Polsinelli welcomes David L. Barrack to the firm as shareholder focusing on complex bankruptcy restructuring and litigation for clients, and Jeremy R. Johnson joins as shareholder advising clients on restructuring and distressed debt matters. Both Barrack and Johnson will serve clients nationally from the New York office of Polsinelli, which has a solid reputation, and history of success in business loan workouts, Chapter 11 reorganization, and out-of-court restructurings. Together, they bring to clients more than 40 years of combined experience and sophisticated business and legal skills. More >>

Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. announced today the opening of an office in New York City. This second location for the Chicago-based law firm will serve its growing foundation of bank clients in the areas of real estate lease and purchase/sale transactions, loan documentation, workouts related to conventional and SBA products, bankruptcy and creditor’s rights, general corporate banking and commercial and consumer foreclosures. The firm will also provide legal services associated with complex civil litigation, estate planning and healthcare law. More >>

The Firm represented Aramark in connection with a secondary offering of 22,500,000 shares of Aramark’s common stock by certain selling stockholders, resulting in proceeds of approximately $725 million to the selling stockholders. The offering closed on March 26, 2015. More >>

Olin Corporation and The Dow Chemical Company announced that they have entered into definitive agreements under which Dow will separate a significant portion of its chlorine value chain and merge that business with Olin in a tax-efficient Reverse Morris Trust transaction, valued at $5 billion. Cravath represented Olin in connection with this transaction. More >>

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, represented Barclays and RBC Capital Markets as the initial purchasers in connection with the Rule 144A / Reg S offering of US$375 million 6.50% senior secured notes due 2023 of Reliance Intermediate Holdings LP, a parent holding company of Reliance LP, a leading supplier of home infrastructure including heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems and related services to homeowners primarily in Ontario, Canada. Paul Hastings also represented Barclays as dealer manager and solicitation agent in connection with the concurrent tender offer and consent solicitation by Reliance Intermediate Holdings LP with respect to all of its US$350 million 9.50% senior notes due 2019. More >>

Hunton & Williams LLP advised underwriters on an SEC-registered offering by Southwestern Electric Power Company (“SWEPCo”) of $400 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2045. More >>

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP has advised leading oil exploration and servicing company Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE: NBR) on the closing of the merger of its completion and production services unit with oilfield services provider C&J Energy Services (NYSE: CJES), for which Nabors will receive nearly $688 million in cash and stock worth an approximate 53% ownership stake in the combined company. More >>

Davis Polk is advising Centerview Partners LLC as exclusive financial adviser to Kraft Foods Group, Inc. in connection with its entry into a definitive merger agreement with H.J. Heinz Company to create The Kraft Heinz Company. The Kraft Heinz Food Company would be the third largest food and beverage company in North America with an unparalleled portfolio of iconic brands. The transaction, which is expected to close in the second half of 2015, is subject to approval by Kraft shareholders, receipt of regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. More >>