Philip van Rensburg has joined Hogan Lovells as a partner in the construction department and litigation team in Johannesburg. Joining with him is senior associate Waseeqah Makadam. More >>
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Osler Open For Business in Vancouver
Vancouver Office to initially focus on emerging technology companies and investors with build out in other practice areas to reflect needs of BC market. More >>
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Simpson Thacher Represents Underwriters in $550 Million Notes Offering for Kimberly-Clark Corporation
The Firm recently represented underwriters, led by Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Goldman, Sachs & Co., in connection with a registered offering by Kimberly-Clark Corporation (“Kimberly-Clark”) of $550 million aggregate principal amount of notes. Kimberly-Clark issued $250 million aggregate principal amount of its 2.15% Notes due August 15, 2020 and $300 million aggregate principal amount of its 3.05% Notes due August 15, 2025. The net proceeds from the transaction will be used to repay certain existing indebtedness. More >>
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Howard Shipley Joins Gordon & Rees as Partner in Washington, D.C. Office
Howard N. Shipley has joined Gordon & Rees as a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. He is a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property practice group. Mr. Shipley joins the firm from the Washington, D.C. office of Foley & Lardner, LLP. More >>
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IP Partner Lisa Martens Joins Sheppard Mullin
Lisa M. Martens has joined the Del Mar office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property practice group. Martens joins from Fish & Richardson. More >>
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Kirkland Counsels Merge Chairman on IBM’s $1B Acquisition of Merge Healthcare
Kirkland & Ellis LLP advised Michael Ferro, Merge Healthcare Inc.’s (NASDAQ: MRGE) chairman and largest stockholder, on Merge’s $1 billion acquirement by IBM (NYSE: IBM). Merge is a Chicago-based provider of medical image handling and processing, interoperability and clinical systems designed to advance healthcare quality and efficiency. Under terms of the transaction, Merge shareholders would receive $7.13 per share in cash, for a total transaction value of $1 billion.
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K&L Gates Strengthens Investment Management Practice with New York Partner Addition
The New York office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Edward Dartley as a partner in the investment management, hedge funds and alternative investments and private equity practices. He joins K&L Gates from Pepper Hamilton LLP. More >>
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Jones Day Welcomes M&A and Employee Benefits Partners in Pittsburgh
The global law firm Jones Day has announced that William J. Axtman and Marcia C. Kelson have joined the Firm’s Pittsburgh Office as partners in its M&A Practice and Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice, respectively. Both were partners with K&L Gates LLP in Pittsburgh. More >>
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Dentons Strengthens Capital Markets Group With the Addition of Joshua Jordon
Dentons announced today that Joshua D. Jordon has joined as a Partner in the Capital Markets Practice. He joins from American Mortgage Consultants, Inc. (AMC), a highly-regarded Wall Street due diligence firm, where he was Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Compliance Officer. Jordon, who will be instrumental in Dentons’ regulatory compliance group, will focus on mortgage banking and consumer finance regulatory matters. More >>
Tags: DentonsDentons Adds lawyer Carl R. Steen to Global Energy Practice
Dentons announced today that Carl R. Steen has joined the Firm’s Global Energy Practice as a Partner in Los Angeles, adding to the Firm’s rapidly-growing presence on the West Coast and strengthening its already robust transactional, infrastructure and project finance capabilities. Steen is the 50th lateral to join the Firm since the announcement of the merger with McKenna Long & Aldridge. More >>
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