Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Waimey is pleased to announce the opening of our Foreign Legal Consultant Office in Seoul, Korea. Simon Hong, a registered Foreign Law Consultant in Korea and one of the firm’s founding members, will head the new office. More >>
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LeClairRyan Adds Two Partners – Announces Sacramento Expansion
To further support its client-driven business strategy, the law firm of LeClairRyan has announced its expansion into Sacramento on January 1, 2015, under the leadership of former Nossaman partners Robert S. McWhorter and Kevin T. Collins. McWhorter will oversee the ongoing operations of the firm’s Sacramento office. More >>
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Freshfields advises on Shengjing Bank IPO
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised the underwriters on the US$1.3bn global offering and listing of Shengjing Bank on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange which took place today.
The listing is one of Asia’s largest bank IPOs by value in recent years. More >>
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Greenberg Traurig Announces Tokyo Office, Expanding Asia Practice
International law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has reinforced its depth of coverage across the Asia Pacific with the opening of a new office in Tokyo, Japan.
The Tokyo office is the firm’s third in the region and will work collaboratively with existing teams in Shanghai, China and Seoul, Korea. It is Greenberg Traurig’s 37th office worldwide. Greenberg Traurig Tokyo Law Offices will be operated by Greenberg Traurig Horitsu Jimusho, an affiliate of Greenberg Traurig, P.A. and Greenberg Traurig, LLP. More >>
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Jenner & Block Represents ADM in $1.3 Billion Sale of Cocoa Business to Olam International
Jenner & Block is representing Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) in its sale of its global cocoa business to Singapore-based Olam International Limited for $1.3 billion, subject to customary adjustments. The agreement was signed and announced on December 15, 2014. More >>
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Davis Polk advised Mongolian Mining Corporation on its $201 million global rights offering. The global rights offering consisted of a public offering of H shares (shares listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange) in Hong Kong and private placements of H shares to institutional investors outside of Hong Kong, including within the United States to a limited number of qualified institutional investors in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the U.S. Securities Act. J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited and BNP Paribas Securities (Asia) Limited were the joint underwriters, and Somerley Capital Limited was the independent financial adviser of the H share rights offering. More >>
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Burr & Forman Adds Six Attorneys and Expands Nashville-Based Service Offerings
Burr & Forman LLP announces the arrival of six partners to the firm’s Nashville office. These additions bolster Burr & Forman’s Nashville capabilities in a number of practice areas, and reflect the firm’s commitment to growth in Tennessee in response to both client needs and regional economic growth. With the arrival of these six attorneys, Burr & Forman now has a total of 16 attorneys in Nashville and 38 attorneys licensed to practice in Tennessee across nine offices in five states. More >>
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White & Case Advises Metro in US$1.3 Billion Financing For New Subway Lines in Chile
Global law firm White & Case LLP represented Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A. (Metro), the state-owned owner and operator of the subway system in Santiago, Chile, in connection with the US$1.3 billion financing for the construction of new subway lines 3 and 6 and improvements on existing lines. More >>
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State Department Official Cliff Sloan To Rejoin Skadden
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP announced today that Clifford M. Sloan, Special Envoy for Guantanamo closure, will rejoin the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the Litigation Group on January 1, 2015. Mr. Sloan’s practice will focus on complex litigation, intellectual property, appellate and constitutional law issues, as well as global strategy and risk management. More >>
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Morgan Lewis Expands in Japan with Addition of 16-Person Team from Bingham McCutchen
Morgan Lewis has enhanced its practice in Japan with the addition of a 16-person team, including five partners, from Bingham McCutchen. The new team comprised of 10 lawyers and six staff significantly strengthens Morgan Lewis’s cross-border asset management, IP, financial services, and M&A practices in Japan. Together with the firm’s long-standing joint enterprise with TMI Associates, Morgan Lewis and its 29 lawyers and staff resident in Tokyo provide deep and broad capabilities for both in-bound and out-bound legal services in Japan. More >>
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