A trio of leading energy lawyers has joined Baker Botts L.L.P. in New York and Houston, bolstering the firm’s reputation as the go-to law firm in the energy industry for resolving complex legal problems.
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Mayer Brown Strengthens Banking & Finance Practice in New York with Arrival of Partner Barbara M. Goodstein
Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that Barbara M. Goodstein has joined the firm in New York as a partner in the Banking & Finance practice. Previously, she was a partner with Dewey & LeBoeuf in New York.
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Davis Polk Advises Treasury on Its $5.8 Billion Offering of AIG Common Stock
Davis Polk advised the United States Department of the Treasury (Treasury) in connection with its offering of approximately 188.5 million shares of common stock of American International Group, Inc. (AIG), which included the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option, representing proceeds to Treasury of approximately $5.8 billion. AIG agreed to purchase approximately 65.6 million shares in the offering, representing $2 billion of Treasury’s proceeds from the sale.
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Henry J. Ricardo Joins Patterson Belknap as a Partner
The firm is pleased to announce that Henry J. Ricardo has become a partner effective May 10, 2012. Focused on financial services litigation, Mr. Ricardo has represented a broad range of entities, including a financial guaranty insurer, international banks, venture capital funds, securities brokers and financial advisors. He has been active in a number of high-profile matters that arose out of the recent economic crisis.
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Willkie Advises Selling Shareholders in $588 Million Secondary Offering of Ulta Beauty Common Stock
On May 9, Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (Ulta Beauty), the nation’s largest beauty products and services retailer, announced it has priced an underwritten public offering of seven million shares of its common stock held by certain entities associated with Mousse Partners, at a price to the public of $84.00 per share, in a deal valued at $588 million. Willkie represented the selling stockholders, Doublemousse B.V. and Moussetrap. The underwriters have a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,050,000 shares from one of the selling stockholders.
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Winston & Strawn Adds Significant Group of Dewey & LeBoeuf Partners to its Offices in New York, Chicago, London, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
Winston & Strawn LLP announced today it is being joined by 22 litigation partners from Dewey & LeBoeuf, one energy partner, and a number of associates and of counsel. The well-respected group will complement Winston’s rapidly expanding global litigation and transactional footprint.
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O’Melveny Adds Leading Finance and M&A Groups to New York Office
O’Melveny & Myers LLP is pleased to announce that a group of leading finance and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) lawyers is joining the Firm from Dewey & LeBoeuf. Richard Shutran, Junaid H. Chida, Arthur V. Hazlitt, Mark Caterini, and Dev R. Sen will be partners in O’Melveny’s New York office.
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David A. Pentlow Joins Herrick, Feinstein’s Corporate Department
Herrick, Feinstein LLP announced today that David A. Pentlow, a veteran in the areas of corporate and securities law, has joined the firm’s New York office as a Partner in the Corporate Department. Mr. Pentlow was formerly a Partner with Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.
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Shearman & Sterling Advises on Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc.’s Refinancing Transactions
Shearman & Sterling represented the initial purchasers led by Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC in connection with Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc.’s offering of $325 million of its 8.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2019.
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