Candace L. Quinn, a tax lawyer who has wide-ranging experience advising public and private businesses and institutions on benefits and taxation matters, has joined global legal practice Squire Sanders. Quinn is a partner in the Squire Sanders New York office.

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Artemis Real Estate Partners, LLC, in the formation of Artemis Real Estate Partners Fund I, L.P., a $436 million fund. The fund held its final closing on January 6, 2012, raising capital from a diverse investor base including public and private pension funds, foundations, family offices and high net worth individuals.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Deutsche Bank AG (New York) in connection with the US$2.1 billion senior secured credit facility (US$1.8 billion term facility; US$300 million revolver facility) for Colfax Corporation. The proceeds will be used by Colfax to complete its cross-border acquisition of Charter International plc.

Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as joint book-running managers in connection with the public offering of $250 million aggregate principal amount of 6% convertible senior notes due 2017 issued by PHH Corporation. The offering included $30 million aggregate principal amount of notes purchased by the underwriters upon full exercise of the over-allotment option granted by PHH.

Jacob J. Worenklein, who has over three decades of experience advising the world’s largest energy and financial institutions on complex project finance transactions, has joined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP as a partner in the firm’s New York office. He joins Ed Zaelke and Adam Umanoff as co-head of the firm’s global project finance practice. Previously, he was a partner with another large international law firm.

International law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, led by Global Securities partner Rod Miller, acted as counsel to MGM Resorts International (“MGM”) in its offering of $850 million of 8.625% Senior Notes due in 2019, pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S.

Pillsbury today announced that a group of prominent insolvency and restructuring partners is joining its firmwide Insolvency & Restructuring practice, and will be resident in the firm’s New York office. Deryck Palmer, Andrew Troop and Christopher Mirick arrive from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, where Palmer was the Co-Chairman of the financial restructuring department and a former member of the firm’s Management Committee.

International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP today announced that Jennifer A. Bensch has joined the firm as a partner in its New York office. Ms. Bensch joins Weil’s Capital Markets team from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP where she was a partner serving a broad range of financial institutions and corporate clients.

Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Daniel G. Brown has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Litigation Department. Brown, who specializes in patent litigation involving pharmaceutical and life sciences companies, joins a team of premier IP litigators that has nearly doubled in the last two years.

SNR Denton announced today that Charles Luband has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in its Health Care practice. Luband joins SNR Denton from Ropes & Gray LLP.