Michael Kushner has joined Locke Lord’s New York office as a Partner in the Tax practice, bringing with him more than 25 years of experience in Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), Employee Benefits and federal tax law matters. His practice encompasses a wide range of clients and issues, both domestic and international.

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP is pleased to welcome ten new attorneys to the firm’s New York office. Senior Partner Darrell Whiteley leads a team of ten from Lester Schwab Katz & Dwyer to Lewis Brisbois, where they will join the firm’s General Liability Group, focusing on the defense of construction cases under the New York Labor Law. Joining Whiteley as partners in the New York office are Clare Cunningham and Joshua Jemal. Associates Meghan Cavalieri, Thomas Noss, Carolyn Planas, Nadia Del Toro, Gregory Marshall, Jennifer Loyd, and Bridget Coyne round out the team.

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Davis Polk is advising Shire plc on its acquisition of Lotus Tissue Repair, Inc. Subject to customary government approvals, Shire will purchase Lotus Tissue Repair for an upfront payment and certain contingent payments based on the achievement of certain safety and development milestones.

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP served as legal advisor to private-equity firm Rizvi Traverse Management LLC in its acquisition of a majority stake in music performance-rights company SESAC Inc. for about $600 million.

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On December 31, 2012, after a contentious four-year Chapter 11 case, Tribune Company and its debtor subsidiaries successfully emerged from Chapter 11 protection. Chadbourne & Parke represented the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Tribune case, which involved approximately $13 billion in total funded debt and was the largest bankruptcy in the history of the American media industry. When Tribune filed for reorganization, it owned eight newspapers (including The Los Angeles Times and The Chicago Tribune), 23 television stations and the Chicago Cubs.

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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented RXR Realty, a leading real estate operating and investment company in the New York Tri-State area, as a borrower in the $80 million refinancing of University Square and a $15 million refinancing of Campus Drive, which together form an office park located in Princeton, NJ.

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Laura C. Brutman has joined the Schiff Hardin LLP New York office as a partner in the Intellectual Property Group from Dickstein Shapiro LLP in New York.

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Simpson Thacher represented TPC Group Inc. (“TPC”), as part of the acquisition of TPC by affiliates of First Reserve Management, L.P. and SK Capital Partners (collectively, the “Sponsors”), in connection with its Rule 144A and Regulation S offering of $655 million aggregate principal amount of 8.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2020. TPC also entered into a new $250 million asset-backed revolving credit facility.

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Andrews Kurth LLP is proud to announce that noted corporate transactions and mergers and acquisitions attorney Thomas P. L’Helias has joined the firm’s corporate practice as a Partner in New York.

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Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced today that Guy N. Molinari has joined the firm’s New York office. Mr. Molinari will be a partner on the Mergers & Acquisitions and Securities Team within the firm’s Corporate, Finance, & Real Estate Department.

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