Zuckerman Spaeder LLP is pleased to announce that Mitra Hormozi, former chair of the New York State Commission on Public Integrity and former Chief of the Organized Crime Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, has joined the firm’s New York office. A former advisor to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Ms. Hormozi is a veteran trial attorney who brings years of government experience to her work on behalf of clients facing regulatory investigations, potential criminal prosecutions, internal investigations, and compliance matters. She has experience serving as a court-appointed monitor and special master, most recently overseeing the payment of damages to minority firefighter applicants. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York determined that New York City owed $128.7 million in back pay to minorities whose employment with the fire department had been either delayed or denied after they were required to take a test that was later found to be racially discriminatory. Ms. Hormozi is currently a commissioner on the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE).

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Shearman & Sterling represented Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as joint bookrunners in connection with Banco Davivienda S.A.’s offering of US$500 million Senior Notes due 2018. Banco Davivienda S.A. is one of the largest financial institutions in Colombia and is a leading, integrated full service bank with the strongest consumer banking franchise in Colombia.

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Simpson Thacher represented J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and RBS Securities Inc. in an offering of $210 million aggregate principal amount of 6.250% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2021 by Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (“Gibraltar”). Gibraltar used the net proceeds from the notes offering to fund a cash tender offer for any and all of its outstanding $204 million 8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2015. The Firm also represented J.P. Morgan Securities LLC in its capacity as dealer manager in the concurrent tender offer and consent solicitation.

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On January 31, 2013, Scientific Games Corporation and WMS Industries Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Scientific Games will acquire WMS for US$26.00 in cash per common share or approximately US$1.5 billion.

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Cravath represented the initial purchasers, led by Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, Crédit Agricole CIB, Credit Suisse, J.P. Morgan Securities and RBS, in connection with the €400 million 144A/Reg.

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Chadbourne & Parke represented the North American Development Bank (NADB) and Banco Mercantil del Norte (Banorte) on a US $130 million project in which Compañía Eólica de Tamaulipas, S.A. de C.V. (CETSA) will construct a 54MW wind farm in Reynosa, Tamaulipas.

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Perrigo Company, a leading global provider of quality, affordable healthcare products, today announced that is has signed a definitive agreement to acquire leading companion pet health product company Velcera, Inc., for $160 million in cash. The acquisition is expected to close during calendar year 2013 pending the satisfaction of closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.

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Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Claudia T. Salomon has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Litigation Department. Salomon joins Latham with almost two decades of experience in complex international disputes. She has extensive experience advising in investor treaty arbitration and international commercial arbitration cases.

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Stevens & Lee announced today that Zdzislaw “Zee” Wieckowski has joined the firm’s Corporate, Finance and Capital Markets practice and will reside in its New York City office.

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The Firm recently represented a group of underwriters, led by Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Barclays Capital Inc., in the initial public offering of common stock of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (“Bright Horizons”), a portfolio company of Bain Capital Partners, LLC. Bright Horizons’ shares are now listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “BFAM”. Bright Horizons received approximately $222 million in gross proceeds from the offering.

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