Milbank Opens Office in Seoul, Korea

Monday, February 2, 2015

Adding an important hub to its longstanding Asia practice, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP announced it is opening a Foreign Legal Consultant Office in Seoul, Korea. The new office will be headed by Milbank partner Young Joon Kim, a Korean native who started his career with Milbank in New York, and for the past decade has been based in the firm’s Hong Kong office. Mr. Kim was managing partner of Milbank’s Tokyo office from 1997-2003.

One of the first US law firms to establish an Asia-based practice in the mid-1970s, Milbank has a long history of doing business in Korea, well before foreign law firms began to be licensed to practice in the country in 2012. More >>

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Holland & Knight Expands Structured Finance Team with Addition of Three Attorneys in Los Angeles

Monday, February 2, 2015

Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that finance attorneys Brian Daigle, Ronald Goldberg and Warren Biro have joined the firm’s Los Angles office. The team, who previously were with Akin Gump, will be integrated into Holland & Knight’s national Structured Finance and Aircraft Finance teams. Mr. Daigle has joined as a partner, Mr. Goldberg as of counsel and Mr. Biro as an associate. More >>

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Hess Corporation’s $4 Billion Credit Facility

Monday, February 2, 2015

Cravath represented the agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in connection with the arrangement of a $4 billion five‑year revolving credit facility for Hess Corporation, a leading independent energy company engaged in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas with operations in more than a dozen countries. The transaction closed on January 21, 2015. More >>

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Debevoise Serves as U.S. Counsel to Catlin Group Limited in £2.79 Billion Sale to XL Group plc

Monday, February 2, 2015

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is acting as U.S. counsel to Catlin Group Limited (“Catlin”) in its agreement with XL Group plc (“XL”) under which XL will offer to acquire all of the capital stock of Catlin for approximately £2.79 billion. The combined business is expected to have a leading presence in the global specialty insurance and reinsurance markets. More >>

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Akerman Grows Chicago Office with Healthcare Lawyer Jane McCahill

Monday, February 2, 2015

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced that Jane McCahill has joined the firm’s growing Chicago office as a partner in the Healthcare Practice Group. McCahill is the most recent member of a prestigious class of laterals to join Akerman’s new Chicago office. Reported as one of the four fastest-growing law firms in Chicago, Akerman has welcomed more than 27 lawyers from various firms since the office opened last February. More >>

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Lathrop & Gage Welcomes Two Attorneys in Chicago

Friday, January 30, 2015

Lathrop & Gage LLP announced today that Darren VanPuymbrouck has joined the firm’s business litigation practice as partner and Gregory Zinkl, Ph.D, has joined the firm’s intellectual property practice as of counsel.

“Darren and Greg are wonderful additions to our office and our continuing growth in Chicago is very exciting,” said Sue Charles, partner in charge of the Chicago office. “Each has tremendous experience in their respective practice areas and a broad client base. They add even greater depth to our litigation and IP practices and our national footprint provides an opportunity for them to better serve their clients at the local, regional and national levels.” More >>

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Paul Hastings Represents BioMarin in $911 Million Public Offering of Common Stock

Friday, January 30, 2015

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, represented BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq:BMRN), a pharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes innovative biopharmaceuticals for serious diseases and medical conditions, in connection with its underwritten public offering of 9,775,000 shares of common stock. BioMarin estimated the offering would raise gross proceeds of $911.5 million before costs. More >>

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Mintz Levin Further Bolsters IP Practice and West Coast Presence with Addition of Kenneth E. Jenkins

Friday, January 30, 2015

Continuing the expansion of its Intellectual Property Practice and life sciences capabilities, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C. announced that Kenneth E. Jenkins has joined the firm as a Member in San Diego. He comes to Mintz Levin from Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, where he served as Managing Partner of the San Diego office. More >>

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Haynes and Boone New York Welcomes Trade and Project Finance Pro Ricardo Martinez, Bolsters Cross-Border Capabilities

Friday, January 30, 2015

Ricardo Martinez, a lawyer with broad experience in a wide range of cross-border finance transactions, has moved his practice to the rapidly expanding Haynes and Boone, LLP New York office as a firm partner.

In the last five years, Martinez has represented parties in more than $2 billion in financings in Latin America alone. He has also worked extensively with major Chinese and Japanese banks investing in Latin American enterprises and entities. More >>

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