The law firm of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. (WHD) is pleased to announce that it has plans to open a new office in Waukesha County. Final terms of the lease are still in process. The full-service corporate and litigation office complements its three current locations: Milwaukee and Madison, Wis., and Chicago. To lead the firm’s new location, two of Waukesha County’s preeminent corporate and environmental attorneys, Timothy A. Nettesheim and Donald P. Gallo, respectively, have been hired and will join the firm’s integrated corporate and environmental law practice. Nettesheim is a 33-year veteran of business law and tax practices, and Gallo, who is also a licensed registered engineer, has more than 30 years of experience specializing in environmental engineering and law. More >>
Prominent Entertainment Boutique Joins Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
The lawyers of the boutique law firm Wyman & Isaacs LLP have joined Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, bringing expanded expertise and services to Davis Wright’s nationally renowned entertainment and media practice.
Bruce Isaacs and Bob Wyman come to the firm’s L.A. office as partners, and Cheryl Nelson has joined as counsel. The three lawyers have represented many of the largest motion picture production studios and TV networks, as well as many other leading players in the entertainment industry. More >>
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Freshfields advises Canadian pension funds on acquisition of interests in a $2bn renewable energy and water infrastructure portfolio
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board, two of Canada’s largest pension funds, on their agreement with Banco Santander, S.A. to acquire jointly an international portfolio of renewable energy and water infrastructure assets. More >>
Tags: Freshfields LLP | LondonChadbourne Represents Lenders on US$1 Billion Combined-Cycle Power Plant in Massachusetts
Chadbourne & Parke LLP represented the lenders on the financing of the US$1 billion combined-cycle Salem Harbor Power Station in Salem, Massachusetts. The financing includes US$600 million term loan, a US$130 million letter of credit facility, and approximately US$377 million in equity financing. The Coordinating Lead Arrangers for the financing were MUFG Union Bank, GE Energy Financial Services and BNP Paribas. More >>
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Cadwalader Expands Greater China Corporate Practice
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, a leading law firm to global financial institutions and corporations, announces the appointment of a team of three partners and four counsel to its Greater China practice, based in Hong Kong. More >>
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Renowned Intellectual Property Attorney Jack Waddey Joins Waller Along With Five More IP Attorneys
Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP, Nashville’s oldest and largest law firm, has significantly expanded its intellectual property practice with the addition of I.C. (Jack) Waddey, an industry leader with 40 years of experience in IP counseling and litigation, as partner. Waddey, who co-founded and helped lead Waddey Patterson Intellectual Property Law over the last 20 years, is joined by five additional IP attorneys, Larry Brantley, Andy Pitchford, Matthew Cox, Nate Bailey and Blake Bernard. More >>
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Former US Senator Saxby Chambliss joins DLA Piper as partner
DLA Piper announced today that former United States Senator Saxby Chambliss has joined the firm as a partner. He will be based in the firm’s Atlanta office and will advise clients across the country.
Senator Chambliss served two terms as US Senator from Georgia and, prior to that, was elected to four terms in the House of Representatives. During his 20 years in Congress, Senator Chambliss was involved in several major areas of legislative and regulatory policy, with a particular focus on issues related to national defense, homeland security, cybersecurity and agriculture. He most recently served as vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and was a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee; the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (former chairman); and the Senate Rules Committee. Senator Chambliss’ experience with security issues dates back to his previous role as chairman of the House Intelligence Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security. More >>
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Alston & Bird Adds Former White House Privacy Czar as Senior Counsel
Alston & Bird has expanded its Privacy & Data Security Practice with the addition of former White House privacy official Peter Swire as Senior Counsel.
Swire was President Clinton’s Chief Counselor for Privacy in the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. He was one of five members of President Obama’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technology, formed in the wake of Edward Snowden’s revelations regarding surveillance activities by the U.S. National Security Agency. The Report of the Review Group received widespread public attention and was re-published as a book by the Princeton University Press. More >>
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Quinn Emanuel To Open Seattle Office Led by Former U.S. Attorney and Cyber Law Expert
The firm announced that it is opening an office in Seattle, Washington, headed by former U.S. Attorney, Jenny Durkan. She will serve as Global Chair of the Cyber Law and Privacy Group, and join the firm’s White Collar & Corporate Investigations practice. She will be joined by John (“Jay”) Neukom, a partner from the firm’s San Francisco Office. More >>
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Wilson Elser’s 27th U.S. Office Opens in Edwardsville, IL
National law firm Wilson Elser announced the opening of its 27th U.S. office located in Edwardsville, Illinois, Madison County, expanding the firm’s national footprint and its presence in the Midwest.
Edwardsville is the seventh office the firm has opened in the past four years. It serves Southern Illinois, St. Louis and clients throughout the Midwest region. More >>
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