Jon M. Spanbauer Joins Quarles & Brady’s Intellectual Property Practice Group

Monday, May 4, 2015

The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that Jon M. Spanbauer has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in its Intellectual Property Practice Group.

Spanbauer’s practice focuses primarily on complex patent litigation. He has litigated significant patent disputes throughout the United States in a wide range of technologies, with a particular emphasis on pharmaceuticals (Hatch-Waxman litigation), medical devices, and biologics. More >>

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Shearman & Sterling Advises on Guacolda’s Senior Notes Offering and Syndicated Loan Facility

Monday, May 4, 2015

Shearman & Sterling represented Empresa Eléctrica Guacolda S.A., a Chilean joint venture between AES Gener S.A. and Global Infrastructure Partners, in connection with its Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of US$500 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.560% Senior Notes due 2025 and its US$330 million five-year unsecured syndicated loan facility with various financial institutions. Guacolda is engaged in the generation, transmission and supply of electricity in Chile. More >>

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Pillsbury Broadens Practice In Texas To Serve Tech

Monday, May 4, 2015

Pillsbury today welcomed new corporate partner Steven M. Tyndall. With a broad client base ranging from formation stage and emerging companies to established public and private companies, Tyndall focuses on advising clients in the areas of technology, life sciences and clean energy.

“We are very pleased to welcome Steve to Pillsbury,” said Firm Chair Jim Rishwain Jr. “His deep industry knowledge and experience will be of great benefit to our clients in Texas and around the world. With our global platform and the recent addition of Andrew Strong, former CEO of Kalon Biotherapeutics, we are poised to further build on our recognized position as a worldwide leader in the life sciences industry.” More >>

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Goodwin Advises TellApart in Approximately $533 Million Sale to Twitter

Monday, May 4, 2015

Goodwin Procter attorneys advised TellApart, Inc. in its recently announced sale to Twitter, Inc. According to the 8-K filed by Twitter, the company will issue approximately 12.6 million shares of common stock based on the $42.27 per share closing price on April 28. The deal is expected to close at the beginning of June and is subject to customary closing conditions. More >>

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Davis Polk Advises Ford Motor Company on Its $13.4 Billion Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility

Monday, May 4, 2015

Davis Polk advised Ford Motor Company in connection with the April 30, 2015, amendment and restatement of its existing revolving credit facility. As a result of the amendment and restatement, the maturity of the existing revolving commitments was extended from April 30, 2017 and April 30, 2019, to April 30, 2018 and April 30, 2020, respectively, and additional commitments, maturing either April 30, 2018 or April 30, 2020, were provided, for an aggregate total of such revolving commitments of approximately $13.4 billion. Other amendments to the existing revolving credit facility provide for two new sub-facilities, one denominated in Brazilian real and one in Chinese renminbi. More >>

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Two Prominent Antitrust Partners Join Brown Rudnick’s Growing New York Office

Monday, May 4, 2015

Brown Rudnick LLP, an Am Law 200 law firm with offices in the US and Europe, announced today that leading antitrust attorneys Helene D. Jaffe and Alan R. Kusinitz have joined the Firm’s New York office as partners. Both Ms. Jaffe and Mr. Kusinitz join the Firm from Proskauer Rose where Ms. Jaffe was head of the Antitrust practice group. Prior to that, Ms. Jaffe served as co-head of the Antitrust Group at Weil, Gotshal & Manges.

With the addition of Ms. Jaffe and Mr. Kusinitz, Brown Rudnick will be introducing its new Antitrust practice. The Antitrust practice will be led by Ms. Jaffe and will be an important complement to the Firm’s existing corporate, healthcare, life sciences and white collar practices. More >>

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Zelle Hofmann Expands Footprint with Addition of Insurance Practice Group on the East Coast

Friday, May 1, 2015

Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its insurance practice and international capabilities with the addition of 11 attorneys from The Chartwell Law Offices, the opening of offices in New York, Philadelphia and Miami, and the expansion of Zelle Hofmann’s existing Boston office.

The attorneys, formerly of Chartwell’s insurance practice, will join Zelle Hofmann effective April 30, 2015. With the addition of these attorneys and office locations, Zelle Hofmann will strengthen one of its core practices, as well as its ability to serve clients on a nationwide basis. More >>

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Segal McCambridge Opens Office in St. Louis

Friday, May 1, 2015

Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd is pleased to announce the opening of a St. Louis office on May 1, 2015. This office, located at 10 S. Broadway in the heart of downtown St. Louis, will be the firm’s eighth office. Segal McCambridge’s experienced St. Louis attorneys will serve clients in Missouri and Southern Illinois, in addition to many other areas throughout the Midwest. More >>

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Leading Government Contracts Group Joins Covington

Friday, May 1, 2015

Covington is significantly expanding its government contracts practice with 20 lawyers from one of the nation’s top government contracts groups, including its former chair and leaders in contractor tort liability, bid protests, procurement fraud, trade secrets and employment.

The group of five partners and 15 other lawyers from McKenna, Long & Aldridge expands and deepens Covington’s capabilities across a range of government contracts matters. Frederic Levy, until recently the chair of McKenna’s government contracts practice, will serve as co-chair of Covington’s government contracts group with Alan Pemberton and Jennifer Plitsch. More >>

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Zale Corporation’s $1.4 Billion Acquisition by Signet Jewelers

Friday, May 1, 2015

Signet Jewelers Limited, the largest specialty retail jeweler in the U.S. and the UK, and Zale Corporation, a leading specialty retailer of fine jewelry in North America, announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Signet to acquire all of the issued and outstanding stock of Zale for $21.00 per share in cash consideration, representing an enterprise value of approximately US$1.4 billion. Cravath represented Zale in connection with this transaction, which is subject to Zale stockholder approval, certain regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. More >>

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