Brian D. Siff has joined Schiff Hardin LLP’s New York office as a partner in the Intellectual Property Group from Dickstein Shapiro LLP in New York.

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Cequel Communications, a cable-television and Internet-services provider that does business along with its subsidiaries as Suddenlink Communications, in a $2.7 billion refinancing of its existing credit facility.

The Firm represented BBVA, BNP PARIBAS and Citigroup, as initial purchasers, in connection with an offering of U.S.$750 million of 5.750% Notes due 2042 by Comisión Federal de Electricidad (Federal Electricity Commission) of Mexico, which is known as CFE.  The offering was conducted in reliance upon Rule 144A and Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933.  According to press reports, the offering achieved the lowest-ever interest rate for a 30-year debt security issued by a Mexican governmental or government-related issuer.

SNR Denton announced today that David M. Hryck, Jeffrey S. Korenblatt and David A. Mason will be joining the firm’s Tax practice as partners, Sheila Geraghty will join as counsel and Marina Makanova will join as a project director. Hryck will assume a leadership role as US Head of International Tax. Hryck, Mason, Geraghty and Makanova will reside in New York and Korenblatt will reside in Washington, DC.

Christine L. Swanick has joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the firm’s Finance and Bankruptcy practice group, and will be based in the firm’s New York office.  Swanick joins from Dorsey & Whitney in New York, where she co-chaired the firm’s Indian Law group.

Thomas A. Cohn, a veteran of the Federal Trade Commission, has joined the law firm of LeClairRyan as a partner on the firm’s Antitrust, Corporate, Consumer Financial Services and Compliance, Investigations and White Collar Practice Area Teams. He will be resident in the firm’s expanding New York City office.

Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and RBS Securities Inc. as joint book-running managers on an SEC-registered offering by Kennametal Inc. of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 3.875% senior notes due 2022.

Davis Polk advised the underwriters represented by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC in connection with the offering of $3 billion aggregate principal amount of 0.875% U.S. dollar bonds due February 14, 2017, issued by Her Majesty in right of Canada.

The law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce the addition of William M. O’Connor and Evelyn H. Seeler as Partners in the Firm’s New York office. Both attorneys serve clients in the Real Estate Capital Markets sector, as well as handling restructuring and bankruptcy matters.

Davis Polk advised Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as joint bookrunners and joint lead arrangers and Credit Suisse AG as administrative agent and collateral agent in connection with an $800 million senior secured revolving credit and term loan facility provided to Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc. The closing of the credit facility occurred simultaneously with the initial public offering of the stock of Roundy’s indirect parent company.