Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm is representing David H. Murdock, chairman of the Board and CEO of Dole Food Company, and its largest stockholder, in the negotiation and the financing in connection with the $1.6 billion acquisition of Dole Food Company, Inc (more…)
Arent Fox LLP is pleased to announce the addition of top-tier trial attorneys and intellectual property partners, Allan E. Anderson and Timothy L. Skelton, to its nationally recognized Complex Litigation and Intellectual Property practices. Mr. Anderson’s practice encompasses a wide variety of intellectual property matters from trademarks and trade secrets to patent infringement, copyright, and false advertising. Mr. Skelton brings extensive experience in trademark and trade dress litigation matters, including infringement actions, licensing and domain name disputes, and other Internet-related cases (more…)
Procopio announced the additions of Bob Sloss, Chris Jackzo and Mindy Morton to the firms already significant Intellectual Property Litigation practice. The firm houses one of the largest groups in the region (more…)
Greenberg Glusker announced that four attorneys have joined the Firm: Amy T. Hu has joined the Firm as Of Counsel in its Entertainment Law Group; Brian E. Moskal has joined as an associate in the Environmental Group; Joshua Bird has joined as an associate in the Real Estate Group; and Christopher Pierson has joined as an associate in the Corporate Group (more…)
Cooley LLP announced today that it advised the underwriters on Onconova Therapeutics, Inc.’s initial public offering. Onconova is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel small molecule drug candidates to treat cancer. Onconova now trades on the NASDAQ Global Stock Market under the symbol “ONTX.” (more…)
Davis Polk advised San Antonio Internacional, Ltd., a portfolio company of GP Investments, Ltd., in connection with the $122.5 million sale of its subsidiary, San Antonio Internacional Colombia Inc., to Estrella International Energy Services Ltd., an affiliate of Southern Cross Group. The transaction closed on August 1, 2013 (more…)
Lee Tran & Liang APLC will now be known as Lee Tran Liang & Wang LLP (LTLW) with the addition of new partner Henry Wang. Mr. Wang will serve as co-chair of the firm’s commercial litigation group (more…)
The International law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP, has added shareholder R. Bruce Steinert, Jr. in the Corporate & Securities practice group. He will reside in the firm’s San Francisco office (more…)
Simpson Thacher is representing Hellman & Friedman in the acquisition of Hub International Limited in a transaction that values Hub International at approximately $4.4 billion (more…)
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm successfully represented AIG, a leading global insurance and financial services company, in a putative class action alleging misclassification and a claim for civil penalties under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) relating to Workers’ Compensation Hearing Representatives across California (more…)
Cooley LLP announced today that it represented Trius Therapeutics in its acquisition by Cubist Pharmaceuticals. The total transaction is valued at up to $818 million (more…)
Highly-regarded securities litigation and enforcement lawyer, Michael Charlson, who handles the full spectrum of securities work for pharmaceutical, technology and financial services clients, has joined Vinson & Elkins LLP in San Francisco (more…)
