Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco), as a sponsor, on the development and financing for the US$8 billion expansion of an existing, world-scale petroleum refining and petrochemicals complex in Rabigh, Saudi Arabia More >>
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Highly regarded financial services and commercial litigators Stewart Clancy and Justin Opitz have joined McGuireWoods as partners in Dallas as the firm continues to expand its capabilities in a vital southwestern United States market.
Clancy and Opitz have significant litigation experience representing businesses in a variety of commercial matters, with a particular focus on defending mortgage lenders and servicers against claims filed in federal and state courts. They also handle matters related to origination and title defects and advise clients on compliance with mortgage servicing standards and federal and state laws.
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The Washington, D.C., office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Grace Parke Fremlin and Joon Ro Yoon as partners in the corporate/M&A practice and IP Litigation practice, respectively. Fremlin joins K&L Gates from Steptoe & Johnson LLP, where she was founder and co-chair of the Korea practice, while Yoon arrives from Reitler, Kailas & Rosenblatt LLC, having also served as an adjunct professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST).
Fremlin has decades of experience representing clients on cross-border technology and M&A transactions; IP asset utilization and protection strategies in the United States and China; and global distribution, procurement, and supply contracts. She also advises in such areas as corporate governance, global regulatory compliance, international trade policy, treaties, and U.S. government relations.
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Jones Day is pleased to announce that Scott D. Peterman has joined as a partner in the Firm’s Private Equity Practice. Formerly a partner with Sidley Austin, Mr. Peterman will be based in the Firm’s Hong Kong Office.
Mr. Peterman is a recognized market leader in the representation of private fund sponsors and investors in connection with the formation of alternative investment vehicles, including private equity funds, real estate funds, and hedge funds. Mr. Peterman is currently ranked by Chambers Asia-Pacific in “Band 1” for China Investment Funds. Together with our Band 1 ranked Singapore investment funds practice, Jones Day now has increased capability to advise fund sponsors and investors on an Asia-wide basis.
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nternational law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues to grow its Washington, D.C. office with the return of David Catania as a shareholder in the Health & FDA Business Practice. Catania focuses his practice on health care, government law and strategy, and public policy.
“Greenberg Traurig is committed to growing locally, nationally, and internationally, and that is why we’re so pleased to welcome David Catania back to our Washington, D.C. office,” said Laura Klaus, co-managing shareholder of Greenberg Traurig’s Washington, D.C. office. “Having worked for the betterment of the District and its business community, David has had his finger on the pulse of health care issues of critical concern. His experience with regard to not only health care but also education, tax, and workforce development issues will be invaluable to our clients.”
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Following on from the addition of new partners in its Athens, London and New York offices in 2015, Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) is pleased to welcome experienced corporate lawyer Suhail Mirza as a partner in its Dubai office. Suhail’s diverse practice covers the full spectrum of corporate and commercial work, including cross-border M&A, strategic joint ventures and corporate restructuring. He joins the firm from K&L Gates More >>
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Andrew M. Felner has joined the New York office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the firm’s Corporate practice group. Felner joins from FDX Capital LLC/FDX Offshore LLC, where he was co-founder and managing partner of the financial advisory firm and affiliated merchant bank, and where he will remain as a board member. In addition to private practice, Felner spent 10 years at Citigroup Inc., where he was Deputy General Counsel, overseeing all proprietary M&A activity and several other key legal practice groups for the global bank, including securities issuance and SEC reporting More >>
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Global law firm Reed Smith today announced that partner Troy Doyle and counsel Gerald Licnachan have joined the firm’s Singapore office, in the global Commercial Restructuring and Bankruptcy Group and the Energy and Natural Resources Group respectively. Troy joins the firm from DLA Piper (in Singapore), where he led the firm’s restructuring practice, while Gerald re-joins Reed Smith from his role as general counsel at Steppe Capital in Singapore More >>
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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global firm, announced today that Mark Shepherd has joined the London office as a partner. Mr. Shepherd joins from DLA Piper More >>
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An Orrick team from Paris and Düsseldorf recently advised Ubisoft Entertainment in its successful placement of a €200 million “Schuldschein” loan, in a private placement governed by German law. Ubisoft is a leading creator, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and services with a portfolio of world-renowned brands, including the popular Assassin’s Creed series of games More >>
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