DLA Piper expands Perth office with Hardy Bowen corporate team

Global law firm DLA Piper announces today that Michael Bowen, Scott Gibson and Marc Wilshaw of leading Perth corporate law firm Hardy Bowen have agreed to join the firm as partners, effective 1 July 2015, in a move which significantly increases DLA Piper’s corporate capability and makes its Perth office one of the largest in the market for a global firm.

The three partners will be accompanied by their team of nine corporate lawyers and five support staff, growing DLA Piper’s Perth office to a 115 person strong team. More >>

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Intellectual Property Litigator Aaron Craig Joins AALRR

Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo (AALRR) is pleased to announce that Aaron Craig has joined as a partner in the firm’s Commercial and Complex Litigation Group. Mr. Craig brings more than 15 years of experience litigating high profile intellectual property, commercial and bankruptcy cases, with a focus on patent, trademark, entertainment and real property litigation. Last year, Mr. Craig won a seven-figure verdict in a three-week jury trial in Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of a victim of a fraudulent mortgage brokerage scheme. Mr. Craig has prevailed for clients on both the plaintiff and defense side, in Federal District and Bankruptcy Courts and California Superior Courts, as well as federal administrative proceedings before the International Trade Commission and Trademark Trial and Appeals Board. More >>

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AerCap Ireland Capital Limited and AerCap Global Aviation Trust’s $1 Billion Registered Debt Offering

Cravath represented AerCap Ireland Capital Limited and AerCap Global Aviation Trust in connection with their US$1 billion registered debt offering. AerCap Ireland Capital Limited and AerCap Global Aviation Trust are wholly owned subsidiaries of AerCap Holdings N.V., the world’s largest independent aircraft leasing company. The transaction closed on June 25, 2015. More >>

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Dentons Adds Health Care Bankruptcy Lawyer Samuel R. Maizel in Los Angeles

Dentons announced today that Samuel R. Maizel has joined its Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Practice as a partner. Maizel focuses his practice on the health care industry. A popular speaker and prolific writer, he regularly contributes to healthcare and restructuring industry conferences and publications. He joins Dan Higgins as the second nationally known and widely respected lawyer in the healthcare industry to join Dentons on the West Coast in recent weeks. More >>

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Freshfields advises on CITIC Securities US$5bn private placement and subscription

News and insights – Freshfields advises on CITIC Securities US$5bn private placement and subscription

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International Law Attorney Fabian Pal Joins Holland & Knight in Miami

Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that Fabian Pal has joined the firm’s Miami office as a member of the firm’s International & Cross-Border and Latin America Practice Groups. He previously practiced with Fowler White Burnett.

“Fabian has an impressive track record handling sophisticated deals in Latin America and elsewhere,” said George Mencio, co-chair of Holland & Knight’s International & Cross-Border Group. “His energy and talent will be great assets to our office.” More >>

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McKenna Long & Aldridge Adds Five New Partners in June Heading into its Merger with Dentons

New partners in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington and Atlanta – including three lawyers returning to firm; latest additions to government contracts, complex tort and corporate practices

Los Angeles/San Francisco/Washington (June 25, 2015) – McKenna Long & Aldridge heads into its pending merger with leading global law firm Dentons with a strong burst of momentum. The firm announced it has added five new partners in the month of June – in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington and Atlanta – including three lawyers who previously practiced at McKenna. More >>

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Jones Day launches Luxembourg fund formation practice in Paris with arrival of partner Catherine Martougin

The global law firm Jones Day has announced the launch of a Luxembourg fund formation practice in Paris. Catherine Martougin has joined the Firm’s Paris Office as a Private Equity Practice partner. She arrives from Arendt & Medernach, the leading law firm in Luxembourg. Her arrival marks an important addition to Jones Day’s European private equity capabilities given her substantial experience in Luxembourg.

Ms. Martougin’s practice focuses on advising fund initiators, managers, investment advisors, and investors, particularly in alternative asset areas, which include private equity, real estate, infrastructure, debt, and other alternative investments within niche strategies. Clients seek her advice on regulatory, financial, securities, and commercial law matters. Ms. Martougin represents clients in approval proceedings with regulators and has significant experience in cross-border transactions, including private acquisitions and disposals, reorganizations, and refinancings. She is well-known and respected for her deep experience in private equity and fund formation matters in Luxembourg—among the most significant fund centers in the world—for clients based notably in the United States, the United Kingdom, and France. More >>

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Gibson Dunn Adds Finance Lawyer Philip Crump in London

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Philip Crump will join as a partner in the London office. Formerly a partner with Kirkland & Ellis in London, he will continue his debt finance practice at Gibson Dunn.

“We are delighted to welcome Phil to the firm,” said Ken Doran, Chairman and Managing Partner of Gibson Dunn. “The London office is a priority for investment and a growth area for us. We have made significant strides in building a top quality English law transactional practice, consisting of cross-border M&A, private equity, corporate, real estate and finance. Phil will add to our depth and strength in finance and restructuring and will mark another significant step toward our goals.” More >>

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O’Melveny Welcomes Three Former Prosecutors

O’Melveny & Myers LLP welcomes back Jim Bowman, Maggie Carter, and David Kirman as partners in the Firm’s White Collar Defense & Corporate Investigations Group. All three O’Melveny alumni join from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California and bring exceptional trial skills and diverse prosecutorial experience in healthcare, securities, and financial services fraud.

Their return to private practice was applauded by former Assistant United States Attorney and Chief of Major Frauds Section Beong-Soo Kim, now Vice President and Assistant General Counsel for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.: “Having had the privilege of supervising them at various points in their careers, I consider each to be a powerhouse in his or her own right—Jim in the area of securities fraud, Maggie with her public corruption cases, and David in the healthcare fraud arena. The fact that all three of these stellar lawyers have decided to return to O’Melveny is a coup for the Firm. Their arrivals demonstrate O’Melveny’s commitment to recruiting the best and brightest, and further cement O’Melveny’s reputation as a go-to firm for internal investigations, white-collar criminal defense, and bet-the-company litigation.” More >>

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