On November 16, 2015, Marriott International, Inc. and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. announced that the boards of directors of both companies have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement under which the companies will combine to create the world’s largest hotel company. Cravath is representing Starwood in connection with this transaction. More >>
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Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge is pleased to announce today the addition of a fifth office within the lakeshore community of Holland. Jaron Nyhof and Jack Marquis – two well-established and highly-regarded business attorneys who have practiced in Holland for decades – will join the firm as the backbone of the Holland office. With offices in Grand Rapids, Traverse City, Muskegon and Ann Arbor, an addition along Michigan’s Lakeshore is both long awaited and highly anticipated. More >>
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Pillsbury announced that it is applying for a license to open an office in Hong Kong as part of the firm’s long-term strategy to extend its reach in China. Prominent aviation finance lawyer Paul Jebely will lead the firm’s highly ranked Transportation Finance practice in Asia and play a key role building the new office once a license is obtained. Jebely comes to Pillsbury from the Hong Kong office of Clyde & Co., where he was a partner and Global Head of Aviation Finance. More >>
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The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Rebecca Swindells has joined the Firm as a partner in its Intellectual Property Practice. Ms. Swindells, previously an IP and technology protection and enforcement partner at Fieldfisher LLP, will be based in Jones Day’s London Office. More >>
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Just six weeks after announcing it entered the Florida market by opening an office in Orlando, international law firm Goldberg Segalla is once again making waves — this time in the southern portion of the state, where its 18th and 19th offices are now open for business in West Palm Beach and Miami. More >>
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International law firm Proskauer announced today the arrival of Dr. Fangli Chen as a partner and vice chair of the Life Sciences Patent practice, and Daniel Klein as senior patent counsel, both resident in its Boston office. More >>
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Global law firm White & Case LLP announced today that Dennis Orr will join the Firm’s Global Commercial Litigation Practice as a partner in its New York office. More >>
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Peter D. Hardy—a prominent white collar defense attorney known for his work representing corporations and individuals facing potential criminal tax issues—has joined Ballard Spahr as a partner in the Philadelphia office, firm Chair Mark Stewart announced today. More >>
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Thomas J. Hayes has joined Gordon & Rees as a partner in the firm’s Chicago office. He is a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice group. More >>
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Pryor Cashman LLP is pleased to announce that entertainment industry veteran Adam R. Mehr has joined the firm as a partner in the Media & Entertainment Group. Based in the firm’s Los Angeles office, Mehr joins Pryor Cashman from Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP. Before that, he served for nine years as Executive Vice President, Business Affairs and General Counsel for Gold Circle Entertainment, a leading independent producer, financier and distributor of motion pictures. More >>
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