Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP is pleased to announce the addition of eight attorneys, including three partners, from DLA Piper to the Firm’s national Real Estate Practice Group. Joining the Firm’s Washington, DC office are partner Jeffrey R. Keitelman, who will serve as a member of the Firm’s Executive Committee, co-chair of the Real Estate Practice Group and co-managing partner of the Washington, DC office, and partner Kim Pagotto. Joining the Firm’s New York office is partner Marc Hurel. In addition, of counsels Richard Cohn, Jonathan A. Cohen and Joseph F. Miller; special counsel Hala M. Sibay; and associate Kelly Booker will also join the Firm. More >>

Chadbourne & Parke LLP represented the lenders in connection with the US$11.5 billion senior debt financing for the Corpus Christi LNG Project.

The Corpus Christi LNG Project is sponsored by affiliates of Cheniere Energy, Inc. and is located on the La Quinta Channel on the northeast side of Corpus Christi Bay in San Patricio County, Texas. The project, when fully constructed, is expected to comprise three liquefaction trains with expected aggregate nominal production capacity of approximately 13.5 mmtpa, three full-containment LNG storage tanks with capacity of approximately 10.1 Bcfe, two LNG carrier docks and a 22-mile, 48″ natural gas supply pipeline, as well as all associated facilities. The estimated total capital cost of the project is US$15.4 billion. More >>

Shearman & Sterling is advising Pall Corporation, a global leader in filtration, separation and purification technologies, on its acquisition by Danaher Corporation for $127.20 per share in cash, or $13.8 billion including assumed debt and net of acquired cash. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including approval by Pall shareholders and is expected to close in calendar 2015.

Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL) is a filtration, separation and purification leader providing solutions to meet the critical fluid management needs of customers across the broad spectrum of life sciences and industry. Pall works with customers to advance health, safety and environmentally responsible technologies. The company’s engineered products enable process and product innovation and minimize emissions and waste. Pall Corporation is an S&P 500 company serving customers worldwide. More >>

Shearman & Sterling represented Empresa Eléctrica Guacolda S.A., a Chilean joint venture between AES Gener S.A. and Global Infrastructure Partners, in connection with its Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of US$500 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.560% Senior Notes due 2025 and its US$330 million five-year unsecured syndicated loan facility with various financial institutions. Guacolda is engaged in the generation, transmission and supply of electricity in Chile. More >>

Davis Polk advised Ford Motor Company in connection with the April 30, 2015, amendment and restatement of its existing revolving credit facility. As a result of the amendment and restatement, the maturity of the existing revolving commitments was extended from April 30, 2017 and April 30, 2019, to April 30, 2018 and April 30, 2020, respectively, and additional commitments, maturing either April 30, 2018 or April 30, 2020, were provided, for an aggregate total of such revolving commitments of approximately $13.4 billion. Other amendments to the existing revolving credit facility provide for two new sub-facilities, one denominated in Brazilian real and one in Chinese renminbi. More >>