Mayer Brown expands Middle East and international transactional capabilities with arrival of Corporate & Securities team led by partners Charles Hallab and Tahan Thraya

Mayer Brown announced today that Charles Salem Hallab and Tahan (Tom) Thraya have joined the firm as Corporate & Securities partners, significantly expanding Mayer Brown’s Middle East practice and strengthening the firm’s global transactions offerings. Previously, Messrs. Hallab and Thraya were partners with Baker & McKenzie LLP. Joining them in the move to Mayer Brown are key associate members of their team. More >>

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Reed Smith Boosts Corporate Practice in New York

Reed Smith LLP today announced that Andrew Callahan and Robert Scheininger have joined the firm as partners in the Corporate & Transactional Advisory Group in New York. The addition of Callahan and Scheininger (who come to Reed Smith from Sidley Austin) follows on the recent addition of partner Danielle Carbone, who joined the firm this week from Shearman & Sterling. Counting these new partners, the firm’s New York office has grown by almost 20 percent since the beginning of 2015. More >>

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Milbank Advises International Banking Consortium on €20bn Financing for Volkswagen

The international law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP has advised an international banking consortium led by Citibank Global Markets Limited and UniCredit Bank AG as coordinators, bookrunners and mandated lead arrangers on a syndicated revolving credit facility for the German car manufacturer Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg. The unsecured facility has a volume of € 20 billion and is provided by a total of 13 international banks, including leading institutions from the UK, USA, France, Spain and Japan. More >>

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Industry Leading Restructuring And Insolvency Partners Join Morrison & Foerster in London

Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Peter Declercq and Sonya Van de Graaff have joined its London office as partners in the Business Restructuring & Insolvency Group. Mr. Declercq and Ms. Van de Graaff come to Morrison & Foerster from Schulte Roth & Zabel where they regularly represented distressed investors – including individual and ad hoc groups of bondholders – in restructuring matters. More >>

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