The Firm is representing J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as financial advisor to the Board of Directors of Atlas Resource Partners, L.P. (“Atlas”) in connection with Atlas’ acquisition of Titan Operating L.L.C. The transaction is valued at approximately $184 million (based on the closing price of Atlas’ common units on May 16, 2012), and Atlas will finance the transaction with approximately 3.8 million common units and 3.8 million newly issued convertible preferred units.

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The Firm recently represented a group of underwriters, led by J.P. Morgan, Deutsche Bank Securities and Citigroup, in connection with a registered public offering of common stock of Web.com Group, Inc. A total of approximately $115.9 million in proceeds was raised in the offering. Selling stockholders received all of the gross proceeds from the offering.

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Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP served as legal advisor to Banca Mifel, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Mifel (“Banca Mifel”) in connection with its offering of $150 million aggregate principal amount of its 9.750% Fixed Rate Cumulative Subordinated Preferred Notes.

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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Tomer Pinkusiewicz has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner. Pinkusiewicz, formerly with White & Case LLP, will continue his capital markets practice, with a focus on project bonds and infrastructure.

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International law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher tapped Tomer Pinkusiewicz for New York legal jobs, according to a press release.

Pinkusiewicz joins the firm’s New York office as a partner and is set to resume his practice’s focus of capital markets and narrowing that concentration on project bonds and infrastructure.

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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that four partners, Michael Fitzgerald, Taisa Markus, Joy Gallup and Arturo Carrillo, have joined the Corporate practice in its New York office. The lawyers, widely recognized as leading global capital markets and finance experts, join from Dewey & LeBoeuf, where they were partners in the Latin America, Corporate Securities and Corporate Finance practice groups. Mr. Fitzgerald will serve as chair of the Latin America practice at Paul Hastings. The team has experience throughout the region and enjoys a particularly prominent position in Mexico and Brazil.

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Davis Polk is advising Crestview Partners in connection with its $100 million investment in Silver Creek Oil & Gas, LLC.

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The Firm represented BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays and J.P. Morgan, as initial purchasers, in connection with a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering by iStar Financial Inc. of $275 million of its 9.0% Senior Notes due 2017. The offering closed on May 8, 2012.

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Pearson VUE, the computer-based testing arm of Pearson plc, today announced the acquisition of Certiport from private equity firm Spire Capital Partners L.P. for $140 million in cash. Certiport is a leading provider of performance-based certification exams and practice test solutions for academic institutions, workforce and corporate technology markets. Certiport, which has 12,000 Authorized Tester Centers worldwide and delivers over 2 million exams across 150 countries annually, will continue to operate independently. Minneapolis-based Pearson VUE delivers exams to a secure network of test centers in 170 countries.

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Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Christopher J. Clark has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Litigation Department. Clark joins Latham with over a decade of experience as federal prosecutor and a private practitioner. Clark has extensive substantive expertise in defending criminal and regulatory investigations, and in providing advice to public companies, hedge funds and investment advisors. Prior to his experience in private practice, Clark served as an Assistant US Attorney in the Securities Fraud Unit of the US Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York from 1999 to 2005.

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