Gordon & Rees Pittsburgh Office Doubles in Size with Addition of 17 New Attorneys; Expansion Includes New Office in Harrisburg, PA

Monday, March 2, 2015

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP has expanded its Pittsburgh office with the addition of a 17-lawyer group from Pittsburgh’s sixth largest firm, Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote P.C.

The group includes partners John W. Burns, Christopher J. Haselhoff, Matthew J. Horgan, Andrew G. Kimball, Jennifer M. Kirschler, Brant T. Miller and Katie M. Mills, and associates Christine S. Cornell, Beth A. Frederick, Leanne M. Gaefke, Anthony J. Judice, Erica M. Kelly, Lauren M. Kelly and Lauren M. Oelrich, all of whom will be resident in the firm’s Pittsburgh office. Partners Thomas M. Chairs and Aaron S. Jayman, and associate Joshua D. Leaver will be based in the newly-opened Harrisburg, PA office. More >>

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Goldberg Segalla’s Doors Open in St. Louis

Monday, March 2, 2015

In a move that signals its broadening national footprint and continued reach into the Midwest, Goldberg Segalla is pleased to announce that the doors to its St. Louis office are now officially open. The office — the firm’s 13th, located at 8000 Maryland Avenue — is helmed by nationally recognized insurance coverage and toxic tort attorney Kurtis B. Reeg.

Mr. Reeg is joined by partner Paul L. Knobbe and associates David M. Frohlichstein, Lynn A. Lehnert, and Matthew A. Temper. More >>

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DLA Piper and Davis announce combination in Canada

Monday, March 2, 2015

DLA Piper LLP (US) and Davis LLP announced today that they have reached an agreement to join forces, effective April 2015. The firm will operate as an integrated part of DLA Piper’s global platform and brand, and will adopt the name DLA Piper (Canada) LLP.

The proposed combination will unite the breadth of practices and industry experience of DLA Piper, one of the world’s leading global law firms, with 4,200 lawyers in the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East, with Davis, a firm with more than 260 lawyers and deep roots in the Canadian and international business communities. More >>

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Akerman Closes $307 Million Portfolio Acquisition for GEO Group

Monday, March 2, 2015

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, represented long-time client The GEO Group, Inc. (GEO), in a $307 million acquisition of eight correctional and detention facilities from LCS Corrections Services in an all cash transaction. The deal, which closed on February 17, is set to help GEO meet the demand for correctional and detention bed space in the United States. More >>

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Patent practice grows with the addition of Scott Stinebruner

Friday, February 27, 2015

Middleton Reutlinger is pleased to announce that Scott Stinebruner has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group.

Scott A. Stinebruner is a registered patent attorney and has practiced for more than 20 years. He focuses his practice in patent, trademark, and copyright counseling, procurement, licensing and protection, with particular emphasis in Internet/computer software, computer architectures, digital electronics, e-commerce and business processes. More >>

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Middleton Reutlinger strengthens its Intellectual Property Practice Group with two attorneys

Friday, February 27, 2015

Middleton Reutlinger is pleased to announce that Amy B. Berge and Joseph R. Dages have joined the firm’s Intellectual Property (IP) Group. Formerly, both Amy and Joe were attorneys in the Louisville office of Bingham Greenebaum Doll.

Robert Eichenberger, the Chair of the firm’s IP Group said of the two “We are always looking for quality additions to strategically grow our team of knowledgeable and experienced IP attorneys. The addition of Amy and Joe really advances that goal.” More >>

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Nielsen Completes $750 Million Notes Offering

Friday, February 27, 2015

Simpson Thacher represented Nielsen Finance LLC and Nielsen Finance Co., indirect subsidiaries of Nielsen N.V., in connection with their issuance of $750 million aggregate principal amount of 5.000% Senior Notes due 2022 in an offering conducted in reliance upon Rule 144A and Regulation S. The notes represent a further issuance of the 5.000% Senior Notes due 2022 that were issued on April 11, 2014 and July 8, 2014. Nielsen intends to use the net proceeds of this offering to make repurchases of its outstanding common stock from time to time, in the open market or otherwise, pursuant to its existing share repurchase programs, to reduce outstanding amounts under its revolving credit facility, to pay related fees and expenses, and for general corporate purposes. More >>

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Kramer Levin Represents General Maritime Corporation in a $3.0 billion Combination with Navig8 Crude Tankers Inc.

Friday, February 27, 2015

General Maritime and Navig8 Crude (N-OTC: BLUE) entered into a definitive agreement to create Gener8 Maritime Inc. (“Gener8 Maritime” or the “Company”), a world-class provider of international seaborne oil transportation services. Under the terms of the agreement, General Maritime and Navig8 Crude will merge to create a company with a fleet valued at over $3.0 billion in a stock-for-stock transaction. More >>

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Blank Rome Adds Labor and Employment Attorneys in New York

Friday, February 27, 2015

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Rory J. McEvoy has joined the Firm as a Partner in the Labor and Employment group. For nearly four decades, Mr. McEvoy has represented clients in a wide variety of management-side labor and employment matters, including employment litigation in federal and state courts and before federal, state, and local anti-discrimination agencies; collective bargaining; arbitrations; and unfair labor practices before the National Labor Relations Board. In addition, Mr. McEvoy represents clients in all aspects of the employment relationship, including non-compete litigations, breach of employment contracts, wage and hour matters, and defamation. He joins the Firm from Locke Lord Edwards LLP (formerly Edwards Wildman Palmer) where he served as the Chair of the Labor and Employment Group. He is based in Blank Rome’s New York Office. More >>

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