Greenberg Traurig Announces Tokyo Office, Expanding Asia Practice

Monday, January 5, 2015

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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Mongolian Mining Corporation Rights Offering

Monday, January 5, 2015

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

Monday, January 5, 2015

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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State Department Official Cliff Sloan To Rejoin Skadden

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

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

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

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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Goodwin Procter Advises TA Associates, Fotolia and Founder on $800M Sale of Fotolia to Adobe

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Goodwin Procter attorneys recently advised TA Associates, its portfolio company Fotolia and Fotolia’s CEO and Co-Founder Oleg Tscheltzoff on the announced sale of Fotolia to Adobe for an enterprise value of $800 million. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2015. TA and Tscheltzoff own Fotolia together with the Company’s largest shareholder, KKR. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. More >>

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Ally Financial $1.3 Billion Secondary Sale of Common Stock

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Davis Polk advised Ally Financial Inc. (“Ally”) in connection with its $1.3 billion SEC-registered secondary sale of 54,926,296 shares of its common stock by the U.S. Department of the Treasury (U.S. Treasury), as part of the planned exit of its investment in Ally. Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC acted as joint book-running managers for the secondary sale. More >>

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