Helana A. Darrow has joined Frost Brown Todd as a member in the employee benefits practice area. Prior to joining the firm, Darrow was a partner with Dinsmore & Shohl. She has experience in all aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation including: counseling clients on the design, implementation, administration, operation and termination of employee benefit plans. She also represents clients before the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

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Foley Hoag LLP advised 7AC Technologies in its recent investment round from 3M’s New Ventures Business. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges today announced that Alex Wood from Hogan Lovells will join as a partner in the London Restructuring practice.

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Baker & McKenzie has advised a consortium of five banks led by ING Bank as coordinator of €140 million (US$173 million) new 5-year financing facilities for the Deceuninck group, a leading Euronext-listed PVC systems and building products manufacturer.

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Allen & Overy announced today that Jeffrey A. Lehtman and William E. White have joined the Washington, D.C. office as partners in its leading U.S. securities and financial services regulatory practice.

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Steptoe is pleased to announce that Assistant US Attorney Christopher Niewoehner, a deputy chief in the Financial Crimes and Special Prosecution section of the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois, will be joining the firm as a partner in the White-Collar Criminal Defense practice which includes acclaimed trial attorney Reid Weingarten.  Mr. Niewoehner will be based in Steptoe’s Chicago office.

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