McDermott Doubles Down on New Dallas Office

Monday, June 1, 2015

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery today announced a decisive expansion of its Dallas office as two new teams of leading M&A and technology and outsourcing lawyers joined the Firm.

The two new teams, which may comprise up to 15 lawyers, arrive from the Dallas office of another AmLaw 50 law firm. With these additions, the number of lawyers in McDermott’s Dallas office more than doubles as the Firm moves to take advantage of new strategic opportunities in this important and growing market. The two new groups, taken together, add a technology focus to McDermott’s transactional practice that complements its existing strengths in adjoining practices such as Intellectual Property (IP) and Health. More >>

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Latham & Watkins Counsels Avago Technologies in US$37 Billion Acquisition of Broadcom

Monday, June 1, 2015

Avago Technologies Limited and Broadcom Corporation announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Avago will acquire Broadcom in a cash and stock transaction that values the combined company at US$77 billion in enterprise value. Per the below press release issued by the companies, upon completion of the acquisition, the combined company will have the most diversified communications platform in the semiconductor industry, with combined annual revenues of approximately US$15 billion. More >>

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Firm Advises on Financing of Avago’s $37 Billion Acquisition of Broadcom

Monday, June 1, 2015

Simpson Thacher is representing Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Barclays Bank PLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as lead arrangers with respect to a new committed debt financing for Avago, in connection with its announced $37 billion acquisition of Broadcom Corporation. More >>

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Sutherland Expands Insurance Litigation Practice in New York with Addition of Five Attorneys

Monday, June 1, 2015

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP announced today that five attorneys have joined the firm’s Insurance Litigation Group in New York, expanding the firm’s service offerings in insurance class action defense and complex litigation. The new attorneys include Partners Michael R. Nelson and Kymberly Kochis, and their colleagues Veronica M. Wayner, Francis X. Nolan, IV and Alexander P. Fuchs. The group joins from the New York office of Nelson Levine de Luca & Hamilton (now Nelson Brown & Co.) where Mr. Nelson was chairman, Ms. Kochis was a partner and Ms. Wayner, Mr. Nolan and Mr. Fuchs were associates. The five attorneys bring extensive experience representing insurers worldwide in litigation, insurance regulatory investigations, reinsurance, antitrust, administrative hearings and compliance matters. More >>

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Honigman expands into Chicago with the addition of Schopf & Weiss

Monday, June 1, 2015

Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP has announced it is joining with litigation firm, Schopf & Weiss LLP, establishing a Chicago presence as part of a strategic growth plan aimed at better serving clients and expanding its national reach. As part of the expansion, the firm also announced the addition of two partners to the Chicago office as the first step in rounding out the new location’s practice areas. Corporate partner René Ghadimi will join Honigman from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, while Paul Hastings LLP attorney Gregory A. Morris will come on board as a partner in its Intellectual Property Department. More >>

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BakerHostetler Adds 32-Lawyer Group in Atlanta, Including 12 New Partners

Monday, June 1, 2015

BakerHostetler has made a significant expansion to its Atlanta office with the addition of a 32-member team from McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP. The incoming group adds 27 attorneys to BakerHostetler’s national Healthcare Industry team and includes lawyers who concentrate on healthcare-related litigation, real estate, transactional, and regulatory matters. The team now totals more than 80 attorneys nationally. Also joining the Atlanta office from McKenna are five corporate attorneys.

The new Atlanta group comprises 12 partners, 5 counsel and 15 associates. More >>

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Fisher & Phillips LLP Opens Seattle Office

Monday, June 1, 2015

Fisher & Phillips LLP, a national labor and employment law firm, announces its expansion into Seattle. Davis C. Bae, a respected immigration attorney with a national practice, will lead the office as its Managing Partner. Joining him are Partners Nick Beermann and Catharine Morisset and Of Counsel Robert Neale. Clarence Belnavis, a Fisher & Phillips Partner in Portland, Oregon, and a Washington resident, will split his time between the Seattle and Portland offices.

Bae focuses his practice on providing effective immigration solutions for companies in the Pacific Northwest and throughout the United States. Bae’s clients are leaders in fields such as software, design, construction, manufacturing, utilities, fine arts, sports, international trade, and engineering. He is a frequent speaker before business and employer associations, including the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the Washington State Bar Association, the National Association of General Contractors, and the Society of Human Resource Management. Before joining Fisher & Phillips, Bae was a partner at Jackson Lewis. More >>

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Hiscock & Barclay, Damon Morey Create Barclay Damon

Monday, June 1, 2015

Hiscock & Barclay and Damon Morey today announced the firms have established a 275-attorney, super-regional law firm with a wider array of special client services and expertise built on more than 250 years of combined legal experience.

The new firm, to be called Barclay Damon effective today, has substantial offices with 30 to 105 attorneys each in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Albany. Barclay Damon also has growing offices in New York City, New Jersey, Boston, Toronto, New York’s Southern Tier, and Washington, D.C. More >>

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Locke Lord Counsels Enterprise in $2.15 Billion Purchase of Eagle Ford Shale Midstream Assets From Pioneer

Monday, June 1, 2015

A team of Locke Lord lawyers led by Terry Radney and including Joe Perillo, Dale Smith, Hunter Summerford and Walker Clarke, provided counsel to Enterprise Products Operating, LLC (“Enterprise”) in its $2.15 billion purchase of the Eagle Ford Shale Midstream business (EFS Midstream) of Pioneer Natural Resources Company (“Pioneer”) and Reliance Holding USA, Inc. (“Reliance”). Assistant General Counsel Charlie San Miguel led the legal team at Enterprise on the deal. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and normal closing adjustments. Pioneer owns 50.1% of EFS Midstream and Reliance owns the remaining 49.9%. More >>

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Gray Plant Mooty Expands Fargo Presence Through Merger With Sandin Law

Monday, June 1, 2015

Gray Plant Mooty, a 170-attorney law firm based in Minneapolis, announced it completed a merger today with Sandin Law, a boutique estate and business planning law firm located in Fargo.

The announcement follows a December 2014 notice that Gray Plant Mooty was opening a Fargo office after advising clients in the region for decades. A team of five professionals, led by Principal Toni M. Sandin, will add depth to Gray Plant Mooty’s Trust, Estates and Charitable Planning Group, one of the largest and most sophisticated practice groups of its kind in the United States. More >>

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