Troutman Sanders Continues Expansion of West Coast IP Practice with Two Partners in San Francisco

Monday, May 18, 2015

Troutman Sanders LLP announced today that Dean Morehous and Marcus Hall have joined the firm as partners in the Intellectual Property practice in the San Francisco office. Both lawyers practiced previously at Novak Druce Connolly Bove & Quigg LLP. Last month, the firm added partner David Devernoe and associate Christopher Franich to the Intellectual Property practice in the San Diego office.

“When we opened in San Francisco less than two months ago, we said that we intended to quickly grow the office,” said Craig Kline, managing partner of the firm’s San Francisco office. “We are very pleased that Dean and Marcus are joining us. Their significant IP and commercial litigation experience, as well as their strong ties to the local community, will be of great benefit to our expanding practice.” More >>

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Greenspoon Marder Law’s West Palm Beach Office Welcomes Three New Attorneys to its Marital & Family Law Practice Group

Friday, May 15, 2015

The Marital & Family Law group of Greenspoon Marder Law’s West Palm Beach office welcomes three new attorneys. The firm is joined by shareholder Stuart R. Manoff, senior counsel associate William N. Lazarchick, Jr., and associate Casey M. Reiter.

Stuart R. Manoff has been a practicing Marital and Family Law attorney for over 30 years and has been Florida Bar Board Certified in Marital and Family Law since 1994. Manoff concentrates his practice on matters pertaining to marital and family law which includes divorce, equitable distribution litigation, alimony, prenuptial agreements, child custody and support, and paternity matters. He is rated AV ® Preeminent ™ by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory and has been named a Leading Florida Attorney. Manoff has been recognized as a Florida Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers Magazine from 2007-2013, 2015, and has been featured in publications including Divorce Magazine. He is a member of The Florida Bar Association, the Palm Beach County Bar Association, the Susan Greenberg Family Law American Inn of Court of the Palm Beaches, and the National Business Institute. Manoff earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami School of Law.

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Bankruptcy Attorney Melissa Youngman Joins Wilson Elser’s Orlando Office

Friday, May 15, 2015

Bankruptcy attorney Melissa Youngman has joined Wilson Elser’s Orlando office as a partner. Formerly a partner with regional law firm McCalla Raymer, Youngman’s practice is focused on bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, representing a broad spectrum of clients including mortgage lenders, banks and financial institutions, Fortune 500 companies, insurance companies, real estate entities, equipment lessors, commercial landlords, purchasers of distressed assets, investment trusts, bankruptcy trustees, and other entities. More >>

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Leading M&A Lawyer Dan Clivner Joins Sidley Austin LLP

Friday, May 15, 2015

Sidley Austin LLP announced today that Dan Clivner will join the firm as co-managing partner of the Los Angeles office and a key member of the firm’s M&A and Private Equity practices. Mr. Clivner regularly leads high-profile transactions in private equity, telecom, media and entertainment and retailing, including more than $18 billion of such transactions since 2012. He joins Sidley from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, where he served as the Los Angeles office managing partner since 1998. His arrival expands Sidley’s long-standing presence in the Los Angeles market and the continued growth of its M&A and Private Equity practices. More >>

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BakerHostetler To Add 30-Lawyer Team in Atlanta

Thursday, May 14, 2015

BakerHostetler announces the addition of a 30-lawyer healthcare, corporate, real estate, and litigation team to its Atlanta office. The group of lawyers from McKenna Long & Aldridge will be joining BakerHostetler on June 1 following a vote of the BakerHostetler partnership. The incoming team includes 25 attorneys from that firm’s Healthcare practice, which increases BakerHostetler’s national Healthcare Industry team to more than 80 attorneys. The incoming Healthcare team includes litigation, real estate, transactional, and regulatory attorneys. Also joining the firm are five corporate attorneys (two of the attorneys, corporate partners David Brown and Clayton Coley, were announced by BakerHostetler on May 7). More >>

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Chadbourne Represents Lenders on US$11.5 Billion Senior Debt Financing for Corpus Christi LNG Project

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Chadbourne & Parke LLP represented the lenders in connection with the US$11.5 billion senior debt financing for the Corpus Christi LNG Project.

The Corpus Christi LNG Project is sponsored by affiliates of Cheniere Energy, Inc. and is located on the La Quinta Channel on the northeast side of Corpus Christi Bay in San Patricio County, Texas. The project, when fully constructed, is expected to comprise three liquefaction trains with expected aggregate nominal production capacity of approximately 13.5 mmtpa, three full-containment LNG storage tanks with capacity of approximately 10.1 Bcfe, two LNG carrier docks and a 22-mile, 48″ natural gas supply pipeline, as well as all associated facilities. The estimated total capital cost of the project is US$15.4 billion. More >>

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Arrangement of $5 Billion Financing for The Chemours Company’s Proposed Separation from DuPont

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Cravath represented the initial purchasers, led by Credit Suisse, J.P. Morgan Securities, BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays, Citigroup and Goldman, Sachs & Co., in connection with the US$2.1 billion and €360 million 144A/Reg. S high‑yield senior debt offering of The Chemours Company related to its proposed separation from E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. Cravath also represented Credit Suisse and J.P. Morgan Securities in their third‑party tender offer for US$500 million aggregate principal amount of DuPont bonds and their subsequent debt‑for‑debt exchange with DuPont for Chemours notes. In addition, Cravath represented J.P. Morgan Securities, Credit Suisse, Goldman, Sachs & Co., BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Barclays, HSBC and RBC, as joint lead arrangers of a credit agreement providing for a seven‑year US$1.5 billion senior secured Term Loan B Facility and a five‑year US$1.0 billion senior secured Revolving Credit Facility. The transactions closed on May 12, 2015. More >>

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Andrew Charles Joins Kramer Levin as Partner in Real Estate Practice

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP announced today that Andrew Charles has joined the firm as a partner in the Real Estate practice.

Mr. Charles has extensive experience in all aspects of commercial real estate law, including, partnerships and joint ventures, financing for borrowers and lenders, acquisitions and sales, and development and leasing. His client base includes private equity funds, financial institutions, developers and operators in the acquisition, financing, development, sale and leasing of all classes of commercial properties including office, hotel, multi-family, retail, public storage, mixed use and condominium properties. Mr. Charles focuses on structuring transactions for institutional investors and opportunity funds such as joint ventures, preferred equity investments, mezzanine financing and mixed debt/equity investments. He was formerly a partner in King & Spalding’s Capital Transactions and Real Estate Group. More >>

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Manatt Continues Strategic Growth in Washington, D.C.

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, today announced that Daniel R. Addison has joined its Federal Government Affairs and Public Policy practice as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office. Addison comes to Manatt from Squire Patton Boggs. His move comes on the heels of three major Washington, D.C., additions in April, as Douglas C. Boggs, Alan M. Noskow and Joseph G. Passaic joined Manatt, also from Squire Patton Boggs. More >>

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