Akin Gump has advised PJSC LUKOIL on a project financing of up to $1 billion to finance further development of the Shah Deniz gas field (Phase 2) in the South Caspian Sea in Azerbaijan. The transaction was signed on August 7 in Baku. More >>
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has announced the opening of an office in Seoul, South Korea to strengthen and expand its Korea practice. More >>
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The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added Terri A. Mazur as a shareholder to its New York Litigation Practice. Mazur joins the firm from Kaye Scholer LLP. More >>
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Clyde & Co is expanding its trade mark and patent filing capabilities in the Middle East, with the addition of a new direct filing office in Bahrain. Opened on 9 August 2015, this new office enables Clyde & Co to provide cost effective and high quality support on intellectual property matters in Bahrain, a key country in the region. More >>
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Alston & Bird has bolstered its finance capabilities with the addition of Gregg Loubier as partner in the firm’s Finance Group in Los Angeles. Loubier joins from Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP in Los Angeles, where he was partner and chair of the Real Estate Finance Practice Group. More >>
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Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, will expand its presence in Texas with a new Austin office, effective Sept. 1. Three attorneys from Littler’s Dallas location will establish the firm in Austin – one of the nation’s most dynamic and growing cities. More >>
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Morgan Lewis continues to strengthen its litigation practice with the addition of former federal prosecutor Harvey Bartle, who rejoins the firm as a partner in Philadelphia and Princeton, NJ. With an emphasis on white collar litigation and government investigations matters, Mr. Bartle further enhances the firm’s deep bench of litigators. More >>
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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Jane M. Love, Ph.D. and Robert Trenchard are joining the New York office as partners. Love and Trenchard, previously partners with Wilmer Hale, will continue to practice intellectual property and life sciences litigation. More >>
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FisherBroyles, LLP (“FisherBroyles”) is pleased to announce that partner Chris Pey has joined our rapidly growing New York City office. Chris is a veteran import/export lawyer specializing in federal regulation of products and materials, with extensive experience in federal litigation. More >>
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Philip van Rensburg has joined Hogan Lovells as a partner in the construction department and litigation team in Johannesburg. Joining with him is senior associate Waseeqah Makadam. More >>
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