In Moscow, SNR Denton recruited partner John Stansfield to the firm’s banking and finance group. Joining from Linklaters’ Moscow office, Mr. Stansfield has focused his legal career on advising major banks and corporations. His extensive experience in the international sector of Linklaters banking and finance department will surely be an asset to SNR Denton in Moscow.

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Herbert Smith has acted as counsel to the Russian state corporation “Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank)”, the principal development bank of the Russian Federation, in connection with the offering of US$1 billion 6.025% loan participation notes due 2022 that closed on 5 July 2012. The notes, issued under Vnesheconombank’s existing US$30 billion loan participation notes programme, are listed on the Irish Stock Exchange and were placed in the United States pursuant to Rule 144A under the US Securities Act and outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S. Crédit Agricole, Deutsche Bank, HSBC and J.P. Morgan were the underwriters.

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SNR Denton today announced three senior lateral recruitments in banking and finance in its EMEA region.

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The Moscow office of Gide Loyrette Nouel acted as an advisor to OOO “Agropromyshlenny Complex DAMATE” (“DAMATE Agribusiness”) on setting up a joint venture with the Penza Region, Russia, on the production of turkey meat and beef.

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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Burger King on its strategic cooperation with US-based private equity firm, Cartesian Capital, and the Kurdoglu family (Burger King’s current master franchisee in Turkey and the largest Burger King franchisee worldwide), to rapidly grow and expand the Burger King brand in China. The transaction was closed on 15 June.

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Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners have secured the denial of a claim for a major international electronics manufacturer in an Intellectual Property dispute in Russia.

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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe recently hired Dmitry Gubarev and Leo Batalov to serve as partners in Moscow legal jobs, according to a press release.

Gubarev joins the banking and debt capital markets group with a focus on finance, banking, transactions, and capital markets.

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Morgan Lewis today announced the opening this week of new offices in Moscow, Russia and Almaty, Kazakhstan, with a total of 42 attorneys, including seven partners and three international partners. The new lawyers at the AmLaw 100 firm previously worked together at Dewey & LeBoeuf.

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Davis Polk advised underwriters represented by CIBC World Markets Corp., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc in connection with the offering of $3.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 0.95% bonds due 2015, issued by the Province of Ontario.

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Clifford Chance’s London and Moscow offices recently advised Russian private bank NOMOS as the borrower in connection with an offering of U.S.$500 million of 10 per cent. loan participation notes due 2019 issued by its subsidiary Nomos Capital plc for the purpose of financing a U.S.$500 million subordinated loan. Proceeds from this transaction are expected to be included in the calculation of NOMOS Bank’s lower tier 2 capital, subject to the Central Bank of Russia’s final approval.

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