Baker Botts Represents Depomed in $1.05 Billion Acquisition of the U.S. Rights to the NUCYNTA Franchise from Janssen Pharmaceuticals

Friday, January 16, 2015

Depomed, Inc. (NASDAQ: DEPO) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the U.S. rights to the NUCYNTA franchise from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for $1.05 billion. The NUCYNTA franchise includes NUCYNTA® ER (tapentadol) extended release tablets indicated for the management of pain, and NUCYNTA® (tapentadol), an immediate release version of tapentadol. The deal will make NUCYNTA the flagship asset in Depomed’s growing portfolio of pain and neurology specialty pharmaceuticals. More >>

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Arnall Golden Gregory Advised Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II in its $4 Billion Merger with NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.

Friday, January 16, 2015

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP advised Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II, Inc. in connection with the merger of the REIT with NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. (NYSE: NRF). The merger became effective on December 3, 2014. Arnall Golden Gregory served as lead healthcare regulatory counsel for Griffin-American REIT II in connection with the merger, and has served as Griffin-American’s REIT counsel advising on matters pertaining to REIT assets acquired in various transactions. More >>

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Suzanne Brown Walsh Joins Murtha Cullina LLP

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Murtha Cullina LLP is pleased to welcome a new Partner, effective January 1, 2015.

Suzanne Brown Walsh is joining Murtha Cullina’s Trusts and Estates Department where she will practice estate planning, particularly for families of children with special needs, and elder law and estate and trust administration. More >>

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Roark Capital Closes Fund IV at $2.5 Billion

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Paul, Weiss client Roark Capital Group, an Atlanta-based private equity firm, announced the closing of Roark Capital Partners IV LP, with $2.5 billion in total investor limited partner commitments. Fund IV closed at its hard cap. More >>

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Simpson Thacher Represents the Underwriters in $1 Billion Debt Offering by Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation

Thursday, January 15, 2015

The Firm represented BofA Merrill Lynch, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Wells Fargo Securities in the public offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of debt securities of Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation (“BHFC”), guaranteed by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire”), consisting of $400 million aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2017 and $600 million aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2018. The offering closed on January 15, 2015. More >>

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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Expands into Florida

Thursday, January 15, 2015

As a significant step in its ongoing strategic growth, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce the firm’s expansion into Florida with the addition of 12 lawyers from Glenn Rasmussen, P.A., in Tampa. They bring with them experience in banking and insolvency, commercial litigation, corporate finance, labor and employment, real estate, and transactions. More >>

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Energy Regulatory Lawyer Kimberly Frank Joins McCarter & English, Enhancing Firm’s Energy Practice

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Kimberly Frank, an electricity regulatory attorney who regularly appears before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), has joined McCarter & English’s Environment and Energy Practice Group as a partner. From the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, she will continue to represent clients in a broad array of regulatory matters, including the design of wholesale electric power markets, and in appellate matters arising from agency decisions. More >>

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David R. Sullivan Joins Murtha Cullina LLP

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

David R. Sullivan is joining Murtha Cullina’s Business and Finance Department. With more than thirty years of experience, his practice includes all corporate, limited liability company and federal and state taxation matters, including advising clients with respect to business formation, business purchase and sale transactions, financings, tax credits and exit strategies. He represents private companies, banks, tax exempt entities and public agencies. More >>

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