Global specialist law firm Dechert LLP announced today that Michael A. Lehmann has joined the firm as a partner in the International and Domestic Tax group. Lehmann, who will be resident in the firm’s New York office, was most recently a partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP More >>

Clifford Chance announced today the recruitment of partner Gianluca Bacchiocchi to its banking and finance practice in the Americas. One of the most respected legal advisers for project finance matters in Latin America, Bacchiocchi’s arrival bolsters Clifford Chance’s market-leading projects and infrastructure practice and enables the Firm to provide even greater support to clients in the region More >>

Cravath represented the agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in connection with the arrangement of a $4 billion five‑year revolving credit facility for Hess Corporation, a leading independent energy company engaged in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas with operations in more than a dozen countries. The transaction closed on January 21, 2015. More >>

Ricardo Martinez, a lawyer with broad experience in a wide range of cross-border finance transactions, has moved his practice to the rapidly expanding Haynes and Boone, LLP New York office as a firm partner.

In the last five years, Martinez has represented parties in more than $2 billion in financings in Latin America alone. He has also worked extensively with major Chinese and Japanese banks investing in Latin American enterprises and entities. More >>

The Firm is representing TE Connectivity Ltd. (NYSE: TEL) in connection with its definitive agreement to sell its Broadband Network Solutions business to CommScope, Inc. (NASDAQ: COMM) in a cash transaction valued at $3 billion. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2015, and is subject to customary closing conditions including required regulatory approvals. More >>

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., RBS Securities Inc. and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent, in connection with a $3 billion revolving credit facility and a $2 billion 364-Day revolving credit facility for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation. More >>

Shearman & Sterling advised Mizuho Bank, Ltd., BNP Paribas, Lloyds Bank plc, TD Securities (USA) LLC and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, in connection with a $9.1 billion term financing for AT&T Inc. More >>

DLA Piper announced today that Eric Wallach, Brian Kaplan, Joseph Piesco and Daniel Turinsky have joined the firm’s Employment practice as partners in New York.

The group has broad experience successfully defending litigation in federal and state courts, as well as in arbitration, in addition to counseling and litigation prevention; internal compliance audits and anti-harassment training; and negotiation and drafting of employment, consulting and severance agreements. They also represent employers, corporate boards and special committees in internal investigations of alleged officer, employee and director misconduct, and executive employees to defend their actions before law enforcement and regulatory agencies. They work with a wide range of clients in sectors that include banking, investment management and other financial services; apparel and retail; media and entertainment; advertising and marketing; and manufacturing and industrial. More >>