Two New Members Join Roberts & Dixon in Kansas City and Expand Litigation Practice Area; New Office Set to Open in Overland Park, Kansas

Attorneys Kelly Ricke and Steven Mustoe join Roberts & Dixon LLC as members in Kansas City. Ricke brings an 18-year career in litigation to the firm. Mustoe has represented businesses in both transactional and litigation matters for over 30 years. Tim Tierney, managing member of the firm, made the announcement. More >>

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Davis Polk Advises Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. on Its $4 Billion SEC-Registered Notes Offering

Davis Polk advised Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) on its debut SEC-registered takedown offering, which consisted of $1.75 billion aggregate principal amount of 2.934% senior notes due 2021, $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.784% senior notes due 2026 and $750 million aggregate principal amount of floating-rate senior notes due 2021. More >>

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Perkins Coie Gains Emerging Companies Pro in New York

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Charles Torres has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Emerging Companies & Venture Capital (ECVC) practice. Charles was previously a partner at Lowenstein Sandler LLP and the Co-Chair of its DUMBO office. He joins Perkins Coie in order to launch and lead its New York ECVC group. More >>

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Greenberg Traurig Expands Latin American & Iberian Practice

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Manuel Rajunov and Dania Duncan, who will join the firm as shareholders in the Latin American and Iberian Practice, splitting their time between the Dallas and Mexico City offices. In addition to their broad tax, real estate, and corporate experience, both Rajunov and Duncan have extensive experience in Latin America and strong connections to clients in the region. Both lawyers were previously partners at DLA Piper. More >>

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Blank Rome Adds Tax Pro in Washington, D.C.

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Cynthia L. Gausvik has joined the Firm as a Partner in the Tax, Benefits, and Private Client group. Ms. Gausvik advises families and closely held business owners on a broad range of tax, trust, and estate planning matters. She comes to Blank Rome from Reed Smith and is based in the Firm’s Washington, D.C., office, which recently welcomed more than 90 attorneys from Dickstein Shapiro. More >>

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Winston & Strawn Continues Growth of Its Corporate Department with the Addition of Three Partners in New York

Winston & Strawn LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that three partners have joined the firm’s Corporate Department in New York. The group includes Joel Rubinstein, Jonathan Rochwarger, and Elliott Smith. The team joins from McDermott Will & Emery, where Mr. Rubinstein was head of the firm’s Capital Markets and Securities Practice. Associate Daniel Nussen also joined with the group. More >>

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