Veteran patent litigators Tony V. Pezzano and Michael P. Dougherty have joined the intellectual property practice of King & Spalding as partners in the New York office, the firm announced today. They joined King & Spalding from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, where Pezzano was a partner and Dougherty a special counsel.

Covington & Burling represented Thomson Reuters in a definitive agreement to sell its Healthcare business to an affiliate of Veritas Capital for $1.25 billion in cash.

Phillips Nizer is pleased to announce that Alan Behr has joined the firm’s Corporate & Business Law Department as a partner, where he will continue to represent clients in international and domestic intellectual property law.  His concentrations include licensing, copyright and trademark protection for the entertainment, and fashion and accessories industries, as well as complex technology transactions.  He will also continue to represent the interests of art galleries, artists, photographers, and art collectors.

Shearman & Sterling advised Boston Scientific Corporation as borrower under a $2 billion five year revolving credit facility agented by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

The Firm recently represented the initial purchasers, led by Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan, in connection with Micron Technology, Inc.’s offering of $1.0 Billion aggregate principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes due 2032. The notes were offered in two tranches and only to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Davis Polk advised Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Barclays Capital Inc., as representatives of the underwriters, in connection with MRC Global Inc.’s initial public offering of 22,727,273 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $21 per share. Of those shares, MRC sold 17,045,455 shares and a selling stockholder (PVF Holdings LLC, an entity controlled by funds affiliated with Goldman, Sachs & Co.) sold 5,681,818 shares. The common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “MRC.” Funds affiliated with Goldman, Sachs & Co. controlled approximately 99% of MRC prior to the offering and control approximately 77% of MRC after the offering.

Eight more lawyers recently left Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP for jobs with two other firms looking to expand their energy practices.

Hunton & Williams LLP continues its focused expansion in its key practice areas, adding six partners to its global energy and infrastructure practice from Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP. Bud Ellis, formerly co-head of Dewey’s utilities, power and pipelines industry group, Kevin C. Felz, Michael F. Fitzpatrick Jr., Steven C. Friend, Steve R. Loeshelle and Peter K. O’Brien represent companies and investment banks in the power and utility industries, with a particular focus on public and private capital markets transactions.

Pillsbury today announced that Catherine C. Hood and J. Anthony Terrell have joined the firm’s Corporate & Securities practice as partners in its New York office. Distinguished advisors focusing on a host of securities, finance, regulatory and corporate issues for energy businesses, Hood and Terrell add to Pillsbury’s established experience and capability in the energy and financial services sectors, particularly in energy capital markets. They arrive from Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP and continue Pillsbury’s strategic expansion in New York, where the firm has now added seven new partners this year.

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the nation’s largest labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce the opening of its New York City office. The New York City office, which officially opens on Wednesday, is the 41st for Ogletree Deakins, which was founded in 1977 with just two offices and 16 attorneys. The firm now has more than 650 attorneys nationwide.