Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that Neil Hamilton is joining as a partner with the Finance and Investment Management practices in the London. Mr. Hamilton, previously a partner with Clifford Chance, is a respected finance and capital markets lawyer, with a sizeable base of financial services clients.

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A team from Squire Sanders has successfully won a €450 million award from the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris, representing Italian utility, Edison S.p.A., in its arbitration against Qatari company, Rasgas.

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We are pleased to announce the arrival of Hugh Kennedy as a Partner in our Dublin office. Hugh joined Kennedys on Monday 10 September.

Hugh is an experienced lawyer with a number of practising years in Ireland and the UK in all areas of maritime and transport law and has been involved in many recent high profile shipping law matters in Ireland. He advises insurers, ship-owners, charterers, port agents, cargo underwriters, road hauliers, freight forwarders, surveyors, fishermen, yachtsmen together with shippers and receivers for all types of cargo.

Legal 500 recommends Hugh as “the lawyer to contact” in the area and singles him out for “working tirelessly to protect the client” and “providing incisive advice and direction”. Hugh is looking forward to working closely with the international maritime team at Kennedys which is based in the UK and Singapore.

James Staines, lead partner of the Dublin office commented:

“We have had a busy first year after merging with Kennedys and Hugh’s appointment continues to build upon our commitment to clients in providing an all Ireland service from our Dublin and Belfast offices.”

Hugh’s appointment to the global partnership brings Kennedys’ partner count to 154 to date with Senior Partner Nick Thomas commenting:

“This is further strengthening our expertise in maritime and transport and there are exciting opportunities ahead for Kennedys.”

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Following the recent announcement of two Banking partner hires, Simmons & Simmons has today announced that Helen Hancock will also be joining the firm as a partner in December.

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Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP advised Groupages Express de Franche-Comté (GEFCO) and its management in relation to the sale of the group by PSA Peugeot Citroën to JSC Russian Railways (RZD).

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Shearman & Sterling represented the initial purchasers, led by BofA Merrill Lynch, Credit Agricole CIB, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, J.P. Morgan and RBS, in connection with the offering of $950 million Senior Secured Notes due 2019 by Continental Rubber of America, Corp. The notes are guaranteed by Continental AG and certain of its subsidiaries and are governed by German law. The notes represent the first US-dollar denominated bond issue by Continental. Continental will use the offering proceeds to repay a portion of the outstanding amounts under its syndicated credit facilities.

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King & Spalding announced today the addition of Mark D. Polston as a partner in its Washington, D.C., healthcare practice. Polston joins the firm from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where for the past seven years he was the deputy associate general counsel for litigation in the office of general counsel, CMS division.

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