International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board, two of Canada’s largest pension funds, on their agreement with Banco Santander, S.A. to acquire jointly an international portfolio of renewable energy and water infrastructure assets. More >>
Tags: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP | LondonChadbourne & Parke LLP represented the lenders on the financing of the US$1 billion combined-cycle Salem Harbor Power Station in Salem, Massachusetts. The financing includes US$600 million term loan, a US$130 million letter of credit facility, and approximately US$377 million in equity financing. The Coordinating Lead Arrangers for the financing were MUFG Union Bank, GE Energy Financial Services and BNP Paribas. More >>
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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, a leading law firm to global financial institutions and corporations, announces the appointment of a team of three partners and four counsel to its Greater China practice, based in Hong Kong. More >>
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Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP, Nashville’s oldest and largest law firm, has significantly expanded its intellectual property practice with the addition of I.C. (Jack) Waddey, an industry leader with 40 years of experience in IP counseling and litigation, as partner. Waddey, who co-founded and helped lead Waddey Patterson Intellectual Property Law over the last 20 years, is joined by five additional IP attorneys, Larry Brantley, Andy Pitchford, Matthew Cox, Nate Bailey and Blake Bernard. More >>
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DLA Piper announced today that former United States Senator Saxby Chambliss has joined the firm as a partner. He will be based in the firm’s Atlanta office and will advise clients across the country.
Senator Chambliss served two terms as US Senator from Georgia and, prior to that, was elected to four terms in the House of Representatives. During his 20 years in Congress, Senator Chambliss was involved in several major areas of legislative and regulatory policy, with a particular focus on issues related to national defense, homeland security, cybersecurity and agriculture. He most recently served as vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and was a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee; the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (former chairman); and the Senate Rules Committee. Senator Chambliss’ experience with security issues dates back to his previous role as chairman of the House Intelligence Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security. More >>
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Alston & Bird has expanded its Privacy & Data Security Practice with the addition of former White House privacy official Peter Swire as Senior Counsel.
Swire was President Clinton’s Chief Counselor for Privacy in the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. He was one of five members of President Obama’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technology, formed in the wake of Edward Snowden’s revelations regarding surveillance activities by the U.S. National Security Agency. The Report of the Review Group received widespread public attention and was re-published as a book by the Princeton University Press. More >>
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The firm announced that it is opening an office in Seattle, Washington, headed by former U.S. Attorney, Jenny Durkan. She will serve as Global Chair of the Cyber Law and Privacy Group, and join the firm’s White Collar & Corporate Investigations practice. She will be joined by John (“Jay”) Neukom, a partner from the firm’s San Francisco Office. More >>
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National law firm Wilson Elser announced the opening of its 27th U.S. office located in Edwardsville, Illinois, Madison County, expanding the firm’s national footprint and its presence in the Midwest.
Edwardsville is the seventh office the firm has opened in the past four years. It serves Southern Illinois, St. Louis and clients throughout the Midwest region. More >>
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Simpson Thacher represented Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and KKR Capital Markets LLC in their role as initial purchasers in the recent $600 million offering by WMI Holdings Corp. of shares of its 3.00% Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. The offering was conducted in reliance on Rule 144A. The net proceeds from the offering are expected to be used by WMI to explore and fund acquisitions and related expenses. More >>
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Shearman & Sterling represented Barclays Capital Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as joint bookrunning managers, in connection with a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $625 million aggregate principal amount of 6.75% Senior Notes due 2020 of Cott Beverages Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cott Corporation. The offering was used to finance Cott Corporation’s acquisition of DSS Group, Inc., parent company of DS Services of America, Inc., a leading water and coffee direct-to-consumer services provider in the United States. More >>
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