Ron Ball, the former city attorney of Carlsbad, has joined Best Best & Krieger LLP as an of counsel attorney, the firm announced today (more…)
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that that the firm represented EIG Global Energy Partners (“EIG”), a leading institutional investor to the global energy sector, in connection with the settlement of a lawsuit filed by EIG challenging the proposed acquisition of The TCW Group by certain investment funds operated by The Carlyle Group (more…)
Cooley LLP announced today a major victory for popular online shopping club Beyond the Rack in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in defeating Nordstrom Inc.’s motion for a preliminary injunction in a trademark infringement suit over use of the term “Rack.” (more…)
Morgan Lewis announced today that a group of lawyers led by partners Ellen S. Bancroft and Bryan S. Gadol have joined the firm in its Business and Finance Practice, resident in the firm’s Irvine office. Their arrival extends the firm’s corporate capabilities to Orange County, and continues the firm’s growth there, following the arrivals of Collie James in 2012 and Robert Gooding and Scott Garner in 2011. Ms. Bancroft and Mr. Gadol most recently served as partners at another AmLaw 100 firm, with Ms. Bancroft leading that firm’s California Corporate Group. Joining them is of counsel Joo Ryung Kang, a seasoned corporate lawyer who has been practicing with Ms. Bancroft and Mr. Gadol for years (more…)
The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced that Carolyn F. McNiven has joined as a shareholder in the Litigation practice in San Francisco. She focuses her practice on white collar defense matters, representing multi-million dollar public companies, private companies, as well as individuals (more…)
Davis Polk advised Comcast Corporation on its SEC-registered debt offering of $750 million aggregate principal amount of 2.85% notes due 2023, $1.7 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.25% notes due 2033 and $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.5% notes due 2043. The offering was made through an underwriting syndicate led by Barclays Capital Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., RBS Securities Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC (more…)
DLA Piper represented Eagle View Technologies, Inc. in a merger with Pictometry International that created a combined new company valued at approximately US$400 million. The merger creates an entity that offers comprehensive and robust capabilities in aerial imagery collections, geospatial analytics and 3D measurement technologies (more…)
On January 16, 2013, in a 71-page opinion, Judge Margaret Morrow of the United States District Court for the Central District of California dismissed a securities class action lawsuit against Simpson Thacher-client Lion Capital, an alleged lender of American Apparel with representation on American Apparel’s board (more…)
O’Melveny & Myers LLP represented Kabam, the leader in free-to-play core gaming, in its acquisition of Vancouver-based Exploding Barrel Games. Terms of the deal were not disclosed (more…)
International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced today that five attorneys have joined its Palo Alto office from the well-known bankruptcy law firm, Murray & Murray (more…)
The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced that William Sloan Coats has joined its Silicon Valley office as a shareholder in the Intellectual Property & Technology Practice (more…)
DLA Piper represented US-based Sorteo Games Inc., a leading provider of electronic lottery systems, in an exclusive long-term strategic alliance in Mexico with leading Australian interactive lottery business Jumbo Interactive Ltd (more…)
