Jones Day welcomes two government regulation partners in Washington

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Laura Fraedrich and Grayson Yeargin have joined the Firm as partners in the Washington Office’s Government Regulation Practice. Ms. Fraedrich, who advises on international trade matters, was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Mr. Yeargin, who focuses on government contractor compliance and investigations, was a partner at Nixon Peabody LLP.

“Grayson and Laura’s vast experience with sensitive U.S. contracting and trade issues will be much appreciated by our clients, not just in D.C. but around the world,” said Greg Shumaker, Partner-in-Charge of Jones Day’s Washington Office. “We are extremely pleased that they have chosen to join us.” More >>

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Sidley Continues to Grow Energy and M&A Practices, Adds Three New Partners in Washington, D.C.

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Sidley Austin LLP announced a further expansion of its Energy and M&A practices with the addition of partners Karen A. Dewis, Kenneth W. Irvin and Daryl L. Rice in Washington, D.C. Mr. Irvin’s and Mr. Rice’s practices involve a broad cross-section of energy and commodities transactions, including energy trading and marketing, hedging and derivatives transactions, as well as the representation of clients in regulatory and investigation matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Ms. Dewis represents public and private clients in connection with complex M&A, joint venture, spin-off and other strategic transactions, with a particular focus on the energy/commodities, financial services and general industrial sectors. She also advises clients on capital raising transactions, corporate governance, conflict of interest, disclosure and related matters. More >>

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Dentons Welcomes Prominent National Security Team and Expands with Tysons Corner Office

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Dentons announced today that prominent defense industry and aerospace lawyers Giovanna Cinelli and Kenneth Nunnenkamp have joined Dentons as partners in its US Export Controls and National Security practice. With their arrival, the Firm will open an office in Tysons Corner, Virginia, an area recognized as a thriving business center and considered to be the heart of Washington’s technology corridor, where Cinelli, who will chair the practice area, and Nunnenkamp will be resident along with current Dentons lawyers and professionals.

Cinelli and Nunnenkamp are widely regarded as one of the foremost international trade and national security legal teams in the country. They advise a highly diverse client base on export controls and national security before Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS). They, and other Dentons lawyers, have numerous clients who will benefit from the geographic proximity of the Firm’s new Tysons office, located at 8300 Greensboro Drive, in McLean, Virginia. More >>

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Teva Launches $1 Billion Debt Tender Offer

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Willkie assists longtime pharmaceutical client in multi-tier waterfall structure.

Willkie client Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. recently commenced a tender offer to purchase for cash for a combined aggregate purchase price of up to $1 billion of five series of senior notes issued by finance subsidiaries of Teva and guaranteed by Teva. The tender offer includes a waterfall structure in four tranches, with additional tender caps at two tiers. More >>

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Accordia Golf Trust IPO

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Rodyk acted as Singapore counsel to Daiwa, a company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and together with certain entities held by Daiwa, in their roles as issue manager and underwriter in the initial public offering (the IPO) of Accordia Golf Trust (AGT) on the Mainboard of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (the SGX-ST), as well as trustee-manager and asset manager of AGT, in respect of certain issues relating to the Singapore Code of Takeovers and Mergers, substantial shareholding and other Singapore regulatory matters and security agreements. More >>

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Lazard Group’s Registered Senior Debt Offering

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Cravath represented Lazard Group LLC in connection with its US$400 million registered senior debt offering. Lazard is one of the world’s preeminent financial advisory and asset management firms. The transaction closed on February 13, 2015. More >>

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Buchalter Nemer Welcomes Michael Caspino

Monday, February 16, 2015

Buchalter Nemer is pleased to announce the addition of Michael Caspino. Mr. Caspino joins the Firm as a Shareholder in the Firm’s Litigation Practice Group in Orange County. A practicing attorney for more than twenty years, Mr. Caspino has successfully taken cases to trial in areas of law that include wrongful death, product liability, construction defects, employment, environmental claims and business disputes. More >>

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Milbank Adds Global Securities Partner David Kuo in Hong Kong

Monday, February 16, 2015

In a significant addition to its longstanding Asia and Hong Kong securities practice, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP announced that corporate and capital markets adviser David Kuo has joined the firm as a partner in its Hong Kong office.

Mr. Kuo represents Chinese companies and other high-yield issuers and underwriters on a wide variety of debt- and equity-linked capital markets transactions—including high-yield, investment-grade, RMB, convertibles and corporate hybrids. He also counsels on liability management exercises, including debt restructuring, tender offers and exchange offers. More >>

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Kirkland & Ellis Advises EMR Capital on Closing of US$450 Million EMR Capital Resources Fund 1

Monday, February 16, 2015

Kirkland & Ellis has advised EMR Capital, a specialist mining private equity manager, which recently closed EMR Capital Resources Fund 1. The fund was oversubscribed and closed with aggregate capital commitments of US$450 million. The fund, which will make investments in global metals and mining companies and projects, accepted commitments from a broad mix of global institutional investors, including endowments, foundations, family offices and fund of funds. More >>

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