DLA Piper has acted for Lend Lease Project Management & Construction on the $1.8 billion Sunshine Coast University Hospital PPP, the first health sector public private partnership in Queensland. Lend Lease Project Management & Construction
Read moreDLA Piper Expands Energy and Infrastructure Team
DLA Piper has appointed Michelle Thomsen as Special Counsel in the Finance & Projects practice in Brisbane
Read moreJuly Lateral Moves Round Up
Asia saw another steady month of lateral moves in July. Here are some highlights: Bejing: Loeb & Loeb recruited corporate attorney Roger Peng as a partner. Fay Zhou, a partner, and Nancy Chang, an associate
Read moreHerbert Smith Advises Sinopec on Its US$1.5 Billion North Sea Acquisition
Herbert Smith has advised Sinopec, one of China’s largest energy and petrochemical companies, on its agreement to acquire a 49% stake in Canadian company Talisman Energy Inc’s UK North Sea business for $1.5 billion. The
Read moreSkadden Represents Wynn Resorts in US$2.3 Billion Financing
Skadden represented Wynn Resorts (Macau) S.A. in connection with a new US$2.3 billion dual currency secured credit facility
Read moreGilbert + Tobin Advises Country Road Limited
Gilbert + Tobin is pleased to announce its involvement with fashion retailer Country Road on its acquisition of Witchery and Mimco for an enterprise value of $172 million
Read moreHWL Ebsworth Expands Sydney Insolvency and Litigation Practice
HWL Ebsworth has announced the appointment of Grant Whatley as a partner in its Sydney Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group
Read morePaul Hastings Advises Deutsche Bank on Ayala Corporation’s Block Sale
Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it represented Deutsche Bank as the sole bookrunner in Ayala Corporation’s US$155 million (PHP6.45 billion) treasury share block sale. Ayala Corporation is one of the
Read moreLeading Foreign Lawyers Make the Move to Stamford Law
Stamford Law’s growth as a major regional player has received a significant boost with the admission of two international leading lawyers, Justyn Jagger and Timothy Cooke, and local talent, Wong Kee Fong, who bring extensive
Read moreBaker & McKenzie Advises China Fishery Group on Its USD300 Million Notes Issue
Baker & McKenzie’s Securities team recently advised the issuer, CFG Investment S.A.C., an indirect wholly-owned Peruvian subsidiary of China Fishery Group Limited, on its offering of 9.75% Senior Notes due 2019 in a principal amount
Read moreOrrick Advises OCI Solar on $1 Billion Solar Installation Deal with CPS Energy
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP has represented OCI Solar Power LLC, a subsidiary of South Korean chemical producer OCI Co. Ltd, in negotiating what will become the largest municipal solar installation in the United States
Read moreMiddletons Builds Its Construction Practice with Appointment of Former Senior Lend Lease Lawyer
Middletons has announced the appointment of partner Sandra Steele, former assistant general counsel at Lend Lease, who will join the firm’s Property, Development & Construction group in Sydney. Sandra is making the move back to
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