clients,” said Firm Chair Michael Tanenbaum. “The attorneys joining the Sedgwick family in Washington, D.C. are exceptional trial attorneys who strengthen the trial bench Sedgwick offers its clients across the globe. Sedgwick Washington, D.C. enables us to broaden our reach and the seamless service we provide our clients through the United States and beyond.”
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Leading ERISA Lawyer, Jeffrey Crandall, Joins Davis Polk
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP today announced that Jeffrey P. Crandall, a leading ERISA lawyer, is joining the firm in New York as a partner in its Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits practice. The addition of Mr. Crandall provides Davis Polk with another seasoned expert with deep experience in executive compensation and employee benefits, both in the transactional context and in day-to-day matters involving the design, implementation and disclosure of senior executive compensation and benefit arrangements. Mr. Crandall also has particular expertise in compensation and ERISA matters relating to financial institution, private equity and hedge fund clients. He has extensive experience in structuring carry plans and other forms of manager and investment professional participation in private funds and in the ERISA aspects of the investment and management of pension plan assets under private funds and various other products and arrangements.
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | New YorkChadbourne Represents CoaLogix Inc. in U.S. Clean Tech M&A Deal
Akerman Senterfitt Opens Office in Salt Lake City and Marks Important Expansion of National Consumer Finance Practice Group
Akerman Senterfitt, one of the top 100 law firms in the United States, today announced the opening of a Salt Lake City office, the 19th office overall for the firm, and an important expansion of its National Consumer Finance Practice Group.
Tags: Akerman LLP Joining Akerman in Salt Lake City are shareholders Robert Scott and Chandler Thompson. Both are additions to Akerman’s consumer finance team, which has added 50 lawyers during the past 12 months. The practice group’s total of 78 lawyers across 19 offices represents one of the largest teams in the nation of lawyers dedicated to consumer finance litigation and compliance matters.
Frost Brown Todd Attorney, Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III, Named President of the American Bar Association
Frost Brown Todd is proud to announce attorney Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III has been named president of the American Bar Association (ABA).
“I am extremely honored and enthusiastically accept the responsibilities of representing you as your next president,” Robinson said in remarks to the ABA’s House of Delegates. “I am determined to lead this great association with commitment, clarity and continuity, as we work together to guide the future of our profession.”
Robinson will focus on issues he believes will make the ABA stronger and more relevant to the nation: the state court funding crisis, volunteerism, membership, and diversity in the profession.
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Leading Life Sciences IP Team Joins Cooley in Seattle
Cooley LLP announced today that Bill Christiansen, Ph.D., Emily Wagner and Carol Laherty, Ph.D., have joined the firm’s Seattle office as partners in the firmwide Intellectual Property practice group. All three were previously partners in Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC in Seattle.
“We are proud to welcome such a dynamic team of intellectual property attorneys to the firm,” said Joe Conroy, Cooley’s chief executive officer. “Their arrival further broadens our capabilities in Seattle and strengthens our national IP practice.”
Tags: Cooley LLPChadbourne Represented Shareholders of AnviLab in the Sale to Protek Group
Chadbourne & Parke represented the shareholders of ООО AnviLab in the sale of 100% of the company to Protek Group for $60 million.
AnviLab owns the rights for such pharmaceutical brands as Antigrippin-Maximum, Gepaguard, Influnet and is the legal owner of the ANVI Laboratory brand. The assets acquired under the transaction will pass into management of Protek Group whose key company in the production segment is CJSC Farmfirma Sotex.
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Paul, Weiss Advises Emdeon in $3 Billion Blackstone LBO
In its biggest leveraged buyout (LBO) since 2009, Blackstone Capital Partners VI L.P., has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Paul, Weiss client Emdeon, a publicly traded medical billing provider, for approximately $3 billion. Blackstone will acquire a controlling interest in Emdeon, taking the company private.The transaction was noted today in The New York Times “Dealbook.”
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