Travelport, a leading provider of critical transaction processing solutions and data to global travel companies, and American Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of AMR Corporation, today announced that they have resolved all litigation between the two companies, and that they have reached a new long-term, global distribution agreement that enables continued access to shop and book American Airline flights via Travelport. Dechert LLP represented Travelport with respect to the two-year old litigation and advised the company with regard to the new commercial agreement. The terms of the settlement agreement require review and approval by the bankruptcy court presiding over AMR Corporation’s restructuring.

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McDermott Will & Emery LLP today announced that leading corporate dealmaker Brian Hoffmann has rejoined the Firm as a partner based in its New York office. Mr. Hoffmann, who was previously Co-Chair of the M&A practice in the Americas at another international law firm, has more than 30 years of experience advising clients on dozens of public and private transactions.

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DLA Piper announced today that Paul R. Gupta has joined the firm’s Litigation and Intellectual Property and Technology practices as a partner in New York.

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The Firm represented the underwriters, led by J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo Securities, in an offering of an additional $200 million of 4.750% Senior Notes due 2021 by Tupperware Brands Corporation (“Tupperware”). The additional notes constituted a reopening of the $400 million aggregate principal amount of notes initially issued on June 3, 2011. The notes are guaranteed on a senior secured basis by Tupperware’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Dart Industries Inc. The collateral securing the Guarantee consists of certain Tupperware® trademarks and service marks owned by Dart.

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Simpson Thacher recently represented Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc. in connection with an amendment of Catalent’s senior secured credit facility in order to refinance approximately $1.45 billion aggregate principal amount of certain tranches of term loans. As part of the refinancing, lenders agreed to reduce the pricing and extend the maturity of certain term loans.

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP represented FirstEnergy Corp. in a $1.5 billion senior notes offering. The transaction closed on March 5.

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Shearman & Sterling advised New England Sports Ventures, LLC as borrower under a $575 million senior credit facility agented by Bank of America, N.A.

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On March 6, 2013, Time Warner Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has authorized management to proceed with plans for the complete legal and structural separation of Time Inc. from Time Warner. Cravath is representing Time Warner in connection with this transaction. Following the proposed transaction, Time Inc. would be an independent, publicly traded company. Time Warner aims to complete the proposed transaction by the end of the calendar year.

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Cravath represented the initial purchasers, led by BofA Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan Securities, in connection with the US$6.5 billion senior notes offering of Freeport‑McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., a leading international mining company. The proceeds of the offering will be used to fund the Plains Exploration & Production Company and McMoRan Exploration Company acquisitions. The transaction closed on March 7, 2013.

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Linklaters has advised on the latest major developments in the large scale and long running insolvency of Lehman Brothers.

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