Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that it will open a new office in Duesseldorf at the beginning of 2012. The new office will focus initially on corporate, real estate and antitrust matters.
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Clyde & Co Advises Indian Pump Systems Manufacturer on Its Acquisition of UK-based Foundry and Castings Supplier
A multi-disciplinary team at Clyde & Co has advised Kolkata based WPIL, which has over 50 years experience in designing and manufacturing pumping systems, on its acquisition of Mathers Foundry Limited, a leading supplier of top quality steel sand castings based in Manchester.
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Squire Sanders Appoints New Moscow Partner
Squire Sanders has appointed Eugenia Bektasheva as European partner in Banking and Finance in its Moscow office.
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Davis Polk – Google to Buy Motorola Mobility
Davis Polk is advising Qatalyst Partners LP as financial adviser to Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. in connection with its acquisition by Google Inc. The definitive agreement for the transaction provides that Google will acquire Motorola Mobility for $40.00 per share in cash, or a total of approximately $12.5 billion. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close by the end of 2011 or early 2012.
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Hogan Lovells Fends Off Wide-Ranging Telecommunications Class Action
On 12 August 2011 a San Francisco judge refused to certify an expansive class action against California power, telecommunications, and cable companies, handing a victory to Hogan Lovells client, the California Cable and Telecommunications Association (CCTA).
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Freshfields Advises Cinven on Acquisition of Guardian Financial Services from AEGON
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised European private equity firm, Cinven, on the agreement by which Green Day Acquisitions Limited (a company indirectly held by funds managed and/or advised by Cinven) will acquire Guardian Financial Services, the UK provider of life and pension products, from AEGON for an enterprise value of £275 million. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2011 and is subject to regulatory approval.
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McDermott Secures $230 Million Award for Bionol Clearfield LLC
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP has secured a $230 million arbitration award for Firm client Bionol Clearfield LLC (Bionol), the Quincy, Massachusetts-founded developer of an ethanol plant located in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, from Getty Petroleum Marketing Inc. (Getty). The award includes $47 million in damages incurred to date, and over $180 million in future damages.
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The partnerships of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP and Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP are pleased to announce that the firms will merge on October 1, 2011. The new firm, with 13 offices and 650 lawyers, will be known as Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP.
Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP will offer integrated services across a core group of disciplines in which the legacy firms have long enjoyed premier reputations: corporate and financial transactions, complex litigation, insurance and reinsurance, and intellectual property. The client base will consist of Fortune 500 companies, government, non-profit institutions and other private businesses.
Richard Davies to join the BLP Abu Dhabi office and strengthen international construction capabilities
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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